{{short description|Chinese footballer (born 1975)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wu Chengying <br />吴承瑛 | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|04|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[China]] | height = {{height|meters=1.82}} | position = [[Left-back]], [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1994–2002 | years2 = 1998 | years3 = 2003–2006 | clubs1 = [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | clubs2 = → [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda]] (loan) | clubs3 = [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shanghai International]] | caps1 = 183 | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 76 | goals1 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2002 | nationalteam1 = [[China PR national football team|China PR]] | nationalcaps1 = 52 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup|AFC U-16 Championship]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1990 AFC U-16 Championship|1990 UAE]]|[[China national under-17 football team|Team]]}} }}
'''Wu Chengying''' ({{lang-zh|c=吴承瑛|p=Wú Chéngyīng}}; born 21 April 1975 in [[Shanghai]]) is a Chinese former international football player who spent the majority of his career at [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] where he won the league and [[Chinese FA Cup]] before moving to [[Shanghai International]] for a then Chinese record fee of 13,000,000 [[RMB]] in 2003. Internationally he was a member of the [[China national football team|Chinese national team]] where he participated in the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]] and [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] as well also the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].
==Playing career== Wu Chengying emerged with future Chinese internationals [[Shen Si]], [[Xie Hui (footballer)|Xie Hui]] and [[Qi Hong]] form [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] where he was predominantly used in the left back position.<ref name="sina wu chengying">{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/wuchengying/|title=吴承瑛_体育明星_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> During his spell at Shanghai Shenhua the team claimed the [[Chinese Jia-A League 1995|1995 Chinese Jia-A League]] title and the 1998 [[Chinese FA Cup]]. In February 1998, he was loaned to [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda]] for half a month for the [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship]] and scored a goal against [[Pohang Steelers]]. He attracted the interests of Italian side [[Calcio Como]] in January 2002 but the [[Serie A]] club failed to reach an agreement with Shanghai Shenhua. Wu Chengying instead joined [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shanghai International]] later in 2003 for 13,000,000 [[RMB]], which made him the highest Chinese transfer ever in Chinese football history.<ref name= "sina wu chengying" /> At Shanghai International he would see them come second in the 2003 league season and third in the following campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china03.html|title=China 2003|date=2013-02-22|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref> When his contract expired at the end of the 2006 league season, Wu decided to announce his retirement from playing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20150609/045576.htm|title=吴承瑛低调复出投身青训:过去十年是瘫痪局面|date=2015-06-09|publisher=sports.qq.com|access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref>
==International career== After his performances for Shanghai Shenhua saw him win the league title he was included on the squad that went to the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] and became a regular within the team. During [[Bora Milutinović]]'s reign as the Chinese head coach Wu Chengying became China's first choice left back despite having an indifferent relationship with several regular players such as [[Ou Chuliang]] and [[Li Jinyu]], who described him as extremely introverted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/wucy/|title=吴承瑛|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref> Despite his indifferent relationship with his teammates Wu was a regular starter for the national team playing in the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] until Bora Milutinović's reign as the Chinese national team ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=159603/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619045240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=159603/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2008|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - WU Chengying|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1461/Chengying_Wu.html|title=Wu, Chengying|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 22 April 2001 || [[Shaanxi Province Stadium]], [[Xi'an]], [[China]] || {{fb|MDV}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 10–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || 27 May 2001 || [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium|Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== ===Club=== '''[[Shanghai Shenhua]]'''<ref name="NFT"/> * [[Chinese Jia-A League]]: [[Chinese Jia-A League 1995|1995]] * [[Chinese FA Cup]]: 1998
===Individual=== *Asian Goal of the Month: February 1998<ref>{{cite web |title=Wu wows 'em |url=http://www.asian-football.com/afc/pub/April98/frame.r4.html |website=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=14 May 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980514215357/http://www.asian-football.com/afc/pub/April98/frame.r4.html |archive-date=14 May 1998 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=1461}}
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