{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wu Wei'an <br /> 吴伟安 | fullname = Wu Wei'an | image = Wu Weian.JPG | image_size = 220 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|1}} | birth_place = Meizhou, Guangdong, China | height = 1.81 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=吳偉安 |trans-title=Wu Wei'an |work=gzrffc.com.cn |accessdate=21 September 2018 |url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?case=archive&act=show&aid=5436 |language= |archive-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921114946/http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?case=archive&act=show&aid=5436 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = Attacking midfielder, winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs1 = Guangdong Youth | years1 = 2002–2004 | years2 = 2005–2011 | years3 = 2012–2014 | years4 = 2014 | years5 = 2015–2016 | years6 = 2017 | years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Guangdong Xiongying | clubs2 = Tianjin TEDA | clubs3 = Guangzhou R&F | clubs4 = → Guangdong Sunray Cave (loan) | clubs5 = Shenzhen FC | clubs6 = Shenzhen Pengcheng | clubs7 = R&F | caps1 = 56 | caps2 = 183 | caps3 = 21 | caps4 = 11 | caps5 = 18 | caps6 = 3 | caps7 = 3 | goals1 = 12 | goals2 = 24 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam1 = China | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs1 = R&F (Team Manager) | manageryears2 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = Meizhou Qiuxiang (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = Guangxi Lanhang (assistant) | pcupdate = 14 October 2020 | ntupdate = 4 November 2013 }}
{{family name hatnote|Wu|lang=Chinese}} '''Wu Wei'an''' ({{zh|s=吴伟安|t=吳偉安|p=Wú Wěi'ān|j=Ng4 Wai5 On1}}; born September 1, 1981) is a Chinese football coach and former professional football player.
==Club career== Wu Wei'an started his career with second-tier club Guangdong Xiongying in 2002 where he established himself the following season as a team regular.<ref>{{NFT player|id=13068|accessdate=}}</ref> However while he may have cemented himself within the team (now renaming itself Shenzhen Kejian at the start of the 2004 league season) he was unable to aid them in their promotion bid to the top tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china04.html|title=China 2004|website=RSSSF}}</ref> Tianjin TEDA however were willing to take Wu Wei'an and with the chance to play in the Chinese Super League, so he transferred to Tianjin at the beginning of the 2005 league season. With this move Wu Wei'an would rise to prominence, quickly establishing himself as a regular within the team he would play in 26 league games and score 7 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA02141&season=2005| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306213955/http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA02141&season=2005 |archive-date=2012-03-06| access-date=2023-09-16| title=球员资料-中超数据库-搜狐|language=zh}}</ref> The following seasons would see him become a vital member of the team that would qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history, while also going on to play in five games and scoring one goal during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2110.pdf |title=MATCH SUMMARY |access-date=2012-01-31 |archive-date=2009-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419083511/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2110.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He would then see the club become runners-up of the 2010 league season while also seeing Tianjin finish in the last sixteen of the 2011 AFC Champions League where he played in four games and scored one goal.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=410&matchId=4096| title = the-afc.com}}</ref> Despite these achievement Wu Wei'an did not win any trophies until the 2011 Chinese FA Cup where he came on as a late substitute as Tianjin won the cup 2–1 against Shandong Luneng Taishan.
After the win Wu Wei'an had a chance to return to Guangdong with recently promoted top-tier side Guangzhou R&F, which he decided to take at the beginning of the 2012 league season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20120118/n332532377.shtml|title=吴伟安落叶归根转会富力 转会费高于泰达买入价-搜狐体育|website=sports.sohu.com}}</ref> In July 2014, Wu moved to China League One side Guangdong Sunray Cave on a six-month loan deal. He transferred to League One side Shenzhen F.C. in February 2015.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-02-27/10497526558.shtml 深足基本敲定塞内加尔前锋将加盟 巴西锋将替补] at sports.sina.com.cn 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-28 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> Wu announced his retirement on 6 March 2017.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-03-07/doc-ifycaafm5434582.shtml 前国脚吴伟安正式宣布退役:非常期待新的挑战] at sports.sina.com.cn 2017-03-07 Retrieved 2015-03-07 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
Wu became a basic level coach for Guangzhou R&F and played for amateur club Shenzhen Pengcheng after his retirement. He returned to professional football in July 2017 when he joined Hong Kong Premier League side R&F as a player-coach.<ref>[http://news.163.com/17/0821/05/CSBDLFT900018AOP.html 去燕子岗睇港超] at sports.163.com 2017-08-21 Retrieved 2017-09-04 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> On 9 December 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home loss to Eastern, coming on as a substitute for Li Rui in the 65th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/detail/23105/|title=R&F 1:2 Eastern Long Lions|work=HKFA|date=9 December 2017|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref> He retired after the 2018–19 season.
==International career== Wu Wei'an would make his senior international debut under Zhu Guanghu on February 7, 2007 in a friendly against Kazakhstan where China won 2–1 in a preparation game several mouths before the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Wu Wei'an did not make it into the squad for the tournament but China had a new manager in Vladimir Petrović who would play him against Myanmar in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game where China won 4–0 and Wu scored his debut goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033486/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201032627/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033486/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2007|title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Myanmar-China PR|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> Vladimir Petrović would try him out in several further friendlies, however after an uninspired draw against El Salvador, Wu would stop being included in any further squads. A year later Gao Hongbo would be the new Chinese manager and Wu was given another chance within the national team on June 4, 2009 against Saudi Arabia but China lost 4–1 and Wu was not included in any further teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=2009-06-04|title=China National Football Team Database – China PR 1–4 Saudi Arabia|website=teamchina.freehostia.com}}</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/13068/Weian_Wu.html|title=Wu, Weian|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 28 October 2007 || KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia || {{fb|MYA|1974}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Tianjin TEDA''' *Chinese FA Cup; 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2011-11-19/18005835265.shtml|title=足协杯-王新欣于大宝联手逆转 天津2–1胜山东夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2011-11-19|accessdate=2019-08-20|language=zh}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|id=13068}} * [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/7398/ football-lineups.com] Player stats at football-lineups website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Wei'an}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Category:Guangzhou City F.C. players Category:Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players Category:Shenzhen F.C. players Category:R&F (Hong Kong) players Category:China men's international footballers Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Hakka sportspeople Category:Chinese Super League players Category:China League One players Category:Hong Kong Premier League players Category:Footballers from Meizhou Category:Men's association football midfielders