Wu Shaocong (simplified Chinese: 吴少聪; traditional Chinese: 吳少聰; pinyin: Wú Shàocōng; born 20 March 2000) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir, and the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Radomiak Radom (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Beijing FA | ||
| 2017–2018 | Beijing BSU | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 2018 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou FC | 54 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | China U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | China U22 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | China | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editAfter being selected for the Chinese U17 team, he played a game on 10 May 2016 against Iran U17 in a 2–1 defeat. His performance impressed Japanese football club Shimizu S-Pulse.[1] On 30 March 2018, Wu made his move abroad to Shimizu S-Pulse's youth team.[2]
Guangzhou Evergrande
editOn 3 February 2019, Wu returned to China to join top-flight club Guangzhou Evergrande, who immediately loaned him out to second-tier Japanese club Kyoto Sanga.[3] Despite being promoted to the senior team, he did not receive any playing time for Kyoto Sanga and returned to Guangzhou. He made his senior debut in the final game of the season against Shanghai Shenhua on 1 December 2019, where he came on as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory.[4]
On 16 October 2020, Wu scored his first career goal in a 3–1 win over Hebei China Fortune in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Chinese Super League championship playoffs.[5][6]
İstanbul Başakşehir
editOn 10 January 2023, Wu signed for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir on a two-and-a-half-year contract, until the summer of 2025.[7] This made Wu the first Chinese footballer to play professionally in Turkey.[8] On 17 May 2023, Wu made his debut for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Ümraniyespor.[6][9]
Loan to Gençlerbirliği
editOn 18 July 2023, Wu joined TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği on loan for the 2023-24 season.[10]
Loan to Radomiak Radom
editIn early September 2024, Polish club Radomiak Radom agreed on a deal with İstanbul Başakşehir to loan Wu until the end of the season.[11] After several weeks of waiting to obtain a work permit,[12][13] Wu's signing was confirmed on 17 October.[14]
International career
editOn 24 July 2022, Wu made his international debut in a 0–0 draw against Japan in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, as the Chinese FA decided to field the U-23 national team for this senior competition.[15]
On 12 December 2023, Wu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[16][17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 February 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2019 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Radomiak Radom (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Chinese FA Cup, Turkish Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editGuangzhou Evergrande
References
edit- ^ "四国赛-张旭献绝杀 U17国青2-1伊朗国青开门红" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "国青18岁中卫加盟清水心跳 第二位征战J1联赛球员" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "恒大官宣3人加盟 韦世豪+高准翼+吴少聪助力争冠" (in Chinese). Sohu.com. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU FC VS. SHANGHAI SHENHUA 3 - 0". Soccerway.com. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Hebei - Guangzhou FC 1:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Shaocong Wu (Radomiak Radom) Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "官方：22岁广州队后卫吴少聪留洋土超球队伊斯坦布尔BFK" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Çinli futbolcu Wu meslektaşlarını Türkiye davet etti". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Basaksehir - Umraniyespor 1:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "官方：吴少聪被租借至土甲球队青年联合一年" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Fudali, Jakub (5 September 2024). "Radomiak z egzotycznym transferem. Prosto z Państwa Środka". goal.pl. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Niebudek, Norbert (20 September 2024). "Radomiak Radom sfinalizował transfer, a zawodnika... dalej nie ma w klubie. „Skomplikowana sprawa"". transfery.info (in Polish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Chiński stoper trafi do Radomiaka". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Zaskakujący transfer w Ekstraklasie! Reprezentant Chin wzmocni rozczarowanie sezonu". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "东亚杯-韩佳奇屡献神扑朱辰杰造险 国足0-0日本". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "中国男足亚洲杯集训名单出炉 唯一新面孔是个门将" [Chinese men's football team's Asian Cup roster released, the only new face is a goalkeeper] (in Chinese). China Youth Net. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Wu Shaocong at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "China » Super League 2019 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
edit- Wu Shaocong at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)