SOCCER PLAYER

Wu Lei

1991 - Today

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Wu Lei (Chinese: 武磊; pinyin: Wǔ Lěi; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is widely regarded as one of the best Chinese players of his generation and one of the best Chinese forwards of all time. He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai Port with more than 200 goals, and the all-time Chinese Super League top goalscorer with 165 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Lei has received more than 1,048,954 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Wu Lei is the 7,018th most popular soccer player (down from 5,492nd in 2019), the 1,089th most popular biography from China (down from 953rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wu Lei ranks 7,018 out of 21,273. Before him are Lucas Bernardi, Phil O'Donnell, Matteo Politano, Davide Zappacosta, Iván Kaviedes, and Alfredo Tena. After him are Giovanni Stroppa, Yasuharu Sorimachi, Mitchell Langerak, Jean-François Gillet, Klemen Lavrič, and Hugo Pérez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Wu Lei ranks 164. Before him are Natsuki Hanae, Alexis Pinturault, Ben Hardy, Fabian Schär, Andreja Pejić, and Sun Yang. After him are Anne-Marie, Zazie Beetz, Mohammed Al-Owais, Ahmed Hegazi, Kiki Bertens, and Francisco Lachowski.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Lei ranks 1,089 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Shishi (1987), Xi Mingze (1992), Zhang Yuan (1963), Sun Yang (1991), Li Xiaopeng (1975), and Tong Wen (1983). After him are Zheng Jie (1983), Wang Yifu (1960), Fan Zhendong (1997), Liu Wang (1969), Diao Yinan (1969), and Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Liu Shishi

    Liu Shishi

    ACTOR

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 47.73

    Rank: 1,083

  • Photo of Xi Mingze

    Xi Mingze

    CELEBRITY

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 47.69

    Rank: 1,084

  • Photo of Zhang Yuan

    Zhang Yuan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 47.68

    Rank: 1,085

  • Photo of Sun Yang

    Sun Yang

    SWIMMER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 47.64

    Rank: 1,086

  • Photo of Li Xiaopeng

    Li Xiaopeng

    COACH

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 47.61

    Rank: 1,087

  • Photo of Tong Wen

    Tong Wen

    WRESTLER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.57

    Rank: 1,088

  • Photo of Wu Lei

    Wu Lei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 47.57

    Rank: 1,089

  • Photo of Zheng Jie

    Zheng Jie

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.46

    Rank: 1,090

  • Photo of Wang Yifu

    Wang Yifu

    ATHLETE

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 47.41

    Rank: 1,091

  • Photo of Fan Zhendong

    Fan Zhendong

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 47.32

    Rank: 1,092

  • Photo of Liu Wang

    Liu Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 47.30

    Rank: 1,093

  • Photo of Diao Yinan

    Diao Yinan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 47.29

    Rank: 1,094

  • Photo of Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 47.26

    Rank: 1,095

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In China

Among soccer players born in China, Wu Lei ranks 10. Before him are Sun Jihai (1977), Fan Zhiyi (1969), Sun Wen (1973), Li Weifeng (1978), Li Tie (1977), and Dong Fangzhuo (1985). After him are Ma Mingyu (1970), Jiang Jin (1968), Yang Chen (1974), Gao Hongbo (1966), Li Ming (1971), and Shao Jiayi (1980).

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