Lü Wenjun
Chinese footballer
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Lü Wenjun (simplified Chinese: 吕文君; traditional Chinese: 呂文君; pinyin: Lǚ Wénjūn; born 11 March 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a winger or left wing-back.
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Lü Wenjun in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lü Wenjun | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Genbao Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2025 | Shanghai Port | 398 | (76) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | China U19 | ||
| 2010–2011 | China U23 | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 November 2019 | |||
Club career
Lü Wenjun started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular for the club as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He was linked with a move to top tier side Tianjin Teda at the end of the 2011 season but decided to stay at the club.[1] Lü scored six goals in 29 appearances in the 2012 season as Shanghai clinched the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.
He would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port.[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the 2015 Chinese Super League and qualification for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the clubs history.[3] He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team due to his versatility as he won the 2018 Chinese Super League title with the club.[4]
On 24 June 2023, Lü scored his 100th goal for the club in a 3-1 away win against Guangzhou FC in the third round of 2023 Chinese FA Cup, becoming the second player to reach this milestone after Wu Lei. [5]
After winnig the league title in 2025, Lü retired from professional football and joined Genbao Football Academy as youth team coach.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 31 January 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2006 | China League Two | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2007 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2008 | China League One | 22 | 4 | - | - | - | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2009 | 22 | 6 | - | - | - | 22 | 6 | |||||
| 2010 | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2011 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 7 | ||||
| 2012 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2013 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2014 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - | 43 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 345 | 69 | 33 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 422 | 81 | ||
| Career total | 345 | 69 | 34 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 422 | 81 | ||
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
Shanghai Port