Shuai Weihao
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shuai Weihao | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Xinjin County, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Chengdu Rongcheng B | 20 | (5) |
| 2025– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | China U17 | 11 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Shuai Weihao (simplified Chinese: 帅惟浩; traditional Chinese: 帥惟浩; pinyin: Shuài Wéihào; born 5 January 2009) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
Early career
Born in Xinjin County, Chengdu, Sichuan, Shuai Weihao started playing football in second grade.[1] He is a graduate of the Chengdu Rongcheng youth system.[2] In November 2024, he became the top scorer for the 2024 China Youth Football League at the under-15 level. He scored sixteen goals in twelve matches. He scored seven goals against Guangxi Pingguo Haliao in a single match in the competition.[3] In January 2025, he and a Chengdu FA U15 squad went on a 26-day trip to São Paulo in Brazil for a football exchange initiative.[4]
Chengdu Rongcheng
On 20 March 2025, Shuai was promoted to Chengdu Rongcheng's B team, which competed in the 2025 China League Two season, and was given the number 52 shirt.[5] On 23 March, he made his senior debut in a victory over Guangzhou Dandelion Alpha, becoming the first Chinese footballer born in 2009 to make an appearance in a professional league.[6] On 2 May, he scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 home win against Quanzhou Yassin.[7] With this goal, he became the second-youngest goalscorer in China's professional leagues at 16 years 117 days, behind only Han Jiabao.[8] In the following month, Shuai scored in two consecutive league matches, winning both against Guangdong Mingtu and Wuhan Three Towns B respectively.[9][10] On 31 August, he scored a double in Chengdu Rongcheng B's 2–1 victory against Nantong Haimen Codion.[11] For his performances throughout the month of August, he was given the league's Young Player of the Month award.[12] In September, he was selected in Chengdu Rongcheng's first-team roster for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.[13] In the 2025 season, Shuai totalled five goals in twenty appearances for his debut season.[14]
International career
In March 2024, he was included in a 2009 age level elite training camp organised by the Chinese Football Association.[15]
In May to June 2025, he was selected as of a China U16 squad to take part in a friendly competition hosted in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. He scored two goals, one each against Saudi Arabia in a 2–1 win and Australia in a 5–2 win.[16][17] In November, he was called up to the China U17 to compete in 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[18] He scored once against Sri Lanka,[19] twice against Bahrain,[20] and completed a hat-trick against Timor-Leste and Bangladesh.[21][22]
Personal life
In an interview in 2025, Shuai listed Wang Yudong, Erling Haaland, and Cristiano Ronaldo as his footballing idols. He likes to play the video game Honor of Kings.[1]