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Full name | Pu Wei[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 August 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Shanghai FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Washington Freedom | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Shanghai FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Shanghai FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2014 | China | 219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pu Wei (simplified Chinese: 浦玮; traditional Chinese: 浦瑋; pinyin: Pǔ Wěi; born 20 August 1980) is Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder. A veteran of three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments and three Olympics, Pu Wei competed in USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007, Sydney 2000 Olympics, Athens 2004 Olympics, and Beijing 2008; as China did not qualify for Germany 2011 World Cup and London 2012 Olympics. Until 2013, Pu was the captain of China women's national football team. She retired after a friendly with North Korea on 15 February 2014.