Mao Weijie
{{Short description|Chinese footballer (born 2005)}}
{{family name hatnote|Mao|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mao Weijie
| image = File:Mao Weijie 2025-04-26 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mao Weijie in April 2025
| fullname = Mao Weijie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|05|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wafangdian, Liaoning, China
| height = 1.75 m
| currentclub = Dalian Yingbo
| clubnumber = 22
| position = Right Winger
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Dalian Yingbo
| caps1 = 57
| goals1 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2024–2025
| nationalteam1 = China U20
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = China U23
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = 30 April 2024
| nationalteam-update = 30 April 2024
}}
Mao Weijie (Chinese: 毛伟杰; born 28 May 2005) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dalian Yingbo in the Chinese Super League. He is known to having progressed through the Dalian youth system before making his professional debut in 2022.{{Cite web |last=搜狐 |date=2024-12-17 |title=毛伟杰：梦想是留洋；喜欢看利物浦比赛，欣赏克洛普和萨拉赫 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/838908387_121956424 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.sohu.com}}
Early Life
Mao Weijie was born in Wafangdian, a county-level city under the administration of Dalian, Liaoning Province. He began playing football in elementary school and started formal training under coach Ji Xuemin in fifth grade. By sixth grade, he moved to Dalian to attend Gan Jingzi Sports School, where he further developed his skills. He later joined the Dalian Football Association's youth system and signed with Dalian Zhixing (now Dalian Yingbo) in 2022.{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2024-12-17 |title=专访大连19岁新星毛伟杰：明年努力踢好亚青赛和中超 梦想是能留洋 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JJMGKIFD05299LQ3.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.163.com}}
Club career
Mao made his professional debut in 2022 with Dalian Zhixing in China League Two. He helped the team achieve promotion to China League One in 2023. In the 2024 season, he contributed 3 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances for Dalian Yingbo, aiding their promotion to the Chinese Super League. His performance against Liaoning Tieren, where he scored a volley, earned him the Man of the Match award.{{Cite web |last=懂球帝 |date=2024-12-17 |title=毛伟杰：梦想是留洋；喜欢看利物浦比赛，欣赏克洛普和萨拉赫 |url=https://dongqiudi.com/articles/4791728.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.dongqiudi.com}}
International career
Mao has been a member of the China U19 national team since 2024. He participated in the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup, scoring a goal and providing an assist in a 5-2 victory over Kyrgyzstan.{{Cite web |last=搜狐 |date=2025-02-15 |title=U20国青5-2吉尔吉斯，毛伟杰自信发声期待强敌挑战 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/859624097_121924582 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.sohu.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|3 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|weijie-mao/905551}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Dalian Yingbo
|2022 |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2 | Total
!55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
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References
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Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:China men's youth international footballers
Category:China men's under-20 international footballers
Category:People from Wafangdian
Category:Footballers from Dalian
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:China League Two players
Category:China League One players
Category:Chinese Super League players