Place of birth Tianjin, China Years Team Current team Tianjin Teda F.C. 2002–2008 Tianjin Locomotive Height 1.8 m | Number 37 Role Football player Playing position Name Ma Leilei Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1989-03-22) March 22, 1989 (age 26) | ||
Ma Leilei (simplified Chinese: 马磊磊; traditional Chinese: 馬磊磊; pinyin: Mǎ Lěilěi; born March 22, 1989 in Tianjin) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
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Club career
Ma Leilei joined top tier side Tianjin Teda F.C. in July 2008 and would make his debut for the club on September 21, 2008 in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua in a 1–1 draw where he came on as a substitute. After that game Ma would start to become a regular within the side and would go on to score his first two senior level goals in a 2009 AFC Champions League game on May 5, 2009 against Kawasaki Frontale in a 3–1 victory. After that game he was soon touted as the successor of club legend and former Chinese international Yu Genwei. In October 2016 he joined Australian club Newcastle Jets as part of owner Martin Lee's request that there will be Chinese players at the Jets.
International
China U-17
