Cui Peng (footballer)

Cui Peng (simplified Chinese: 崔鹏; traditional Chinese: 崔鵬; pinyin: Cuī Péng; born 31 May 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

Club career

Cui Peng started his football career with Shandong Luneng in 2005 when he earned his first senior team appearance on 9 March 2005 in an AFC Champions League game against Yokohama Marinos. After several further appearances with the team, he would score his first goal for Shandong against Al-Ittihad in the second leg of a 2005 AFC Champions League game where he scored the second goal with a volley from 30 meters however Shandong lost the game 7–2. By the 2006 season, Cui had established himself as Shandong's first choice right midfielder and would help them win the league title and the Chinese FA Cup. On 8 July 2014, Cui was loaned out to China League One side Chengdu Tiancheng until 31 December 2014.

On 19 December 2015, Cui transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

International career

After an impressive start to the 2006 season, Cui would be called up to the senior team to make his debut in a friendly against Thailand on 10 August 2006 in a 4–0 win. While he was called up by the national team for training in 2007, he did not make the squad in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Cui was young enough to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics and was part of the Chinese under-23 national team squad that took part in the tournament where he played in all three group games.

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng

• Chinese Super League: 2006, 2008, 2010
• Chinese FA Cup: 2006