Chinese forward Wu Lei made his debut in Spanish LaLiga Santander when he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for RCD Espanyol defender Didac Vila on February 3.

Although he was on the pitch only for 15 minutes (including injury time), the former Shanghai SIPG forward showed some nice touches.

Wu is the second Chinese player to appear in LaLiga Santander, following Zhang Chengdong, who made one appearance totaling 8 minutes for Rayo Vallecano in the 2015/16 season.

The 1991-born Wu started his football career playing for third-tier side Shanghai SIPG, making his debut for the club in 2006 in a 5-3 loss against Yunnan Lijiang Dongba. It made him the youngest ever player to play professional Chinese football at 14 years and 287 days.

He helped the club win the third-tier title and rise to the second tier at the end of the 2007 league season. He is currently the all-time top goal scorer in Chinese Super League history with 102 goals.

Wu transferred to RCD Espanyol on January 28.