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.

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Pu Wei

Personal information
Full name	Pu Wei[1]
Date of birth	(1980-08-20) 20 August 1980 (age 43)[2]
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 Women's football Representing  China Asian Games 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 1999 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Pu Wei finished fifth with the Chinese team at Sydney 2000 Olympics, playing all three matches. Four years later she finished ninth with the Chinese team at Atlanta 2004 Olympics, playing two matches. At Beijing 2008 Olympics, USA 2003 and China 2007 World Cup tournaments, she reached the quarter-finals with her Chinese team. Her best performance, as a member of China women's national team, is reaching the final of USA 1999 women's world cup, losing in penalty-shoot-out.

Pu had a total of 219 caps for China, one of the most capped players in Chinese history. She was given a retirement ceremony by the Chinese Football Association, the first such honour given to a football player. She was awarded a ceremonial jersey numbered "219", signalling the number of appearances she had as a member of the national football team.^[4]