Beijing time on March 3, Huazhong University of Science and Technology announced the 2024 outstanding athletes guaranteed admission list, Wei Shihao was included in the list. The public announcement shows that Wei Shihao scored 92.17 points in the interview and is to be admitted to the sports training program. For Wei Shihao, being admitted to a top domestic school is directly related to the fact that he is an active Chinese top soccer player.
Wei Shihao, currently 28 years old, initially started his career at the Luneng Football Academy, and in 2013, he officially started his international football journey by joining Boavista FC, and subsequently showed his talent in the Portuguese Youth League.
In February 2017, Wei Shihao went on loan and joined Shanghai Harbour; in January 2018, Wei Shihao joined Beijing Guoan, with whom he won the 2018 CFA Cup; in February 2019, Wei Shihao officially joined Guangzhou; and in April 2023, Wei Shihao joined Wuhan Sanzhen Football Club. This season, he joined Chengdu Rongcheng, where he made an impressive substitute appearance against Qingdao Hainiu in the first round of the Chinese Super League season.
In terms of the national team, Wei Shihao managed to be selected for the Chinese men's national team for the first time in 2017. So far, he has made 27 appearances in China's adult men's national team, scoring three goals. In the just-concluded Asian Cup, Wei Shihao missed the first two matches due to injury, and in the last match against Qatar, he played 67 minutes, completing his debut in the Asian Cup.
There is no doubt that Wei Shihao is the core and ace of today's national soccer team! At the age of 28, he should contribute more to the national soccer team, and with the impact of the 2026 World Cup, Wei Shihao must perform better.
There are also some netizens raised questions - before, Wei Shihao in Wuhan three towns to play football, free time and go to Huazhong University of Science and Technology to study time. But now, Wei Shihao went to Chengdu, study what to do?
