The evening of June 28, Shanghai Shenhua Football Club officially announced that the Shenzhen team midfielder Dai Weijun officially joined. So far, Dai Weijun and Shenzhen football entangled in the departure storm finally settled, has been half a year without the ball to play ball Dai Weijun finally have a stage to show their feet. Dai Weijun identified their new boss, which will be the Chinese men's national team World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup preparations as well as the Asian Games men's soccer team in Hangzhou Asian Games performance.
Dai Weijun, 23, made his debut at the Reading FC youth academy in England.In 2017, he was beaten by Bury FC. On August 5 of that year, Dai Weijun made his League One debut in Bury's 1-0 win over Walsall.In the 2017-2018 season, Dai Weijun made 11 appearances for Bury, scoring 1 goal and contributing 1 assist.In the 2018-2019 season, Dai Weijun joined Oxford United and FC Utrecht of the Dutch League.In July 2019, Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers announced the signing of Dai Weijun. This season, he made 7 appearances for Wolves, scoring 1 goal.
In July 2020, Dai Weijun joined Shenzhen Football Club and made 60 appearances for the Shenzhen team, scoring 6 goals and assisting 13 times.On January 27, 2022, Dai Weijun made his debut in the Asian Qualifying Round 12 match between China and Japan, and has so far made 7 appearances for the national team.
As a technical midfielder, Dai Weijun's ability to make breakthroughs, set-pieces, and deliver shells forward is excellent. His creativity on the pitch can bring more changes to the offense. He is also regarded as a promising future midfielder for the Chinese Men's National Team.
After two arbitrations with his original owner, Shenzhen Football Club, over his salary and free agency agreement, Dai Weijun has finally been granted free agency and joined Shanghai Shenhua as expected. He will wear the No. 9 jersey in the Chinese Super League.
As for Dai Weijun's joining the team, Shanghai Shenhua coach Wu Jingui said he will enrich the team's offensive means and further promote the team's rejuvenation process. Before Shanghai Shenhua's home match against Nantong Zhiyun on Wednesday night, Dai Weijun met with fans and interacted with them in Shanghainese. He is looking forward to working with his Shenhua teammates and going all out to play every game. Dai Weijun last played in the league on 10/29/2022. After a long wait, he will face stiff competition if he wants to win a starting role at his new owners
