Mu Pengfei

Mu Pengfei
牟鹏飞

Mu Pengfei in August 2024
Personal information
Full name	Mu Pengfei
Date of birth	(1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Qingdao Hainiu
Number	28
Youth career
	Qingdao Hailifeng
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Qingdao Hailifeng	14	(0)
2010	Shaanxi Renhe	0	(0)
2011–2016	Qingdao Jonoon	45	(0)
2017–2018	Heilongjiang Lava Spring	57	(0)
2019	Beijing Renhe	11	(0)
2020–2021	Shenyang Urban	1	(0)
2021–	Qingdao Hainiu	82	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mu.

Mu Pengfei (Chinese: 牟鹏飞; pinyin: Mù Péngfēi; born 28 February 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.

Club career

Mu joined Qingdao Hailifeng's youth academy when he was still a schoolboy. He was promoted to Qingdao Hailifeng's first squad in 2007. On 27 October 2007, he made his senior debut in the last match of 2007 China League One season which Qingdao Hailifeng beat Yanbian FC 1–0.^[1] He mainly played as a back-up goalkeeper for Sun Mingqin in Qingdao Hailifeng and became the first choice goalkeeper after Sun injured in the middle of 2009.^[2] On 2 September 2009, he was involved in "Chip Shot Gate" (吊射门) incident, in which Qingdao Hailifeng players tried to score a chip own-goal in the last few minutes of the match when they leading Sichuan FC 3–0. The president of Qingdao Hailifeng bet on Qingdao's victory as long as there were no fewer than four goals in the match on an overseas gambling website, however, Mu stopped his teammates' own goal attempt three times as the match finished at 3–0.^[3] In February 2010, Qingdao Hailifeng was banned from all future national matches organised by the Chinese Football Association for match-fixing scandal.^[4] Mu and his teammates turned to be unattached players. He signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe in March 2010.^[5]

In 2010 season, Mu played as the third choice goalkeeper after Shen Jun and Wu Yansheng and didn't play for Shaanxi. He returned to Qingdao and signed a contract with another Super League club Qingdao Jonoon in early 2011.^[6] On 4 May 2011, he made his debut for Qingdao Jonoon in the first round of 2011 Chinese FA Cup which Qingdao lost to China League One club Guangdong Sunray Cave 6–5 in the penalty shootout.^[7] On 23 June 2012, he made his Super League debut in a 3–2 away victory against Guangzhou R&F, coming on as a substitute for injury Liu Zhenli in the 6th minute.^[8] Mu made an impressive act in the match and became the first choice goalkeeper after this match. He played 16 matches in the 2012 league season. Mu became the second choice goalkeeper in 2014 after Qingdao Jonoon relegated to the second-tier. He was demoted to the reserve squad in 2016 when he refused to extend his contract with the club.^[9]

In March 2017, Mu transferred to China League Two side Heilongjiang Lava Spring.^[10] He was the first choice goalkeeper of the club in the 2017 season as Heilongjiang who the title of the league and promoted to the second-tier. Mu appeared in every minute of the 2018 league season, playing in all 30 games which secured Heilongjiang's stay in the top flight for the next season. He won the Goalkeeper of the Season (League One) in November 2018.^[11]

On 27 February 2019, Mu returned to Renhe which had changed their name as Beijing Renhe in the Chinese Super League.^[12]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Qingdao Hailifeng	2007	China League One	1	0	-		-		-		1	0
	2008		4	0	-		-		-		4	0
	2009		9	0	-		-		-		9	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Shaanxi Renhe	2010	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
Qingdao Jonoon	2011		0	0	1	0	-		-		1	0
	2012		16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
	2013		19	0	2	0	-		-		21	0
	2014	China League One	3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	2015		7	0	0	0	-		-		7	0
	Total		45	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	49	0
Heilongjiang Lava Spring	2017	China League Two	27	0	2	0	-		-		29	0
	2018	China League One	30	0	0	0	-		-		30	0
	Total		57	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	59	0
Beijing Renhe	2019	Chinese Super League	11	0	2	0	-		-		13	0
Shenyang Urban	2020	China League One	1	0	-		-		-		1	0
Qingdao Hainiu	2021	China League Two	26	0	2	0	-		-		29	0
	2022	China League One	31	0	0	0	-		-		31	0
	2023	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	0
Career total			185	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	193	0

References

1. 于洋伤停补时上演绝杀 海利丰主场1-0延边完美收官 at sports.sina.com.cn 2007-10-27 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
2. 海利丰替补门将牟鹏飞得称赞 “都说小牟不错” Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2009-08-24 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
3. 吊射门真相：杜允琪遥控 赛后斥队员不会踢假球 at sports.163.com 2012-01-05 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
4. "公安机关查明吊射门真相 海利丰老板致使球员造假". 新浪体育. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
5. 年轻门将牟鹏飞加盟浐灞 亲历海利丰“吊射门” Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine at sports.cnwest.com 2010-03-12 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
6. 中能结束三水集训昨返青 所有队员完成合同续签 Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine at news.bandao.cn 2011-03-02 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
7. 中能门将牟鹏飞：实在太遗憾了 Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine at news.bandao.cn 2011-05-05 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
8. 拉斐尔破门难救主 富力2-3中能主场首败 at sports.sohu.com 2012-06-23 Retrieved 2013-08-27 (in Chinese)
9. 续约未谈妥中能封杀3将 两年前刘健案阴影犹存 at sina.com 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2019-02-27 (in Chinese)
10. 八名新援加盟黑龙江火山鸣泉队 at hljnews.cn 2017-03-13 Retrieved 2017-03-14 (in Chinese)
11. 2018中甲颁奖典礼在京举行，武汉卓尔收获5项大奖 at sina.com 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-02-27 (in Chinese)
12. 人和官宣五员大将驰援球队 张文钊租借形式加盟 at sina.com 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-27 (in Chinese)
13. 牟鹏飞 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)

External links

• Mu Pengfei at Soccerway