Yao Wei (footballer)

Yao Wei
Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1997
Place of birth	China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wuhan Jianghan University
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Wuhan Jianghan University
International career‡
2014	China U17
2017–	China
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2019

Yao Wei (Chinese: 姚伟; pinyin: Yáo Wěi; born 1 September 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Wuhan Jianghan University.

Personal life

Yao is the twin sister of fellow footballer Yao Daogang.^[1]^[2]

As of matches played 7 June 2019.^[3]

National team	Year	Apps
China	2017	1
	2018	2
	2019	5
Total		8

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 December 2018	Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo, Guam	Mongolia	10–0	10–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2.	3 December 2018		Hong Kong	1–0	6–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3.	6 October 2023	Yellow Dragon Sports Centre, Hangzhou, China	Uzbekistan	7–0	7–0	2022 Asian Games
4.	9 July 2025	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	2–2	2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Wuhan Jiangda

^ "姐姐世界杯弟弟土伦杯姚伟姚道刚同在法国难见面" [Sister World Cup and younger brother Yao Wei and Yao Daogang in the Toulon Cup are difficult to meet in France]. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "这对双胞胎姐弟是如何被培养成国脚的？" [How did the twin brother and sister become international players?]. m.sohu.com (in Chinese). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ Yao Wei at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2019.