David Wang (Chinese: 王佳豪; pinyin: Wáng Jiāháo; born 12 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for China League Two club Guangxi Lanhang. Born in Spain, he accepted a called up to the China under-16 national team in 2015.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuenca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guangxi Lanhang | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Móstoles | ||
| 2016–2018 | Jumilla | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Murcia (youth loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Josep Maria Gené (youth loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Jumilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sporting (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Granollers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Nantong Zhiyun | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Guangxi Lanhang | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:48, 21 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Wang was born in Cuenca, Spain, and started his career with Móstoles.[2] He was bought by newly-Chinese-owned Jumilla in 2016, but as they did not have a youth academy set up yet, he was loaned immediately to fellow Spanish side Real Murcia, before joining Josep María Gené on loan the following season.[3] During this period he was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[4] Wang signed for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2019, and was immediately loaned to Portuguese side Sporting.[2][5][6][7][8][9] After failing to secure a place in the Sporting CP youth team, having appeared seven times on the bench, he was recalled from loan. However, he was unable to obtain a UK work visa, and was sent back to Spain with Granollers.[10][11]
Having only made three substitute appearances with Granollers, Wang was again recalled, and this time sent to China to join China League One side Nantong Zhiyun.[12] After one appearance for Nantong Zhiyun, Wang officially joined the club in February 2021 on a permanent transfer.[13] He would gradually go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.[14]
He signed for Guangxi Lanhang for the 2024 season.[15]
International career
Wang was called up to the China under-16 national football team in 2015, and has expressed his desire to represent his parents' nation at international level.[12][16][17] He was seen as a very highly rated young player in China.[3][8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jumilla | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sporting (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Granollers (loan) | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
References
External links
- David Wang at ForaDeJogo (archived)