Wang Wei (footballer)

Wang Wei
王伟
Personal information
Full name Wang Wei
Date of birth (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Wafangdian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Full back
Youth career
2004–2008 Beijing Baxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Beijing Baxy 61 (7)
2014–2016 Qingdao Jonoon 85 (13)
2017–2020 Shanghai Shenhua 18 (1)
2020Qingdao Huanghai (Loan) 13 (0)
2021 Qingdao FC 17 (0)
2022–2023 Meizhou Hakka 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; pinyin: Wáng Wěi; born 22 June 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a versatile midfielder or full back.

Club career

Wang Wei started his professional football career in 2009 when he was promoted to China League Two side Beijing Baxy's first team squad.[1] He transferred to China League One side Qingdao Jonoon in February 2014 after a successful trial.[2] On 16 March 2014, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 March 2014 in a 1–1 home draw against Shenyang Zhongze.[4] Wang was a regular starter of the club, playing 85 league matches of 90 from 2014 to 2016 and scoring 13 goals.

On 28 February 2017, Wang transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua following Qingdao Jonoon's relegation.[5] He made his debut on 3 April 2018 in the fifth group stage match of 2018 AFC Champions League against Kashima Antlers with a 2–2 home draw.[6] He made his Super League debut five days later on 8 April, in a 2–0 away win over Beijing Renhe.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 May 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Tianjin Quanjian.[8] On 28 February 2020 he joined newly promoted Qingdao Huanghai on loan for the start of the 2020 Chinese Super League.[9]

On 22 March 2022, Wang transferred to Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[10] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 4 June 2022 against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in a 1–1 draw.[11]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.[12]
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
Beijing Baxy 2009 China League Two - - -
2010 China League One 0 0 - - - 0 0
2011 18 2 0 0 - - 18 2
2012 18 1 1 0 - - 19 1
2013 25 4 0 0 - - 25 4
Total 61 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 7
Qingdao Jonoon 2014 China League One 28 8 3 2 - - 31 10
2015 28 2 1 0 - - 29 2
2016 29 3 1 0 - - 30 3
Total 85 13 5 2 0 0 0 0 90 15
Shanghai Shenhua 2017 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2018 5 1 1 0 2 0 - 8 1
2019 13 0 2 0 - - 15 0
2020 1 0 0 0 6 0 - 7 0
Total 19 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 30 1
Qingdao Huanghai (loan) 2020 Chinese Super League 13 0 0 0 - - 13 0
Qingdao 2021 17 0 2 0 - - 19 0
Meizhou Hakka 2022 23 0 1 0 - - 24 0
Career total 218 21 12 2 8 0 0 0 238 23

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua

References

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  2. ^ "青岛中能转会截止日连引4强援含毛剑卿 志在冲超". Sina (in Chinese). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ "中甲-后防送礼达纳拉赫头槌救主 中能1-1平新疆". Netease (in Chinese). 16 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "中甲-最后时刻遭遇破门 中能1-1中泽开局三连平". Sohu (in Chinese). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "压哨签!申花官方宣布王伟加盟 冬季连挖中能3将". Sina (in Chinese). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "亚冠-马丁斯伤退毛剑卿破门 申花2-2鹿岛提前出局". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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  8. ^ "中超-帕托苏缘杰互相传射奇兵破门 权健2-1申花". Sina (in Chinese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "黄海官宣8将:邹正等5内援+外援3人 克莱奥完成续约" (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ "官方:梅州客家签下李帅、廖均健、杨超声、陈哲超和王伟". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. ^ "MEIZHOU HAKKA VS. TIANJIN JMT 1 - 1". Soccerway.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. ^ "王伟". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 April 2018. Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录". sports.sina.com.cn. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.