Wang Gang (footballer)

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Wang Gang
Personal information
Full name Wang Gang
Date of birth (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker, Right winger, Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Beijing Guoan
Number 27
Youth career
1999–2007 Tianjin Locomotive
2007–2008 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Chaves 22 (3)
2009–2011 Beira-Mar 40 (5)
2011–2014 Shandong Luneng 19 (0)
2011 → S.C. Covilhã (loan) 13 (1)
2015 S.G. Sacavenense 1 (0)
2015–2018 Beijing Renhe 83 (8)
2019– Beijing Guoan 43 (0)
National team‡
2019– China 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Gang (simplified Chinese: 王刚; traditional Chinese: 王剛; pinyin: Wáng Gāng; born 17 February 1989 in Tianjin) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.

Club career[]

Wang Gang began his football career with the Tianjin Locomotive youth teams before being called up to the Chinese U17 team where he was part of the squad that won the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship.[1] This was followed with inclusion in the team that participated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2] After the tournament he would sign for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica initially for one year with the option of a further three.[3] At Benfica he would play for their youth team before he moved to third-tier club Chaves.[4]

Wang transferred to S.C. Beira-Mar in 2009. He played 26 games during the 2009–10 season, and was a substitute for 24 of the 26 matches he played in, which was the record in 2009-10 season. Wang went back to China to play for Shandong Luneng, but was immediately sent on loan to S.C. Covilhã of the Portuguese Segunda Liga. He returned to Shandong after playing 13 games for S.C. Covilhã, scoring one goal.

On 25 February 2019, Wang transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[5]

International career[]

Wang Gang was called up to and made his first appearance for these China's national football team on 3 March 2010, in a friendly match against Portugal, however, the game was not recognised by FIFA.[6]He made his official debut for the Chinese national team in a 1-0 loss against Thailand in the 2019 China Cup.

Career statistics[]

Club statistics[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 December 2020.[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
G.D. Chaves 2008-09 Portuguese Second Division 22 3 0 0 0 0 - - 22 3
S.C. Beira-Mar 2009-10 Liga de Honra 26 4 4 0 4 0 - - 34 4
2010-11 Primeira Liga 14 1 0 0 2 0 - - 16 1
Total 40 5 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
Shandong Luneng 2012 Chinese Super League 4 0 0 0 - - - 4 0
2013 14 0 2 1 - - - 16 1
2014 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0
Total 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
S.C. Covilhã (loan) 2011-12 Liga de Honra 13 1 2 0 0 0 - - 15 1
S.G. Sacavenense 2014-15 Campeonato Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Guizhou Renhe/ Beijing Renhe 2015 Chinese Super League 11 2 1 0 - - - 12 2
2016 China League One 29 3 0 0 - - - 29 3
2017 18 2 1 0 - - - 19 2
2018 Chinese Super League 25 1 1 0 - - - 26 1
Total 83 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 8
Beijing Guoan 2019 Chinese Super League 25 0 2 0 - 5 0 0[a] 0 32 0
2020 18 0 1 0 - 6 0 - 25 0
Total 43 0 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 57 0
Career Total 221 17 14 1 6 0 11 0 0 0 252 18
  1. ^ Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics[]

National team
Year Apps Goals
2019 8 0
2020 0 0
2021 4 0
Total 12 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Beira-Mar

Shandong Luneng Taishan

International[]

China U-17

  • AFC U-17 Championship: 2004

References[]

  1. ^ "Asian U-17 Championship 2004". rsssf.com. 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. ^ "WANG Gang". fifa.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. ^ "火车头天津小将加盟豪门 王刚转会葡萄牙本菲卡". sports.sohu.com. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ^ "回顾旅葡中国球员". huarenpt.net. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. ^ 国安官宣人和边路快马加盟 曾留洋葡萄牙将穿27号 at sina.com 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-02-25 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ [1] at sports.sohu.com 2010-03-05 Retrieved 2012-08-28
  7. ^ 王刚 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine

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