Wang Gang (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wang Gang | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Right winger, Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beijing Renhe | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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– | Beijing Renhe | 58 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | China | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012 | |||
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 Renhe.
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.
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.[5]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 October 2017 [6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2008-09 | G.D. Chaves | Portuguese Second Division | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 3 | |
| 2009-10 | S.C. Beira-Mar | Liga de Honra | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 34 | 4 | |
| 2010-11 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2011-12 | S.C. Covilhã | Liga de Honra | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Shandong Luneng | 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 | |||
| 2014-15 | S.G. Sacavenense | Campeonato Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Guizhou Renhe | 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 | ||||
| Career Total | 153 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 17 | ||
Honours
Club
Beira-Mar
Shandong Luneng Taishan
International
China U-17
References
- ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2004". rsssf.com. 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ "WANG Gang". fifa.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "回顾旅葡中国球员". huarenpt.net. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ at sports.sohu.com 2010-03-05 Retrieved 2012-08-28
- ↑ 王刚 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)
External links
- Wang Gang at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wang Gang at Soccerway
- G.D. Chaves profile (in Portuguese)
- Wang Gang at TheFinalBall.com
