David Wang (footballer)

David Wang (born 12 January 2000), known in China as Wang Jiahao (Chinese: 王佳豪), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Nantong Zhiyun, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, as a winger.

David Wang
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Cuenca, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Nantong Zhiyun
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
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– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019 → Sporting (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Granollers (loan) 3 (0)
2020– → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:20, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[2]

Club career

Wang was born in Cuenca, Spain, and started his career with Móstoles.[3] 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.[4] Wang signed for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2019, and was immediately loaned to Portuguese side Sporting.[3][5][6][7][8][9]

After failing to secure a place in the Sporting CP B team, 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]

International career

Wang was called up to the Chinese national under-16 football team in 2015, and has expressed his desire to represent his parents' nation at international level.[12][13][14] He is seen as a very highly rated young player in China.[4][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 February 2020.[15][16]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jumilla 2018–19 Segunda División B 00000000
Estudiantes (loan) 2018–19 Tercera División 1200000120
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 00000000
Sporting (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 00000000
Granollers (loan) 2019–20 Tercera División 30000030
Nantong Zhiyun (loan) 2020 China League One 00000000
Career total 1500000150
Notes

    References
    1. "David Wang - Granollers". www.footballdatabase.eu.
    2. "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
    3. "Wolves sign youngster David Wang". wolves.co.uk. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    4. Dicken, Alex (4 January 2019). "Who is David Wang? Why Wolves wonderkid is 'big news' in China". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    5. "David Wang: Wolves sign Spanish teenager and loan him to Sporting Lisbon". bbc.co.uk. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    6. "18-year-old Wang Jiahao from China joins English Premier League club". chinaplus.cri.cn. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    7. "王佳豪转会英超狼队 背后的中国资本路径伏脉千里" [The path of Chinese capital behind Wang Jiahao's transfer to the Premier League Wolves]. ppsport.com (in Chinese). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    8. White, Jonathan (3 January 2019). "Wolves signing David Wang set to follow English Premier League's Chinese pioneers at Manchester City and Everton". scmp.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    9. McNeice, Angus (21 February 2019). "UK club signs talented Chinese footballer". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    10. Bourgeois, Blaise (13 September 2019). "Wolves' January signing David Wang ineligible for UK work permit". en.onefootball.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    11. Dicken, Alex (12 September 2019). "Revealed: Fosun's prodigy has completed this transfer away from Wolves". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    12. "官方：狼队中国00后小将王佳豪加盟南通支云" [Official: Wolves Chinese teenager Wang Jiahao joins Nantong Zhiyun]. nb.sportscn.com (in Chinese). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    13. "拒绝归化! 中国足球让我心痛, 西班牙新星要入籍中国, 为国足正名" [Refuse naturalization! Chinese football makes me heartbroken, Spanish star wants to naturalize in China, justify the national football name]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    14. "专访王佳豪：他放弃西班牙选择国足 曾被教练批评不会踢球" [Interview with Wang Jiahao: He gave up Spain to choose the national football team and was criticized by the coach for not playing]. sports.qq.com (in Chinese). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    15. David Wang at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
    16. "Statistics" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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