Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; born Denny Wang Yi; 15 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns. Born in Italy, Wang regained Chinese nationality in 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wang Yi | ||
| Birth name | Denny Wang Yi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Alba, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Juventus | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Carpi (youth loan) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Borgosesia | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | (2) |
| 2023– | Wuhan Three Towns | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder.[1] He would continue his development with fourth tier Italian club Borgosesia, where he graduated to their senior team within the 2017–18 Serie D campaign.[2] While he would gain match time as a right-back at Borgosesia, his contract would not be extended and he trained with Chinese club Shenzhen while he looked to change his Italian nationality to Chinese.[3]
On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[4] He would go on to make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory.[5] Denny would go on to make his league debut on 12 December 2021 against Qingdao in a 3-0 victory.[6] After this game he would go on to establish himself as a regular member of the team and go on to score his first goal on 25 November 2022 against Beijing Guoan in a 2-1 defeat.[7]
On 4 April 2023, Denny would not extend his contract with Shenhua and would join reigning Chinese league champions Wuhan Three Towns.[8] On 8 April 2023 he would make his debut for the club in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup against Shandong Taishan in a 2-0 victory.[9]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borgosesia | 2017–18 | Serie D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours edit
Wuhan Three Towns
References edit
- ^ "王毅：意大利青训淘汰率高；首次吃火锅被吓傻；最想入选国足". ppsport.com. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "申花终于拿下归化球员，曾经担任尤文队长，或成国足未来前锋！". sohu.com. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "深足官方人士否认华裔小将王毅归化表示现只是试训". qtx.com. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "申花官宣前尤文图斯梯队球员王毅加盟 已恢复中国国籍" [Shenhua official announced that former Juventus player Wang Yi has regained Chinese nationality after joining]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. SICHUAN MINZU 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. QINGDAO FC 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "申花回应王毅转会：未能与球员本人就续约达成一致". sports.sina.com.cn. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b "超级杯-阿齐兹谢鹏飞破门孙准浩染红 三镇2-0泰山". sports.sina.com.cn. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Denny Wang at Soccerway
- ^ "Statistics". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
External links edit
- Denny Wang at WorldFootball.net
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