Wang Zhen'ao (Chinese: 王振澳; pinyin: Wáng Zhèn'ào; born 10 August 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shanghai Port.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, full-back, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Beijing Wanda | ||
| 2012 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | ||
| 2018 | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Vejle Boldklub | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Dalian Pro | 37 | (0) |
| 2024- | Shanghai Port | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | China U23 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Wang Zhen'ao joined Beijing Wanda and was loaned to Wanda Group's related club Atlético Madrid for youth training in 2012.[1] He refused to sign a professional contract with Wanda in the summer of 2017.[2] He would instead join Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub on 5 January 2018.[3] Wang would be promoted to their senior team and was part of the squad that won and gained promotion at the end of the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division season.[4] He would make his professional debut the following season in a league game on 23 November 2018 against AaB Fodbold in a 1-1 draw.[5]
On 26 February 2020, Wang reached agreement with Wanda Group and resolved his previous contract dispute with them to join Wanda owned Dalian Pro in the 2020 Chinese Super League. He would go on to make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 18 September 2020 against Shandong Luneng Taishan in a 4-0 defeat.[6] His league debut would soon follow on 27 September 2020 against Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in a 1-0 defeat.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 31 December 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vejle Boldklub | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dalian Pro | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
References edit
- ^ "武汉小将王振澳直言偶像是梅西 在马竞打拼3年". Sohu. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "小球员擅自加盟国外球会 遭万达俱乐部索赔2000万". Sina. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Kinesiske udviklingsspillere til VB". Vejle Boldklub. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Denmark 2017/18 > 1. division". rsssf.org. 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "VEJLE VS. AAB 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "SHANDONG TAISHAN VS. DALIAN PRO 4 - 0". soccerway.com. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU FC VS. DALIAN PRO 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Wang Zhen'ao at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
External links edit
- Wang Zhen'ao at WorldFootball.net