Wang Gang (footballer)

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.

Wang Gang
Personal information
Full name Wang Gang
Date of birth (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker, Right winger, Right-back
Team 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 101 (2)
International career‡
2019– China 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

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 his return to Shandong he was unable to establish himself within the team and on 4 February 2015 he transferred to third tier Portuguese club S.G. Sacavenense.[5] After only one game he returned back to China to join top tier club Guizhou Renhe on 25 June 2015. He go on to make his debut on 27 June 2015, in a league game against Liaoning Whowin in a 2-1 defeat where he also scored his first goal for the club.[6] Unfortunately he would be part of the team that was relegated at the end of the 2015 Chinese Super League season.[7] He would remain loyal towards the club as they moved locations, renamed themselves Beijing Renhe and gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2016 league season.[8]

On 25 February 2019, Wang transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[9] He would make his debut for them in a league game on 1 March 2019 against Wuhan Zall in a 1-0 victory.[10]

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.[11] 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 31 January 2023.[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
G.D. Chaves 2008-09 Portuguese Second Division 2230000--223
S.C. Beira-Mar 2009-10 Liga de Honra 2644040--344
2010-11 Primeira Liga 1410020--161
Total 40540600000505
Shandong Luneng 2012 Chinese Super League 4000---40
201314021---161
20141000-00-10
Total 19021000000211
S.C. Covilhã (loan) 2011-12 Liga de Honra 1312000--151
S.G. Sacavenense 2014-15 Campeonato Nacional 100000--10
Guizhou Renhe/ Beijing Renhe 2015 Chinese Super League 11210---122
2016 China League One 29300---293
201718210---192
2018 Chinese Super League 25110---261
Total 83830000000868
Beijing Guoan 2019 Chinese Super League 25020-500[lower-alpha 1]0320
2020 18010-60-250
2021 12000-00-120
2022 27200---272
Total 822300011000962
Career Total 26019141601100029120
  1. Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics
National team
YearAppsGoals
201980
202000
202140
Total120

Honours

Club

Beira-Mar

Shandong Luneng Taishan

International

China U-17

References
  1. "Asian U-17 Championship 2004". RSSSF. 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. "鲁能悍将转投葡第三级联赛 上赛季仅打8分钟中超". 163.com. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  6. "LIAONING HONGYUN VS. BEIJING CHENGFENG 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  7. "China 2015". rsssf.org. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  8. "关于贵州人和足球俱乐部有限公司主要股权转让并更名为北京人和足球俱乐部有限公司的公示". fa.org.cn. 2016-01-06. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  9. 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)
  10. "WUHAN YANGTZE VS. BEIJING GUOAN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  11. at sports.sohu.com 2010-03-05 Retrieved 2012-08-28
  12. 王刚 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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