Wang Dong (footballer, born 1981)

Wang Dong (simplified Chinese: 王栋; traditional Chinese: 王棟; pinyin: Wáng Dòng; born September 10, 1981 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Qingdao Huanghai.

Not to be confused with Wang Dong (footballer, born 1985).
Wang Dong
王栋
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-10) September 10, 1981
Place of birth Qingdao, China
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Qingdao Huanghai
Number 6
Youth career
1995 Qingdao Hainiu
1996–2000 Changchun Yatai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2013 Changchun Yatai 251 (69)
2013 → Shandong Tengding (Loan) 9 (8)
2014–2016 Chongqing Lifan 87 (25)
2017–2019 Tianjin Teda 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Qingdao Huanghai (Loan) 51 (15)
2020– Qingdao Huanghai 10 (0)
National team‡
2006–2009 China 30 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2014
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Club career

Wang Dong began his professional football career in 2001 when second division side Changchun Yatai promoted him to their first team and where in his debut season he would quickly establish himself within the team by making 19 appearances and scoring 5 goals.[1] He continued to establish himself in the subsequent seasons and see the club become genuine promotion contenders, which they eventually achieved in 2005 when they won promoted to the Chinese Super League. Playing in the top tier Wang Dong impressed many with his scoring and passing ability and would aid the club to a fourth-place finish. The Chinese Super League 2007 season would go on to be a highlight in his career as he won the title with Changchun Yatai playing a key role in central midfield.[2]

At the beginning of the 2009 league season Wang Dong saw his playing time limited due to injury, however once he recovered he decided to go on trial for Australian team Newcastle Jets. When nothing came from the trail and with Wang Dong fully recovered he would return to China to go on to spearhead Changchun's late title challenge, which saw the club lose the title by a single point at the end of the 2009 season.[3] With Wang Dong once again a vital member of the team he would then go on to play in the 2010 AFC Champions League where he played in five games including a 9–0 victory against Persipura Jayapura, which stands as the biggest victory any Chinese side has achieved within the competition.[4]

In January 2014, Wang transferred to China League One side Chongqing Lifan with a fee of ¥3,500,000.[5] On 13 December 2016, Wang moved to Super League side Tianjin Teda.[6] On 8 February 2018, Wang was loaned to his hometown club Qingdao Huanghai in the China League One.[7]

International career

Wang Dong was selected for the senior national team by head coach Zhu Guanghu to take part in a friendly against Honduras on February 12, 2006 in a game that China lost 1–0.[8] This was followed by another friendly match against Thailand on August 10, 2006 where Wang Dong would score his debut goal in a 4–0 victory.[9] After that game he would go on to be an integral part of the Chinese team playing predominately out of position in right midfield.[10] Nevertheless, Wang Dong was selected in the squad to participate in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he played in all the group games in an unsuccessful competition for China. He did however score two of China's five goals in a 5–1 victory over Malaysia.[11] When new head coach Vladimir Petrović came in after the tournament Wang Dong would continue to be a regular within the team for their Fifa World Cup qualifiers. After Vladimir Petrović's disappointing reign ended Wang Dong would stop being called up to the national team.

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2020.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Changchun Yatai 2001 Chinese Jia-B League 19511--206
2002000--00
20032460--246
2004China League One26120--2612
200524140--2414
2006Chinese Super League2650--265
2007236---236
2008196-51-247
200981---81
2010306-50-356
201121221--233
201227620--296
20134000--40
Total 25169521010026672
Shandong Tengding (Loan) 2013China League Two9800--98
Chongqing Lifan 2014China League One291600--2916
2015 Chinese Super League 29300--293
201629700--297
Total 87250000008725
Tianjin Teda 2017 Chinese Super League 15000--150
Qingdao Huanghai (Loan) 2018 China League One22500--225
2019 291000--2910
Total 51150000005115
Qingdao Huanghai 2020 Chinese Super League 10110--111
Career total 4231196210100439122

Honours

Club

Changchun Yatai

Chongqing Lifan

Qingdao Huanghai

Individual

References
  1. Wáng, Dòng at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "China 2007". rsssf.com. 18 Apr 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  3. "China 2009". rsssf.com. 23 Apr 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  4. "Changchun Yatai 9–0 Persipura Jayapura: MATCH SUMMARY". Asian Football Confederation. 9 Mar 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  5. 王栋350万转会力帆 纳闷泰达：就差这点钱吗 at sports.qq.com 2014-01-12 Retrieved 2014-01-12
  6. 力帆官方宣布王栋转会泰达 at sports.sohu.com 2016-12-13 Retrieved 2016-12-13
  7. 黄海官方宣布王栋加盟 引经据典赞其能担当重任 at sports.sina.com 2018-02-08 Retrieved 2018-02-09 (in Chinese)
  8. "China 0–1 Honduras". China National Football Team Database. 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  9. "China 4–0 Thailand". China National Football Team Database. 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  10. "Wang Dong". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  11. "Malaysia v China: AFC Asian Cup 2007". Football-Lineups.com. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  12. "王栋". Soda soccer. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  13. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2014". soccerway.com. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  14. "2019赛季中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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