Denny Wang
| 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 | 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 | 48 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:59, 1 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| Chinese | 王毅 | ||||||
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Denny Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; born 15 April 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns. Born in Italy, he renounced his Italian passport to receive the Chinese citizenship in 2021.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Wang joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder.[2] He continued his development with fourth tier Italian club Borgosesia, where he graduated to their senior team within the 2017–18 Serie D campaign.[3] While he gained playing time as a right-back at Borgosesia, his contract was not extended and he trained with Chinese club Shenzhen while he looked to change his Italian nationality to Chinese.[4]
On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[1] He made his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory.[5] Wang made 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, Wang did not sign his contract with Shenhua and joined defending Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Three Towns.[8] On 8 April 2023 he made 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 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Wuhan Three Towns
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "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. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "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. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. SICHUAN MINZU 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. QINGDAO FC 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "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. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- 1 2 "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. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ 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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- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Alba, Piedmont
- Italian people of Chinese descent
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Chinese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Serie D players
- Juventus FC players
- AC Carpi players
- FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
- Borgosesia Calcio players
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players
- Footballers from the Province of Cuneo
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