Wang Shangyuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Shangyuan
王上源
Shangyuan with Club Brugge in 2015
Personal information
Full name Wang Shangyuan
Date of birth (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Henan FC
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2011 Beijing Sangao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Beijing Sangao 21 (10)
2013–2015 Club Brugge 7 (1)
2015–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande 60 (1)
2018 → Henan Jianye (loan) 17 (1)
2019– Henan FC 120 (7)
International career‡
2012–2014 China U-19 14 (3)
2015–2016 China U-23 6 (0)
2019– China 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2023

Wang Shangyuan (Chinese: 王上源; pinyin: Wáng Shàngyuán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ ʂâŋ ɥɛ̌n]; born 2 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Henan, whom he captains, and the China national team.

Club career

Wang Shangyuan started his football career in 2012 when he was promoted to Beijing Sangao's first team during the 2012 season. He scored ten goals in 21 appearances, but Beijing were knocked out from the group stage by finishing eighth place in the northern group.

In April 2013, Wang was invited to a brief trial at Premier League side Manchester City.[1] He continued his trial in Europe and moved to Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge in June 2013. On 13 July 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the Blauw-Zwart after impressing on trial.[2] He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2013 in a 2–0 win against Sporting Charleroi, scoring his first goal for the club as well. This was the first goal scored league-wide in the 2013–14 season. He also made his European continental debut against Śląsk Wrocław in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Wang started most of the club's matches at the beginning of the 2013-14 season; however, he was dropped to the reserves after Michel Preud'homme took over as manager.[3]

On 27 February 2015, Wang joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao on a free transfer.[4] He made his debut for the club on 22 March 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Changchun Yatai.[5] Wang became a regular during the 2015 season when the club faced an injury crisis. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 July 2015 in a 7–0 win against Chongqing Lifan.[6] On 22 February 2017, Wang scored twice in a 7–0 home win against Eastern in the 2017 AFC Champions League.[7]

On 30 June 2018, Wang was loaned to fellow top tier side Henan Jianye (now known as Henan) for the rest of the 2018 season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat against Beijing Guoan.[9] On 7 November 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home win against Guizhou Hengfeng, which ensured Henan's stay in the top flight for the following season.[10] On 28 February 2019, Wang transferred to the club on a permanent basis.[11]

International career

On 10 December 2019, Wang made his international debut in a 1–2 defeat to Japan in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[12]

Wang was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and started the team's opening match against Tajikistan on 13 January 2024.[13]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 23 July 2023.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beijing Sangao 2012 China League Two 21 10 - - - - 21 10
Club Brugge 2013-14 Belgian Pro League 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 9 1
2014-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 Chinese Super League 19 1 1 0 - 0 0 0[a] 0 20 1
2016 23 0 5 0 - 3 0 0[b] 0 31 0
2017 17 0 6 0 - 5 2 1[b] 0 29 2
2018 1 0 2 0 - 3 0 0[b] 0 6 0
Total 60 1 14 0 0 0 11 2 1 0 86 3
Henan Jianye (loan) 2018 Chinese Super League 17 1 0 0 - - - 17 1
Henan Songshan Longmen/
Henan 		2019 25 1 0 0 - - - 25 1
2020 13 2 0 0 - - - 13 2
2021 16 1 0 0 - - - 16 1
2022 32 3 0 0 - - - 32 3
2023 10 0 0 0 - - - 10 0
Total 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 7
Career total 201 20 14 0 0 0 13 2 1 0 229 22
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year Apps Goals
2019 2 0
2023 9 1
2024 14 0
Total 25 1
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

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  2. ^ Wang Shangyuan tekent contract bij Club Brugge at Club Brugge 2013-07-13 Retrieved 2013-07-14 (in Dutch)
  3. ^ 布鲁日主帅通知王上源可离队 本赛季未出场 at Sina 2015-01-05 Retrieved 2016-07-26 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 王上源正式加盟广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部 at Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-27 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 王上源:失误导致丢球很难过 对不起卡纳瓦罗信任 at Netsease 2015-03-22 Retrieved 2016-04-27 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ 恒大7-0力帆创纪录 本土五将建功高拉特5助攻 at Tencent 2015-07-05 Retrieved 2015-11-20 (in Chinese)
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  13. ^ "Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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