Wang Shilong

Wang Shilong
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Guangzhou FC
Number 5
Youth career
–2020 Guangzhou Evergrande
2020 Rayo Majadahonda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Guangzhou FC 49 (0)
2021 ->China U-20 (loan) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Wang Shilong (Chinese: 王世龙; born 7 March 2001) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a right-back for Guangzhou FC.

Club career

Wang Shilong was promoted to the senior team of Guangzhou Evergrande within the 2020 Chinese Super League season and would make his debut in a league game on 30 August 2020 against Shanghai Shenhua in a 4-1 victory.[1] The following season he was loaned out to the China U-20 team who were allowed to participate in the Chinese pyramid in the 2021 campaign. On his return to Guangzhou he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the club, however the majority shareholder would be in financial trouble and Guangzhou would start to lose several key players, the team was relegated from the Super League in 2022, ending their twelve-season stay in the top flight.[2] Wang would remain with the team and go on to establish himself as a regular within the club as he helped guide them to a twelfth placed finish.[3]

Career statistics

As of 26 March 2024.[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guangzhou 2020 Chinese Super League 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2021 3 0 0 0 0[a] 0 3 0
2022 20 0 2 0 0[a] 0 3 0
2023 China League One 21 0 2 0 24 0
2024 3 0 0 0 2 0
Total 49 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 55 0
China U-20 (loan) 2021 China League Two 14 1 2 0 16 1
Career total 63 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 71 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References

  1. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. GUANGZHOU FC 1 - 4". soccerway.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ Church, Michael (27 December 2022). "Former champions Guangzhou relegated as title race goes to wire". Reuters. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "China » League One 2023 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Wang Shilong at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2020.