Wang Ziming joined Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy in 2010 when Qingdao Hailifeng was dissolved due to match-fixing. He was promoted to Qingdao Jonoon's first team squad in the summer of 2014.[1] He made his senior debut on 4 October 2014 in a 1–1 home draw against Yanbian FC, coming on as a substitute for Cristian Dănălache in the 73rd minute.[2][3] On 25 September 2016, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 home win over Hunan Billows.[4]
Beijing Guoan
On 14 July 2017, Wang transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Sinobo Guoan with a five-year contract.[5] He was then loan back to Qingdao Jonoon for the rest of the 2017 season. Wang returned to Beijing Guoan in January 2018.[6] On 4 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan, coming on for Jonathan Soriano in the 84th minute.[7]
He became a regular feature in the Guoan lineup in the 2019 season, featuring a total of 25 times and scoring 7 goals. He was favored by Roger Schmidt and was caped consistently from matchday 12 to matchday 19 in Guoan's Chinese Super League campaign. His performance earned him a spot in the Chinese national team. However, he briefly fell out of favor under Bruno Génésio, who replaced Schmidt toward the later half of the season. Wang eventually earned his way back to the match squad and scored twice as substitute in the last four games of the season. Wang was considered a lucky charm for the team by the Chinese media as four of his seven goals were scored after the 88th minute.[8]
On 8 July 2023, Wang completed his first career hat-trick in a 5-0 home win against Shenzhen F.C.[9] On 4 August 2024, Wang came on as a substitute in the 92nd minute and scored a late winner in the 97th minute in a 2-1 home win against Shanghai Shenhua, ending the opponent's 20-game unbeat run in the league since the start of the season, and in the mean time ensured Guoan won their 12th consecutive meeting with Shenhua at home since 2010. This game later proved to be Shenhua's only defeat in the entire 2024 season, and they missed out on winning their first Chinese Super League title only by this one point.[10]
International career
Wang made his debut for China national football team on 7 June 2019 in a 2-0 home win against Philippines in an international friendly game, as an 80th-minute substitute for Yang Xu.[11]
^Zhou, Xiao (31 May 2020). Wang, Xichong (ed.). "专访｜"国安锦鲤"王子铭：本命年用能力说话" [Exclusive Interview with Guoan's "Lucky Charm" Wang Ziming: Proving Himself in His Benming Nian]. Xinjingbao (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
