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For the footballer born 1990, see Wang Yi (footballer, born 1990).
Denny Wang
Personal information
Full name Wang Yi
Birth name Denny Wang Yi
Date of birth (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Alba, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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 0 (0)
International career‡
Italy U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; born Denny Wang Yi; 15 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns. Born in Italy, Wang regained Chinese nationality in 2021.

Club career

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As a youth player, Wang joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder.[1] He continued his development with fourth tier Italian club Borgosesia, where he graduated to their senior team within the 2017–18 Serie D campaign.[2] 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.[3]

On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[4] 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

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As of 8 April 2023.[10][11]
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Career total 49 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 53 2
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. SICHUAN MINZU 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. QINGDAO FC 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ Denny Wang at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Statistics". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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