David Wang (born 12 January 2000), known in China as Wang Jiahao (Chinese: 王佳豪), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Nantong Zhiyun, as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 22)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuenca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nantong Zhiyun | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Móstoles | ||
| 2016–2018 | Jumilla | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Murcia (youth loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Josep Maria Gené (youth loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Jumilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sporting (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Granollers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nantong Zhiyun | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 2 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[2]
Wang was born in Cuenca, Spain, and started his career with Móstoles.[3] He was bought by newly-Chinese-owned Jumilla in 2016, but as they did not have a youth academy set up yet, he was loaned immediately to fellow Spanish side Real Murcia, before joining Josep María Gené on loan the following season.[4] Wang signed for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2019, and was immediately loaned to Portuguese side Sporting.[3][5][6][7][8][9]
After failing to secure a place in the Sporting CP youth team, having appeared seven times on the bench, he was recalled from loan. However, he was unable to obtain a UK work visa, and was sent back to Spain with Granollers.[10][11]
Having only made three substitute appearances with Granollers, Wang was again recalled, and this time sent to China to join China League One side Nantong Zhiyun.[12]
After one appearance for Nantong Zhiyun, Wang officially joined the club in February 2021 on a permanent transfer.[13]
Wang was called up to the China under-16 national football team in 2015, and has expressed his desire to represent his parents' nation at international level.[12][14][15] He is seen as a very highly rated young player in China.[4][8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jumilla | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sporting (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granollers (loan) | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||