Wang Peng (footballer, born 1997)

Chinese footballer Not to be confused with Wang Peng (footballer, born 1978) or Wang Peng (footballer, born 1993).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Peng
王鹏
Personal information
Full name	Wang Peng
Date of birth	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Guangzhou E-Power
Number	15
Youth career
	Guangdong Youth
2014–2015	Porto
2016–2017	Gondomar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Gondomar B	25	(7)
2017–2018	Gondomar	11	(1)
2018	→ Guangzhou R&F (loan)	1	(0)
2019–2023	Guangzhou City	37	(1)
2021	→ Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (loan)	21	(0)
2023-	Guangzhou E-Power
International career
2015	China U-20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2015

Wang Peng (Chinese: 王鹏; pinyin: Wáng Péng; born 16 November 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Guangzhou E-Power. He is also the son of Chinese former international Wang Huiliang.

Club career

Wang Peng would go abroad to further his football development and play for the Portuguese club Gondomar's youth team. He would be promoted to the Gondomar B team who were allowed to participate within the Portuguese football pyramid before joining their senior team. Wang would make his debut for the senior team in a league game on 14 May 2017 against Gouveia in a 2-1 defeat. On 30 September 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Felgueiras 1932.

In July 2018, Wang was loaned to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F (now known as Guangzhou City). On 18 August 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 5–2 home win over Changchun Yatai, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Jiajie in the 89th minute. The following season he would permanently move to Guangzhou and go on to establish himself as a regular within the team, however in the next campaign the Head coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst would only give Wang two appearances throughout the season and on 5 July 2021 he was loaned out to second tier club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gondomar B	2015–16	Porto FA Second Division	10	6	-		-		-		10	6
	2016–17	Porto FA Division of Elite	15	1	-		-		-		15	1
	Total		25	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	7
Gondomar	2016–17	Campeonato de Portugal	1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	2017–18	Campeonato de Portugal	10	1	1	0	-		-		11	1
	Total		11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Guangzhou R&F (loan)	2018	Chinese Super League	1	0	1	0	-		-		2	0
Guangzhou R&F/ Guangzhou City	2019		18	0	1	0	-		-		19	0
	2020		1	0	1	0	-		-		2	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2022		18	1	1	0	-		-		19	1
	Total		37	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	40	1
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (loan)	2021	China League One	21	0	0	0	-		-		21	0
Career total			95	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	100	9

References

"足球父子情王惠良和他的儿子". Netease (in Chinese). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
"GOUVEIA VS. GONDOMAR 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
"FC Felgueiras 1932 1-1 Gondomar". Zerozero (in Portuguese). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
"中超各队人员变动:古德利拉米被移除保利尼奥补报". Netease (in Chinese). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
""枪王"归来，富力迎久违大胜". Information Times (in Chinese). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
"中超-扎哈维双响乌索奏进攻号角富力5-2逆转亚泰". Sina (in Chinese). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
"新疆天山雪豹足球俱乐部". n.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
"王鹏". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018. Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
"Peng Wang". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

External links

Wang Peng at Soccerway

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