Wang Dalei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 10, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1.6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Dalian Tielu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Shanghai United | 22 | (0) |
| 2007-present | Shanghai Shenhua | 83 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004-2005 | China U-17 | ||
| 2006-2011 | China U-23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 4, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 4, 2012 | |||
Wang Dalei (Chinese: 王大雷; pinyin: Wáng Dàléi; born January 10, 1989 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua.
Club career
Despite being only 17 years old and 60 days Wang Dalei would start his professional football career with Shanghai United on March 11, 2006 against Inter Xian in a 1-1 draw that made him the youngest professional goalkeeper in Chinese history and he quickly made an impact within the team by establishing himself as their first choice goalkeeper.[1] This saw Italian side F.C. Internazionale Milano interested within him and invited him to train with them during the summer break.[2] Wang returned to Shanghai where he continued to be the clubs regular goalkeeper making 22 appearances in his debut season at the end of the 2006 China Super League season and even go on to personally win the Chinese Young Player of the Year award.[3] Wang would also become well known by the fans of the game Football Manager 2007 series. He is programmed to have a very good potential rating, which could make him a leading goalkeeper further into the game.
The following season saw the merger of Shanghai United with Shanghai Shenhua which saw Wang having to fight for his position as first choice goalkeeper for the significantly larger squad.[4] Nevertheless during the end of the season English football club Manchester City FC decided to give him a trail along with several other Shanghai players.[5] While nothing came out of the trail Wang's form significantly improved after a disappointing 2007 season with Shanghai Shenhua and he would establish himself as the first choice goalkeeper the following season where he saw the club narrowly miss out on the league title.[6] During the league break Wang would once again have another trail, this time with Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, however because of this Wang missed out on the clubs pre-season and he actually lost place within the squad to Qiu Shengjiong. With the introduction of Miroslav Blažević at the beginning of the 2010 Chinese Super League as the clubs new manager Wang would once again be placed as the clubs first choice goalkeeper, however his commitments to the Chinese U-23 team would see him miss much of the season.
International career
Wang Dalei rose to prominence when he was part of the China U17 team that won the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship, however his development within the international scene has been extremely bumpy, while he won several caps for the Chinese U-23 team in preparation for the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics he was ultimately dropped from the final squad because he had lost his place to his Shanghai team mate Qiu Shengjiong who chosen instead of him. Despite this Wang won his place back into the team in time for the Football at the 2010 Asian Games, however after the match against Japan U23, which China U23 lost 3-0 and in a game that saw Wang highly criticised for his performance he posted on his micro blog: "It would be flattery to call you fans. You're just a bunch of dogs. You bunch of morons are the main reason why Chinese football can't make progress. You throw in stones after a man has fallen into a well." his comments would see him suspended from the team despite making an apology.[7]
Honours
Club
International
Individual
- CFA Young Player of the Year: 2006
References
- ^ "揭幕战卡洛斯全身而退 王大雷横空出世创造历史". Sports.sohu.com. 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Wang Dalei With Inter For Training". Inter.it. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Wang Dalei". Sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Gimenez to coach newly combined Shanghai Shenhua". Chinaview.cn. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "City trial Chinese trio". Skysports.com. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "China 2008". Rsssf.com. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "China goalkeeper forced into national apology". Google.com. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
External links
- Player profile at Shanghai Shenhua Website
- Player profile at National-football-teams.com
- Player stats at Sohu.com