Wang Dalei

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Wang Dalei
王大雷
Personal information
Full nameWang Dalei
Date of birth (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989
Place of birthDalian, Liaoning, China
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubShandong Luneng
Number25
Youth career
2003-2005Dalian Tielu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006Shanghai United22(0)
2007-2013Shanghai Shenhua141(0)
2014-Shandong Luneng0(0)
National team‡
2004-2005China U-17
2006-2011China U-23
2012-China4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2013
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Dalei (Chinese: 王大雷; pinyin: Wáng Dàléi; born 10 January 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng for Chinese Super League.

Club career

Despite being only seventeen years old, Wang Dalei would start his professional football career with Shanghai United on 11 March 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 Inter Milan 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 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 club's preseason and he actually lost place within the squad to Qiu Shengjiong. With the introduction of Miroslav Blažević at the beginning of the 2010 season as the club's new manager Wang would once again be placed as the club's first choice goalkeeper, however his commitments to the Chinese under-23 national team would see him miss much of the season.

After a stellar 2013 season, Wang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 1 January 2014.

International career

Wang Dalei rose to prominence when he was part of the Chinese under-17 national 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 under-23 national team in preparation for 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 2010 Asian Games however after the match against Japan, which the under-23 side 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]

Wang received his first call up for Chinese national football team in May 2006 for the international friendly against Switzerland and France. He made his debut for China 6 years later, in a 1–0 away defeat against Sweden on 6 September 2012. He was selected as the man of match after having an impressive performance.

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua

International

China under-17 national football team

  • AFC U-17 Championship: 2004

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "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. 
  2. ↑ "Wang Dalei With Inter For Training". Inter.it. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 
  3. ↑ "Wang Dalei". Sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 
  4. ↑ "Gimenez to coach newly combined Shanghai Shenhua". Chinaview.cn. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 
  5. ↑ "City trial Chinese trio". Skysports.com. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 
  6. ↑ "China 2008". Rsssf.com. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 
  7. ↑ "China goalkeeper forced into national apology". Google.com. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2012-04-09. 

External links

Shandong Luneng Taishan – current squad
Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year
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