Denny Wang Yi
Personal information
Full name Denny Wang Yi
Date of birth (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998
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)

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

Club career

As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder.[1] He would continue 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 would gain match time as a right-back at Borgosesia, his contract would not be 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 would go on to make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory.[5] Denny would go on to make 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, Denny would not extend his contract with Shenhua and would join reigning Chinese league champions Wuhan Three Towns.[8] On 8 April 2023 he would make his debut for the club in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup against Shandong Taishan in a 2-0 victory.[9]

Career statistics

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 19000--190
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League 7010--80
2022 Chinese Super League 23220--252
Total 302300000332
Wuhan Three Towns 2023 Chinese Super League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 492300010532
Notes

Honours

Wuhan Three Towns

References

  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. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  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. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  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. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  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. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. QINGDAO FC 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  7. ↑ "SHANGHAI SHENHUA VS. BEIJING GUOAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  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. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  9. 1 2 "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. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  10. ↑ Denny Wang at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Statistics". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.



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