Denny Wang Yi (; born 15 April 1998) is a professional

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currently playing as a

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for

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. 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

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. He would continue his development with fourth tier Italian club

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, where he graduated to their senior team within the

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campaign. While he would gain match time as a

at Borgosesia, his contract would not be extended and he trained with Chinese club

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while he looked to change his Italian nationality to Chinese. On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for

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side

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. He would go on to make his debut in a

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game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory. Denny would go on to make his league debut on 12 December 2021 against Qingdao in a 3-0 victory. 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

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in a 2-1 defeat. On 4 April 2023, Denny would not extend his contract with Shenhua and would join reigning Chinese league champions

. On 8 April 2023 he would make his debut for the club in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup against

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in a 2-0 victory.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

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* 1998 births Living people People from Alba, Piedmont Italian people of Chinese descent Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Chinese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie D players Juventus FC players AC Carpi players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Footballers from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub