Wan Houliang (; born 25 February 1986) is a retired Chinese international

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Wan Houliang would start his career playing for his hometown club Beijing Huaya Feiying's youth team before going on a football training course in

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where he played for third tier side

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's youth and reserve team. In 2004, Wan would return to China and signed a contract with top tier side

Shanghai COSCO Sanlin Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their hom ...

(later known as

Shaanxi Baorong Chanba Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Fengtai District, Beijing and their hom ...

). On 24 April 2005, he would make his first professional senior appearance in the

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, in a Shanghai Derby match which

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played against

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in a 1-0 defeat. Despite the loss Wan would become a rising star within the team under manager

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and even go on to score his debut goal in a league match against

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on September 11, 2005 in a 3-1 defeat. On 13 July 2009, it was revealed that Wan will join

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club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...

on loan for the second half of 2009 season. On 26 July 2009, Wan Houliang made his debut for Jeonbuk in a 1-1 draw at

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. On 7 October 2009, he scored an own goal, at the Korean FA Cup Semi-finals against

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in a 0-4 loss. While Wan was unable to make a significant impact during his time with the club he would still aid them in their league title win. Wan returned to Shaanxi for pre-season training ahead of 2010 season. On 3 March, he suffered a leg fracture during a friendly match against

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, ruling him out for the rest of the season. On 13 February 2015, Wan transferred to

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side Qingdao Hainiu. In January 2017, Wan returned to

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in the China League One.

International career

Wan Was selected in the

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that took part in the

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where he played in two group games. Wan Houliang made his senior debut in a 2008 friendly against

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in a 2-0 loss coming on as a substitute.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.''

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai *

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Guizhou Renhe *

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References

External links

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Olympic player profile

Player profile at Sohu.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wan, Houliang 1986 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Beijing Chinese expatriate men's footballers China men's international footballers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players K League 1 players FK ČSK Čelarevo players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for China Chinese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Qingdao F.C. players Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football defenders Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro