Wang Jiayu (

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: 王佳玉;

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: ''Wáng Jiāyù''; born 28 September 1990 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

) is a Chinese

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player who currently plays for

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Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

as a

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Club career

Born in Shanghai, Wang joined

Genbao Football Academy Genbao Football Base (Simplified Chinese: 上海根宝足球基地) is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to its youth academy. Located in Chongming County, Shanghai, China, the base is named after its founder and owner, Xu Genb ...

in 2000 and was promoted to

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

squad in 2006 for the

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campaign. He played as a regular starter and became the captain within the team as Shanghai East Asia won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. On 10 December 2010, Wang transferred to

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Nanchang Hengyuan Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...

along with his teammate

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for a total fee of ¥6 million. He made 27 league appearances in the 2011 season, which secured Nanchang's stay in the top flight for the next season. Wang followed the club to move to Shanghai in 2012. On 27 October 2012, he scored his first Super League goal in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 29 December 2013, Wang returned to Shanghai East Asia. He failed to establish himself within the team after

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became the manager of the club in the 2015 season. On 22 June 2015, Wang was loaned to fellow Super League side

Hangzhou Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (C ...

for half season. Wang was degraded to Shanghai SIPG's reserve squad in the summer of 2016. Wang joined

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, which owned by

Xu Genbao Xu Genbao (; born January 16, 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and general coach of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner o ...

, as an unregister player in March 2017. Wang made a trail with

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at the recommendation of former Shanghai East Asia manager Claude Lowitz in May 2017. However, he failed to pass the trial in June 2017.

Career statistics

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Honours

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jiayu 1990 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Shanghai Port F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football midfielders