Wang Kai (

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: 王凯;

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: ''Wáng Kǎi''; born 18 January 1989 in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

) is a

football player who currently plays for

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

club Wuhan Jiangcheng.

Club career

Wang received football training at Qinhuangdao Football School and

Shaanxi Guoli Harbin Guoli Football Club () is a defunct football club who played in Harbin, Heilongjiang and their home stadium was the 50,100 seater Jiaodaruisun Stadium. Founded on February 28, 1996 as Shaanxi National Power F.C. in Xi’an, Shaanxi, they ...

before he joined

Zhejiang 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 (CF ...

youth team system in 2006. He started his professional career in 2007 when he was sent to

side

Hangzhou Sanchao Hangzhou Sanchao F.C. (Simplified Chinese: 杭州三超足球俱乐部) is a Chinese football club based in Hangzhou, China. This club is U-19 team of Zhejiang Greentown. See also Zhejiang Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), comm ...

(Zhejiang Greentown Youth). He was promoted to

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 ...

's first team squad by Zhou Suian in 2009. On 5 October 2009, he made his Super League debut in a 1–0 away defeat against

Shandong Luneng Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is ...

, coming on as a substitute for Cai Chuchuan in the 86th minute. Wang failed to establish himself within the first team and was released at the end of 2013 season. Wang played for amateur club Wuhan Hongxing between 2014 and 2016. Wuhan Hongxing involved in an on-field brawl in the third round of

2016 Chinese FA Cup Yanjing Beer 2016 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2016中国足球协会杯) was the 18th edition of the Chinese FA Cup and the 60th anniversary of the Chinese National Cup. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao beat the defending champions Jiangsu Sun ...

and was banned from all future matches organised by the

Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country's ...

in May 2016. Wang was one of the few Wuhan players not to participate the brawl. He joined another amateur club Wuhan Chufeng Heli in July 2016. On 24 January 2017, Wang returned to professional football and moved to

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side

Zhejiang Yiteng Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home s ...

. He made his debut for the club on 11 March 2017 in a 1–0 home win over

Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang and their home stadium ...

, coming on as a substitute for injury

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in the 24th minute. On 24 January 2019, Wang transferred to his hometown club of

Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in ...

, who were newly promoted to the first-tier. He would make his debut on 1 March 2019 against

Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

in a league game that ended in a 1-0 defeat.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020''.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Kai 1989 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Wuhan Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players 21st-century Chinese people