Wang Dalei (, meaning "Great Thunder"; born 10 January 1989) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays for

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Club career

Despite being only seventeen years old, Wang Dalei started his football career with

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, making his debut on 11 March 2006 in a 1-1 draw against Inter Xian which made him the youngest professional goalkeeper in Chinese football history. He quickly made an impact within the team by establishing himself as their first-choice goalkeeper. This saw

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side

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interested within him and invited him to train with them during the summer break. Wang returned to Shanghai where he continued to be the club's starting goalkeeper, making 22 appearances in his debut season at the end of the 2006 season and winning the

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Young Player of the Year award. The following season saw Shanghai United merged with

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, leading to Wang having to fight for his position as the first-choice goalkeeper for the significantly larger squad. Nevertheless, at the end of the 2007 season,

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side Manchester City decided to give him a trial along with several other Shanghai players. While nothing came out of the trial, Wang's form significantly improved after a disappointing 2007 season and he established himself as the starting goalkeeper the following season where he saw the club narrowly miss out on the league title. During the league break, Wang would once again have another trial, this time with

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; however, because of this certain trial, Wang missed out on the club's preseason and he lost starting role to

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. With the introduction of then manager

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in the 2010 season, Wang would once again be placed as the club's first-choice goalkeeper; however, his commitments to the Chinese under-23 national team saw him miss much of the season. After a stellar 2013 season, Wang transferred to fellow

side

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on 1 January 2014. He made his debut for the club on 7 March 2014 in a 1-0 win against

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. He won the

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with Shandong and was awarded with the Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of The Year award in November 2014.

International career

Wang rose to prominence when he was part of the Chinese under-17 national team that won the

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while he also won several caps for the Chinese under-23 national team in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics; however, he was ultimately dropped from the final squad because he had lost his place to

. Despite this, Wang won his place back into the team in time for the 2010 Asian Games; however, after the match against Japan which the under-23 side lost 3-0 and in a game that saw Wang highly criticised for his performance, he posted on his microblog: "It would be flattery to call you fans. You're just a bunch of dogs. You bunch of morons are the main reason why Chinese football can't make progress. You throw in stones after a man has fallen into a well." His comments would see him suspended from the team despite making an apology. Wang received his first call-up to the Chinese national team in May 2006 for the international friendly against Switzerland and

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. He made his debut for the national team six years later on 6 September 2012 in a 1-0 loss against Sweden and was named man of the match after an impressive performance.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

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: 2007

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: 2015

International

China under-17 national football team *

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: 2004

Individual

Most Valuable Player: 2004 *

Young Player of the Year: 2006 *

Goalkeeper of the Year:

Team of the Year:

Most Valuable Player: 2015

References

External links

Wang Dalei profile
at Shanghai Shenhua * *
Wang Dalei player statistics
at Sohu.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Dalei 1989 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian China international footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese Buddhists Asian Games competitors for China