Wang Yudong
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.jpg) Wang with the China national team in June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wang Yudong | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fenghua, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left winger | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Zhejiang FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Shenrui | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taizhou Ostrich | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ningbo Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Zhejiang FA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Zhejiang FC | 46 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | China U17 | 6 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | China U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | China | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Yudong (simplified Chinese: 王钰栋; traditional Chinese: 王鈺棟; pinyin: Wáng Yùdòng; born 23 November 2006) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC and the China national team.
Born in Dayan Town in the Fenghua District of Ningbo on 23 November 2006,[1] Wang moved to Shenzhen at a young age, as his father had done business there,[2] being educated at Shenzhen Dongfang Primary School.[3] To help with Wang's development in football, his father built him a football pitch in Shenzhen, and formed an amateur football club.[4] After moving back to Zhejiang, his home province, he first joined the Shanghai Shenrui,[4] then moved to the Zhejiang Ostrich youth academy.[2] In 2021, he joined Ningbo Sports School to play in the Ningbo Football Super League.[2]
Club career
In 2021, Wang started training with the Zhejiang FA youth team, a feeder team to Zhejiang FC.[2]
On 20 July 2023, he signed his first professional contract at Zhejiang FC, joining the first-team with immediate effect.[5] Five days later on 25 July, he made his senior debut for Zhejiang, coming on as a substitute for Yue Xin in a 5–1 loss to Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese FA Cup.[6] Wang made his Chinese Super League debut a month later on 26 August, coming on for the final six minutes in a 3–0 win over Dalian Pro.[7]
On 20 September, he came on to make his AFC Champions League debut in a 4–1 away defeat to Buriram United, becoming the youngest Chinese footballer to ever make an appearance in the competition.[8] On 29 October 2023, he made his first goal contribution for Zhejiang, in a league game against Cangzhou Mighty Lions, providing an assist for Ji Shengpan to seal the victory for the club at 6–1.[9] On 26 February 2024, he was awarded the 2023 Chinese Golden Boy award for the under-17 level.[10]
On 28 November 2024, Wang scored his first senior and professional goal, in a 4–2 home AFC Champions League Two win over Singaporean side Lion City Sailors; in the same match, he also provided an assist for Jean Evrard Kouassi.[11] On 28 March 2025, Wang scored his first Chinese Super League goal, in a 4–0 away win against Wuhan Three Towns.[12]
International career
Wang had first been involved in China youth teams in 2019, when he was selected for a China U12 squad. He later captained in the U14 level, and later on featured in U16 squads as early as 2021.[13]
In 2022, he was selected for 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification matches with the China under-17 national team,[14] where he scored eight goals in three games, gaining qualification into the final tournament.[15]
On 3 June 2023, he was named in the final squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[16] In the Asian Cup, Wang scored a double against Australia,[17] and another goal against Tajikistan.[18]
On 26 December 2023, Wang made his debut for the China under-23 national team in a friendly against Malaysia, aged 17.[19] Three months later on 5 April 2024, Wang was included in the China U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[20]
On 28 February 2025, Wang received his first call-up to the China national team, in preparation for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against Saudi Arabia and Australia.[21][22] On 25 March 2025, Wang made his debut for the China national team, coming on as a 66th minute substitute for Xie Wenneng in a 2–0 home loss to Australia.[23]
On 10 June 2025, Wang scored his first goal for the national team from the penalty kick in a 1–0 home win against Bahrain in the last game of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[24]
