Xiang Yuwang
Chinese footballer (born 2003)
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Xiang Yuwang (Chinese: 向余望; pinyin: Xiàng Yúwàng; born 18 December 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Chinese Super League club Chongqing Tonglianglong.
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| Full name | Xiang Yuwang | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 December 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pengshui County, Chongqing, China | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Second striker | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Chongqing Tonglianglong | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Chongqing Furen High School | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Chongqing Youth | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 90 | (53) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing,[1] Xiang started his career at Chongqing Furen High School, an affiliate to Beijing Renhe,[2] where Xiang had taken part in Chongqing's various youth leagues representing the high school.[3]
In 2021, Xiang captained the Chongqing U18s for the 2021 National Games of China, where Xiang's Chongqing finished second place, losing to Shaanxi U18s on penalties.[4]
Chongqing Tonglianglong
In January 2022, Xiang was part of a Chongqing Tonglianglong side that entered the 2021 Chongqing Amateur Super League.[5] They became the league champions of that year,[5] and were promoted to the 2022 CMCL, the Chinese fourth-tier.[6]
Xiang was named captain for Chongqing Tonglianglong's 2022 season in the CMCL and led out the club's first league match.[7] Having made 12 appearances and scored 11 times during the season, Xiang's Chongqing Tonglianglong were promoted to China League Two as Chongqing finished as runners-up.[8]
Upon their promotion to China League Two, Xiang's side become high-flyers as Chongqing Tonglianglong finished top of the League Two South Group undefeated to enter the promotion stage of the competition, with Xiang grabbing 9 goals and 7 assists in the season to take the club to China League One as eventual champions of the division.[9] In the CFA Cup, Xiang Yuwang scored 5 goals in 5 matches as he took Chongqing Tonglianglong to the quarter-finals of the competition where they were eliminated.[10]
In the 2024 season, Xiang scored in six consecutive league matches, spanning between 21 April 2024 against Foshan Nanshi and 2 June 2024 against Shijiazhuang Gongfu.[11]
International career
On 11 August 2017, Xiang was called up to a China U14 national team to participate in the CCFC Cup 2017, a friendly competition.[12]
On 12 January 2021, Xiang was called up to a China U18 training camp to prepare for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification matches.[13]
On 30 November 2023, Xiang was called up to a China U23 training camp to prepare for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 November 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chongqing Tonglianglong | 2022 | CMCL | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | 12 | 11 | |||
| 2023 | China League Two | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 27 | 14 | |||
| 2024 | China League One | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 16 | |||
| 2025 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 59 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 59 | ||
Honours
Chongqing Tonglianglong
- China League Two: 2023[15]
- Chongqing Amateur Super League: 2021[5]
China U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup runner-up:2026
Individual
- China League One Chinese Player of the Year: 2024
- China League Two Young Player of the Year: 2023[16]
- China League Two Best 11 of the Year: 2023[16]
- China League Two Bronze Boot: 2023[17]
- China League Two top assists provider: 2023[18]
- China League Two Young Player of the Month: April/May 2023,[19] June 2023,[20] July 2023,[21] August 2023,[22] September 2023[23]
- Chinese Champions League Team of the Season: 2022[8]
- Chinese Champions League Bronze Boot: 2022[8]