Wang Shenchao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Shenchao (Chinese: 王燊超; pinyin: Wáng Shēnchāo; born 8 February 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League and the China national team.

Wang Shenchao
王燊超

Personal information
Full name	Wang Shenchao
Date of birth	(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Port
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2005	Genbao Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Shanghai Port	386	(20)
International career‡
2017–	China	21	(0)
Medal record Representing  China Men's football EAFF Championship 2019 South Korea Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 November 2023

Wang Shenchao
Chinese	王燊超
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Shēnchāo IPA [wǎŋ ʂə́n ʈʂʰáʊ]

Club career

Wang Shenchao started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team for the 2006 season. He became a regular for the club as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He became the club's captain after Wang Jiayu transferred to Nanchang Hengyuan in January 2011. Wang was linked with a move to Shanghai Shenxin after the 2011 season but decided to stay at the club.^[1] He appeared in 29 league matches and scored three goals in the 2012 season as Shanghai clinched the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight.

Wang would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port.^[2] He would go on to be an integral member of the team that would come runners-up within the 2015 Chinese Super League and qualification for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the clubs history.^[3] He would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2018 Chinese Super League title with the club.^[4]

International career

Wang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 7 June 2017 in an 8-1 win against the Philippines. On 26 May 2018, he was caught on camera taking out a necklace from his sock and wearing it during an international friendly against Myanmar.^[5] On 12 June 2018, he received a one-year ban from the national team.^[6]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shanghai SIPG/ Shanghai Port	2006	China League Two			-		-		-
	2007				-		-		-
	2008	China League One	24	0	-		-		-		24	0
	2009		24	2	-		-		-		24	2
	2010		24	0	-		-		-		24	0
	2011		25	2	2	1	-		-		27	3
	2012		29	3	1	0	-		-		30	3
	2013	Chinese Super League	29	0	1	0	-		-		30	0
	2014		30	2	0	0	-		-		30	2
	2015		28	0	2	0	-		-		30	0
	2016		24	1	1	0	9	0	-		34	1
	2017		29	1	8	0	11	1	-		48	2
	2018		25	2	3	0	8	0	-		36	2
	2019		25	1	3	0	9	3	1[a]	1	38	5
	2020		19	3	0	0	6	0	-		25	3
	2021		20	1	1	0	0	0	-		21	1
	2022		31	2	2	2	-		-		33	4
	Total		386	20	24	3	43	4	1	1	454	28
Career total			386	20	24	3	43	4	1	1	454	28

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	4	0
2018	3	0
2019	1	0
2020	0	0
2021	9	0
2022	2	0
2023	2	0
Total	21	0

Honours

Shanghai Port

• Chinese Super League: 2018,^[4] 2023
• China League One: 2012^[8]
• China League Two: 2007
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2019^[9]

Individual

• Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2017