Wang Yaopeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Yaopeng (Chinese: 王耀鹏; pinyin: Wáng Yàopéng; born 18 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

Wang Yaopeng
王耀鹏

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Changchun Yatai
Number	3
Youth career
	Dalian Aerbin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Liaoning Youth	4	(0)
2014–2023	Dalian Pro	98	(3)
2024–	Changchun Yatai	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Club career

Wang Yaopeng started his professional football career in 2013 when he was loaned to China League Two side Liaoning Youth for the 2013 China League Two. He was promoted to Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin (now known as Dalian Professional) by manager Ma Lin in 2014.^[1] On 16 April 2015, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against amateur club Hangzhou Ange in the 2015 Chinese FA Cup.^[2] He made his league debut on 16 May 2015 in a 3–1 away win over Shenzhen, coming on as a substitute for Zou You in the 72nd minute.^[3]

He would mainly play for the reserve team while Dalian Yifang was in the second tier, however he would be part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2017 China League One campaign.^[4] On 3 March 2018, he made his Super League debut in an 8–0 crushing defeat against Shanghai SIPG, coming on for Sun Guowen in the 66th minute.^[5] Despite this result, Wang would keep his place within the team and helped ensure the club remained within the division at the end of the season. On 23 November 2019, Wang scored his first Chinese Super League goal for the club in a 3-3 home draw against Hebei China Fortune.

On 7 February 2024, Wang joined fellow Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai, following the dissolution of Dalian Pro. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 4 November 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
Liaoning Youth	2013	China League Two	4	0	-		-		-		4	0
Dalian Yifang / Dalian Professional	2014	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2015	China League One	1	0	2	0	-		-		3	0
	2016		2	0	2	0	-		-		4	0
	2017		1	0	2	0	-		-		3	0
	2018	Chinese Super League	22	0	3	0	-		-		25	0
	2019		18	1	3	0	-		-		21	1
	2020		18	2	0	0	-		-		18	2
	2021		12	0	2	0	-		1[a]	0	15	0
	2022		13	0	1	0	-		-		14	0
	2022		11	0	1	0	-		-		12	0
	Total		98	3	16	0	0	0	1	0	115	3
Career total			102	3	15	0	0	0	1	0	119	3

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Club

Dalian Yifang/ Dalian Professional

• China League One: 2017.^[4]