Wang Qiang (, born 23 July 1984) is a Chinese former international

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as a defender. Wang's twin elder brother Wang Gang is a retired footballer.

Club career

Wang Qiang started his professional football career in the 2003 league season for top-tier side

Shenyang Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which last competed in the Chinese Super League. The team was based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ' ...

as a versatile defender and by the 2005 league campaign he established himself as a regular when he played in 21 league games for them. While Shenyang Ginde were often fighting against relegation throughout much of the

2006 Chinese Super League The 2006 Chinese Super League was the third season since the establishment of the Chinese Football Association Super League (中国足球协会超级联赛 or 中超), also known as Chinese Super League, the thirteen season of professional associa ...

season Wang Qiang was able to cement his position within the team and scored his first league goal against Inter Xian on 22 July 2006 in a 2-1 win during the season. At the beginning of the 2007 league season Shenyang Ginde moved to

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and renamed themselves

Changsha Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club which last competed in the Chinese Super League. The team was based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ' ...

, Wang Qiang continued to be a regular fixture within the team and even help them improve from their previous league standing when he helped them finish the league in a respectable 10th. Being a permanent fixture within the team's central defence Wang was promoted as the club's captain the following season, however his time as captain was not the most productive in the club's history and each season saw the club slip down the table until they were relegated at the end of

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season. Before the start of the 2011 league campaign reigning league title holders

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...

bought Wang for 5 million yuan. In December 2015, Wang transferred to

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side

Beijing Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

with a two-year contract on a free transfer. He extended his contract with the club on 31 December 2017 after Beijing Renhe promoted to the

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International career

Wang Qiang made his international debut against

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on 18 July 2009 in a friendly, which China won 3-1. After that game he became a regular fixture within the national team and was included in the squad that won the

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before being called up to the team that took part in the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the secon ...

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2018.''

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng Taishan *

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Chinese FA Super Cup The Chinese FA Super Cup (), formerly named Chinese Football Super Cup (), is a Chinese football super cup competition that takes place every year before the start of the new season. It is contested between the champions of the previous Chinese Su ...

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International

China PR national football team *

East Asian Football Championship EAFF E-1 Football Championship, known as the East Asian Football Championship from 2003 to 2010, and the EAFF East Asian Cup for the 2013 and 2015 editions, is a men's international football competition in East Asia for member nations of the East ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

References

External links

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Player profile at sohu.com
(Chinese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Qiang 1984 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian China men's international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Guangzhou City F.C. players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Chinese twins Men's association football defenders