Wang Zhenpeng (traditional Chinese: 王振鵬; simplified Chinese: 王振鹏, born 5 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in China, he played for the Hong Kong national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wang Zhenpeng | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Dalian Shide | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2026 | Kitchee | 237 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2025 | Hong Kong | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
| Wang Zhenpeng | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王振鵬 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王振鹏 | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
editDalian Shide
editWang started his professional football career in 2002 when he was promoted to the senior team of top tier Chinese side Dalian Shide. Throughout the season, he was used as a third-choice goalkeeper and did not see any playing time. However, he did see his side win the 2002 league title that season and did pick up a medal.[1] His time at Dalian, however would see him struggle to receive any playing time and he would even struggle to even maintain his third choice position within the team by the 2005 league season, which saw him dropped from the first team squad.[2]
Kitchee
editIn 2005, Wang moved to Hong Kong-based club Kitchee and made his league debut on 18 September 2005 against Sun Hei in a 2–0 victory. As the season progressed, he went on to become the club's first-choice goalkeeper and play in twelve games at the end of the 2005–06 season that saw Kitchee win the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, while also coming fourth within the league.[3]
In the following season, Wang faced stiff competition from Hong Kong U-23 goalkeeper Li Jian and only played in ten league games. However, he was able to regain his place within the team and play in the final of the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield on 23 December 2007, but Wang did not have a good game and saw himself commit two goalkeeping mistakes that led to Kitchee losing 2–0 to Eastern.[4] Despite the disappointment, Wang still remained as the club's main goalkeeper and play in the final that won the 2006–07 Hong Kong League Cup as well as starting the following season as the first choice where he played in fifteen league games throughout the 2007–08 season. By finishing in a disappointing sixth, the club's manager Julio César Moreno decided to drop Wang during the 2008–09 season and replaced him with Song Tao and Luciano, which saw Wang only play in six league games at the end of the season.
Kitchee brought in Josep Gombau as their new manager in the 2009–10 season, and he made Sergio Aure his first-choice goalkeeper. Wang played in only five league games throughout the season and sat on the bench as the club won the 2009 Hong Kong Community Shield. However, he regained his position as the club's main goalkeeper in the 2010–11 league season, which he played in all but one game throughout the season as Kitchee won the league title for the first time since 1964.
On 17 May 2026, after 21 years at the club, Wang announced his retirement from professional football.[5]
International career
editOn 3 June 2016, he made his international debut against Vietnam during the 2016 AYA Bank Cup.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Senior Shield | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dalian Shide | 2002 | Chinese Jia-A League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kitchee | 2005–06 | Hong Kong First Division League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9[a] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5[f] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[f] | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 237 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 384 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the AFC Cup
- ↑ 1 appearance in 2009 Hong Kong Community Shield, 3 appearances in 2010 Singapore Cup
- ↑ 1 appearance in AFC Champions League qualification, 7 appearances in AFC Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ↑ 2 appearance in 2017 AFC Champions League qualification
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- ↑ 1 appearance in AFC Champions League qualification, 3 appearances in AFC Cup
International
edit- As of matches played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
editDalian Shide[7]
Kitchee[7]
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2025–26
- Hong Kong First Division: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2005–06, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18, 2019–20
- Hong Kong League Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Hong Kong Community Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
- AFC Cup Play-off: 2015–16
- HKPLC Cup: 2023–24
References
edit- ↑ "王振鹏". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "大连实德 2005赛季球员". csldata.sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hongkong 2005/06". RSSSF. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ 東方爆冷捧銀牌 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at chinesetoday.com 24 December 2007 Retrieved 8 September 2012
- ↑ 港超聯 結束職業生涯 王振鵬：去年亞盃外留憾 on.cc 17 May 2026
- ↑ "Thắng Hong Kong (TQ) sau loạt luân lưu 11m, ĐT Việt Nam gặp Singapore trong trận chung kết Aya Bank Cup 2016". vff.org.vn. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Wang, Zhenpeng". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "WANG ZHENPENG". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
edit- Wang Zhenpeng at Soccerway
- Player profile at Kitchee.com
- Player profile at Sohu.com