Xiang Yuwang
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | 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 | 34 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | China U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
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 and captains China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
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[edit]
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]
International career[edit]
On 11 August 2017, Xiang was called up to a China U14 national team to participate in the CCFC Cup 2017, a friendly competition.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 9 March 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | ||
Honours[edit]
Chongqing Tonglianglong
- China League Two: 2023[14]
- Chongqing Amateur Super League: 2021[5]
Individual
- China League Two Young Player of the Year: 2023[15]
- China League Two Best 11 of the Year: 2023[15]
- China League Two Bronze Boot: 2023[16]
- China League Two top assists provider: 2023[17]
- China League Two Young Player of the Month: April/May 2023,[18] June 2023,[19] July 2023,[20] August 2023,[21] September 2023[22]
- Chinese Champions League Team of the Season: 2022[8]
- Chinese Champions League Bronze Boot: 2022[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "慧心生命2022中国足球协会会员协会冠军联赛秩序册" [Wisense Life 2022 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League manual] (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "北京人和U16辅仁中学闯入重庆城市冠军联赛男子甲组决赛" [Beijing Renhe U16 Furen High School are through to the Chongqing City Champions League Men's Group A final] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "辅仁中学夺校园足球全国冠军 重庆本土青少年足球蓬勃发展" [Furen High School crowned school football national champions, as Chongqing's homegrown youth football develops]. www.sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "U18足球队为重庆增添一枚银牌 多方共建模式创造历史最佳" [U18 football team adds a silver medal to Chongqing, cooperative team-building mode made best performance in history]. www.cqcb.com (in Chinese). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "2021重庆市业余足球超级联赛落幕，重庆青年点胜麟轩夺冠" [2021 Chongqing Amateur Football Super League ends, Chongqing Youth beat Linxuan on penalties]. www.cqcb.com (in Chinese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "61支球队参加2022中冠联赛大区赛，3支重庆队伍报名" [61 teams participate in the 2021 CMCL regionals, as three Chongqing teams register] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "首发名单丨四川天府 vs 重庆铜梁龙" [Starting XIs: Sichuan Tianfu vs Chongqing Tonglianglong] (in Chinese). Weibo. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "中冠落幕：玉溪夺冠，铜梁龙亚军，韩子龙最佳球员" [CMCL wraps up: Yuxi crowned champions while Tonglianglong are runners-up, Han Zilong was awarded best player] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "【2023赛季中乙联赛冠军——重庆铜梁龙】" [2023 China League Two season champions—Chongqing Tonglianglong] (in Chinese). Weibo. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "【战报| 昂首面对，足协杯1/4决赛，重庆铜梁龙主场0-2上海申花】" [Match report: Keep our heads up as in the CFA Cup quarter-final, Chongqing Tonglianglong 0–2 Shanghai Shenhua (H)] (in Chinese). Weibo. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "关于组织U14选拔队第三期集训及比赛的通知" [The announcement on organising the third U14 team training camp and matches]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织U18男足国家队选拔训练营的通知" [The CFA's announcement on organising a men's U18 national team training camp]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "中国足球协会关于组织奥林匹克男子足球队2023年第八期集训的通知" [The CFA's announcement on organising the eighth Olympics men's football team training camp]. www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b Xiang Yuwang at Soccerway
- ^ a b "中乙年度评选：韩子龙获最佳射手&球员，向余望最佳青年球员" [China League Two annual awards: Han Zilong best player & top scorer, Xiang Yuwang best young player] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "2023中乙联赛截至第22轮射手榜" [2023 China League Two top scorers chart after round 22] (in Chinese). Weibo. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "2023中乙联赛截至第22轮助攻榜" [2023 China League Two top assisters chart after round 22] (in Chinese). Weibo. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "4/5月最佳青年球员｜向余望（重庆铜梁龙）" [Young Player of the Month for April/May: Xiang Yuwang (Chongqing Tonglianglong)] (in Chinese). Weibo. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "6月最佳青年球员｜向余望（重庆铜梁龙）" [Young Player of the Month for June: Xiang Yuwang (Chongqing Tonglianglong)] (in Chinese). Weibo. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "7月最佳青年球员｜向余望（重庆铜梁龙）" [Young Player of the Month for July: Xiang Yuwang (Chongqing Tonglianglong)] (in Chinese). Weibo. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "8月最佳青年球员｜向余望（重庆铜梁龙）" [Young Player of the Month for August: Xiang Yuwang (Chongqing Tonglianglong)] (in Chinese). Weibo. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "连续5次当选！官方：重庆队长向余望当选中乙9月最佳青年球员" [Five in a row! Chongqing captain Xiang Yuwang picked as the China League Two Young Player of the Month for September] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Xiang Yuwang at Soccerway