Wang Song (footballer)

Wang Song (born 12 October 1983) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu. His career spans over two decades and he currently holds the record of most appearances in Chinese top division history with 552 games.

Sichuan Quanxing
Wang Song started his football career playing for Sichuan Quanxing in the 2001 season and would gradually establish himself as a attacking left-footed midfielder within the team until the end of the 2005 season when the club disbanded at the end of the season.

Chengdu Blades
Wang was free to join second tier club Chengdu Blades in early 2006, where he was named as their captain. This responsibility seemed to get the best out of him and he became the top scorer in the 2007 season with seventeen goals in 24 games, helping the club secure promotion to the top tier. By the end of the 2008 league season, he had led Chengdu to thirteenth place within the league; however, they were relegated in the following season.

Hangzhou Greentown
In February 2010, Wang join Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown for 3 million yuan. He helped Zhejiang to the fourth place in the Chinese Super League, the club's highest position at that time, and qualified for the Asian Champions League for the first time. Hangzhou announced that the club decided not to extend Wang's contract at the end of the 2014 season.

Guangzhou R&F
On 15 December 2014, Wang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F on a free transfer. On 10 February 2015, he made his debut for the club in the preliminary round of the 2015 AFC Champions League in a 3-0 win against Warriors FC. After playing a part in every CSL game in 2015 and 2016, he signed a contract extension with R&F on 25 January 2017.

Jiangsu Suning
On 28 February 2017, Wang transferred to fellow Super League side Jiangsu Suning. He made his debut on 5 March 2017 in a 4–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Gao Tianyi in the half time. On 2 April 2017, he scored his first goal for Jiangsu in a 3–1 away defeat against Liaoning FC, which made him the first to score in 16th consecutive season of Chinese football league.

On 20 October 2019, Wang came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in a 4-1 home win over Hebei China Fortune, making him the record appearance maker in Chinese top division(including the former Jia-A League) with 416 games, surpassing previous record set by Xu Yunlong.

Sichuan Jiuniu
On 9 March 2020, Wang joined Sichuan Jiuniu on a free transfer, returning to playing in Sichuan after 11 years. The club was in China League Two (Third division in Chinese football league system) upon his arrival, however, due to the dissolution and disqualification of numerous clubs from the top two divisions, Jiuniu eventually participated China League One for the 2020 season.

Hebei Kungfu
Having fallen out with Jiuniu's head coach Li Yi, Wang didn't make a single appearance for the club in the 2021 season. On 30 July 2021, Wang joined China League Two club Hebei Kungfu on loan for the remainder of the season. He helped Hebei secure promotion to China League One in his first season, and joined the club permanently on a free transfer in March 2022, by this time Hebei has renamed as Shijiazhuang Gongfu.

Nantong Zhiyun
On 22 January 2023, Wang returned to the Chinese Super League after 3 years and joined newly promoted club Nantong Zhiyun. On 4 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Nantong, a late winner in a 1-0 home win against Qingdao Hainiu, extending his scoring streak to an astonishing 22 consecutive seasons. He helped the team stay up in their first season in the Super League, making 28 league appearances and extended his record to 445 games in Chinese top division.

Return to Shijiazhuang Gongfu
On 18 January 2024, Wang returned to China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu.

International career
Wang was called up by then manager Vladimir Petrović to his squad where he gave him his international debut in a 0–0 draw against Lebanon on 20 January 2008. Playing in several further friendlies, Wang was often playing as a left midfielder and was unable to make much of an impression within the team before he was dropped from the squad. After several years out of the international scene, then manager Gao Hongbo called him up to the national team and included him in the squad that took part in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics
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