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Wang Kai
王锴
Personal information
Date of birth	January 22, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Chongqing, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
	Chongqing Lifan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2011	Chongqing Lifan
2011	→ Chengdu Blades (loan)
2012–2014	Chengdu Blades
2015	Sichuan Longfor
2016–2020	Nantong Zhiyun
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Wang Kai (simplified Chinese: 王锴; traditional Chinese: 王鍇; pinyin: Wáng Kǎi; born January 22, 1983, in Chongqing) is a Chinese football player who plays as a midfielder or defender.

Club career

Wang Kai started his football career playing for the Chongqing Lifan youth team before he was drafted into the senior team in the 2002 league season.^[1] The following seasons saw him gradually establish himself as an integral part of the team and would even go on to captain the side before the club were relegated in the 2006 league season.^[2] Wang Kai stayed loyal to the team and after two seasons in the second tier he had his personal best season when he scored ten goals in the 2008 league season to aid Chongqing back into the top tier.^[3]

At the end of the 2010 Chinese Super League season Wang Kai would be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the season.^[4] He would go on to join Chengdu Blades, initially on loan before making the move permanent the following season. He would remain with them until the end of the 2014 China League One season when the club experienced relegation and were dissolved due to wage arrears.^[5] On 16 January 2015, Wang moved to China League Two side Sichuan Longfor.^[6] This was followed by another move the next season when on 22 January 2016, Wang transferred to fellow China League Two side Nantong Zhiyun.^[7] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and gained promotion with the club at the end of the 2018 China League Two season.^[8]

Club career stats

Last update: 31 December 2020.^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chongqing Lifan	2002	Chinese Jia-A League	3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	2003	Chinese Jia-A League	14	1	1	2	-		-		15	3
	2004	Chinese Super League	20	0	1	1	-		-		21	1
	2005		24	3	1	1	-		-		25	4
	2006		22	0	0	0	-		-		22	0
	2007	China League One	21	16	-		-		-		21	16
	2008	China League One	24	11	-		-		-		24	11
	2009	Chinese Super League	14	1	-		-		-		14	1
	2010	Chinese Super League	21	2	-		-		-		21	2
	Total		163	34	3	4	0	0	0	0	166	38
Chengdu Blades (loan)	2011	Chinese Super League	14	3	0	0	-		-		14	3
Chengdu Blades	2012	China League One	24	2	1	0	-		-		25	2
	2013		23	5	0	0	-		-		23	5
	2014		24	3	0	0	-		-		24	3
	Total		71	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	72	10
Sichuan Longfor	2015	China League Two	18	5	0	0	-		-		18	5
Nantong Zhiyun	2016		16	1	1	0	-		-		17	1
	2017		18	2	1	0	-		-		19	2
	2018		23	1	1	0	-		-		24	1
	2019	China League One	2	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2020	China League One	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	Total		59	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	62	4
Career total			325	56	7	4	0	0	0	0	332	60

References

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^ "China 2006". RSSSF. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
^ "China 2008". RSSSF. 3 Apr 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
^ "China 2010". RSSSF. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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^ "China 2018 > China League Two". RSSSF. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
^ 王锴 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine