| Denny Wang | |
| Fullname: | Wang Yi |
| Birth Name: | Denny Wang Yi |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Alba, Italy |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventus |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Carpi (youth loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Pro Vercelli |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Borgosesia |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Wuhan Three Towns |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:59, 8 April 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:59, 1 January 2022 (UTC) |
Wang Yi (; born Denny Wang Yi; 15 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns. Born in Italy, Wang regained Chinese nationality in 2021.
As a youth player, Wang joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder.[1] He continued his development with fourth tier Italian club Borgosesia, where he graduated to their senior team within the 2017–18 Serie D campaign.[2] While he gained playing time as a right-back at Borgosesia, his contract was not extended and he trained with Chinese club Shenzhen while he looked to change his Italian nationality to Chinese.[3]
On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[4] He made his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory.[5] Wang made his league debut on 12 December 2021 against Qingdao in a 3-0 victory.[6] After this game he would go on to establish himself as a regular member of the team and go on to score his first goal on 25 November 2022 against Beijing Guoan in a 2-1 defeat.[7]
On 4 April 2023, Wang did not sign his contract with Shenhua and joined defending Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Three Towns.[8] On 8 April 2023 he made his debut for the club in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup against Shandong Taishan in a 2-0 victory.[9]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Borgosesia | 2017–18 | Serie D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 0 | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
Wuhan Three Towns