Denny Wang
Denny Wang Yi (; born 15 April 1998) is a professional footballer currently playing as a right-back for Wuhan Three Towns. Born in Italy, Wang regained Chinese nationality in 2021. Club career

As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Juventus and initially played as a midfielder. He would continue his development with fourth tier Italian club Borgosesia, where he graduated to their senior team within the 2017–18 Serie D campaign. While he would gain match time as a right-back at Borgosesia, his contract would not be extended and he trained with Chinese club Shenzhen while he looked to change his Italian nationality to Chinese. On 14 March 2021, Wang regained his Chinese nationality and signed for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. He would go on to make his debut in a Chinese FA Cup game on 14 October 2021 against Sichuan Minzu in a 3-0 victory. Denny would go on to make his league debut on 12 December 2021 against Qingdao in a 3-0 victory. 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. On 4 April 2023, Denny would not extend his contract with Shenhua and would join reigning Chinese league champions Wuhan Three Towns. On 8 April 2023 he would make his debut for the club in the 2023 Chinese FA Super Cup against Shandong Taishan in a 2-0 victory. Career statistics
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Honours

Club
Wuhan Three Towns
Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023. References

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1998 births
Living people
People from Alba, Piedmont
Italian people of Chinese descent
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Chinese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Serie D players
Juventus FC players
AC Carpi players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Footballers from Piedmont
Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo