Hong Wan
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Croydon, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2017 Charlton Athletic
2017–2019 Yeovil Town
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2020 → Varaždin (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023

Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan[note 1] (Chinese: 温绍康; pinyin: Wēn Shàokāng; born 17 August 2000), commonly known as Hong Wan,[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Early life

Hong Wan was born to a Malaysian mother and an English-Chinese father in Croydon, England.[4][5] His mother is from Tangkak, Johor, Malaysia[6] while his father was born in Beihai, Guangxi, China.[7]

He started playing football when he was two-and-a-half years old,[8] and was scouted by Arsenal, Charlton and Crystal Palace in his first tournament.[9] He joined Charlton Athletic Academy at the age of six.[7]

Club career

Hong Wan came through the academy of Charlton Athletic,[10] before joining Yeovil Town in 2017. He was the captain of the under-18 squad,[10] however, he failed to make a senior appearance for the club.[4]

In 2019, Hong Wan signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal.[11] In July 2019, he joined the senior team for a friendly tournament in China, Premier League Asia Trophy.[12] Wolves won the tournament with Hong Wan playing two matches against Newcastle United and Manchester City.[13]

In early 2020, he was loaned to Croatian side Varaždin, but made no senior appearances due to the COVID-19 pandemic before returning to Wolves four months later.[14][15] Despite failing to make any Premier League appearance for Wolves, he managed to make 21 appearances for the club's under-23 team in the 2020–21 Premier League 2 Division 2.[16]

On 30 June 2021, Hong Wan joined Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim on a free transfer,[5] because he saw it as an opportunity to develop as a player and play at a high level.[9] He made his competitive debut with JDT in the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih, the Malaysian super cup competition, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute.[17] On 4 March 2022, Hong Wan made his league debut in the first round of the 2022 Malaysia Super League against Penang.[18]

International career

Due to his place of birth and parents' origin, Hong Wan is eligible to represent England, Malaysia, and China internationally.[19]

In March 2022, he was called up to the Malaysia national football team training camp, ahead of friendly matches against the Philippines, Singapore, and Albirex Niigata Singapore.[20] However, he did not make it to the final 25-man squad due to lack of fitness.[21][22]

Personal life

Hong Wan's father moved from China to England at the young age and his mother moved to England from Malaysia in her twenties to pursue her studies.[8]

Hong Wan received his Malaysian passport and identity card in 2021 after joining Johor Darul Ta'zim.[23][24]

Career statistics

As of 17 December 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2019–20 — — — — — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 — — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Total — — — — 1 0 1 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 13 0 6 0 4 0 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 28 0
2023 Malaysia Super League 26 0 6 0 3 1 5[d] 0 — 40 1
Total 39 0 12 0 7 1 9 0 1 0 68 1
Career total 39 0 12 0 7 1 9 0 2 0 69 1
  1. ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
  2. ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Piala Sumbangsih

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Notes

  1. ^ This name follows Western name ordering. Nathaniel Shio Hong is the given name and Wan is his family name, according to his name in Chinese character.

References

  1. ^ "Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". premierleague.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Hong Wan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "From Wolves to Johor: Get to know JDT's new signing, Hong Wan | Astro SuperSport". Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via YouTube. [Nathaniel] is my English name but I don't tend to use that, I just use Hong.
  4. ^ a b Nash, Tim (23 May 2019). "Wan looking to win for Wolves after signing". Wolves Bite. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Wolves' Shio set to give JDT more bite | New Straits Times". NST Online. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ Hashim, Firdaus (30 June 2021). "Hong Wan akui JDT setanding kelab EPL". Harian Metro. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "温绍康：希望为中国国家队踢球，家人一定会非常支持_竞彩波经_比分盘口_华体网". nb.sportscn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b "From Wolves to Johor: Get to know JDT's new signing, Hong Wan | Astro SuperSport". Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via YouTube. My father moved from China to England when he was quite young [...] [my mother] moved to England when she was in her twenties. [...] she was studying and working part-time and then come over.
  9. ^ a b PENUH Hong Wan sedia nak belajar dari Natxo Insa Nadi Arena, retrieved 29 September 2022[unreliable source?]
  10. ^ a b Spiers, Tim (24 May 2019). "Wolves snap up promising youngster Hong Wan". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Yeovil Town youngster Hong Wan". SomersetLive. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ^ "00后英超华裔小将加盟马来西亚球队 曾表示想为中国队效力_温绍康". sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan Johor Darul Ta'zim videos, transfer history and stats – SofaScore". sofascore.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Squad of NK Varazdin – Season 2020". besoccer.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Official: Wolves confirm 26th loan departure of the season". Vital Wolverhampton Wanderers. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  16. ^ a b c Hong Wan at Soccerway
  17. ^ a b "2022 Piala Sumbangsih". cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim vs. Pulau Pinang – 4 March 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  19. ^ "I'm open to playing for Malaysia, says Wolves youngster Hong Wan". english.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 30 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 14 MAC 2022 | FAM". fam.org.my. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  21. ^ "SENARAI 25 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE FAS TRI-NATIONS SERIES 2022 DI SINGAPURA | FAM". fam.org.my. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Kim Pan-gon sudah ada empat calon kapten Harimau Malaya". stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Penantian berbaloi untuk bintang muda JDT, Hong Wan". shootapp-share. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  24. ^ "SQUAD UPDATES". Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  25. ^ "2022 Piala FA Malaysia". cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  26. ^ "JDT crack open KL City's defence to retain FA Cup". Malay Mail. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  27. ^ "JDT berada di landasan tepat – Solari". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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