1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 12th According to the Zhejiang media Qianjiang Evening News, citing Jiaojiang, Wang Yudong is a Taizhou student and has studied at Xueyu Road Primary School in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province and Jiaojiang District No. 5 Middle School.
On the evening of June 10, under the witness of 50,000 fans at Chongqing Longxing Professional Football Stadium, Wang Yudong completed his first goal with the national team. It was with Wang Yudong’s penalty kick that the Chinese men’s football team defeated Bahrain 1-0, ending the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Top 18 with a victory.
Wang Yudong studied at Xueyu Road Primary School in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province and Jiaojiang District No. 5 Middle School. He joined Taizhou Ostrich Football Club in June 2018. How did this 18-year-old young player who came out of Taizhou step by step to a higher stage?
“At that time, we were forming an elite team, and we watched many campus leagues, and discovered the seedling of Wang Yudong.” Huang Junhua, chairman of Zhejiang Ostrich Football Culture Development Co., Ltd., recalled that after many exchanges, Wang Yudong’s father agreed with our football philosophy, so Wang Yudong joined the 06 Elite Team of Zhejiang Ostrich Football Club.
When Wang Yudong first entered the club, he stood out among the young players with his innate football talent. His keen perception of football beyond ordinary people, his agile and changeable footwork skills and his hawkeye-eyed insight on the field instantly attracted everyone’s attention. With the careful craftsmanship of the club’s professional coaching team, Wang Yudong’s football skills are changing with each passing day. He works closely with his teammates and has achieved success on the field.
The birth of a top player is that football talent is important, but self-discipline and hard training are also indispensable. This is the nutrient that allows talent to continue to bloom. “The platforms and resources provided by formal and professional and systematic clubs have also accelerated their growth at key nodes. It is the perfect integration of talent, hard work and platform that has created Wang Yudong, who is shining in the football world today, and has also illuminated the way forward for more young people with football dreams.” Huang Junhua sighed.
He has aura, high emotional intelligence and very smart. He is the most frequently seen word when teachers who taught Wang Yudong talk about him. “Unlike ordinary sports students, Wang Yudong’s cultural course scores are quite good.” Wang Yudong’s class teacher Fu Huachun gave him a high praise. During his studies at Xueyu Primary School, Fu Huachun found that Wang Yudong had a strong comprehension ability, especially Chinese reading comprehension.
“In addition to football, Wang Yudong also likes to play table tennis!” Fu Huachun revealed that although the training is hard, Wang Yudong will not miss homework. When he encounters someone he doesn’t know, he will take the initiative to ask the teacher. He gets along well with his classmates during his school days and can teach his classmates football skills. “Every time I see me, I will say hello to me.” Fu Huachun said with a smile.
After entering Jiaojiang District No. 5 Middle School to junior high school, Wang Yudong still trained and took into account the study of cultural courses. The head teacher Bi Yunyan thought that Wang Yudong’s learning attitude was particularly rare. “He has strong learning ability, is very serious in class, and has good English scores.”
In addition, Wang Yudong has a strong sense of collective honor and always actively participates when the school holds sports meetings. “He participated in the long-distance running event of the sports meet at that time.” Bi Yunyan recalled that unlike other football students, Wang Yudong has a gentle temperament. He would ask the teacher first if he had any questions, and would take the initiative to report to the teacher when he went out.
“Wang Yudong’s parents pay great attention to his situation, often take the initiative to communicate with our teachers, and leave feedback on our WeChat messages in a timely manner.” Bi Yunyan feels that Wang Yudong’s success is also inseparable from the care and support of his parents.
“Every day at 7:50 am and 3:40 pm, the van from the Ostrich Club will appear at the school gate on time,” Fu Huachun said.
“In order to enable Wang Juedong and his players to learn to play football, the Ostrich Club takes them to school in a special car every morning. In addition to playing games, they cannot take leave for a day of morning reading. After school in the afternoon, the special car takes them back to the club for training.” Huang Junhua said that it is this kind of training and learning day after day that can further grow in the critical period of skills, technology and physical and psychological growth.