The scene of the signing ceremony. Photo by reporter Lou Ying
Yunnan Netnews (reporter Lou Ying) Thai second division league team btu united team officially announced a few days ago that the team and Wang Lingke, a 17-year-old young player from Kaiyuan City, our province, have completed the signing. After completing the registration procedures, Wang Ling will officially appear in the Thai Second League, and also become the first Yunnan player to officially join the Thai Professional League.
Wang Lingke is from Kaiyuan City, the "hometown of football", and he has just celebrated his 17th birthday and has been associated with football since he was a child. He said, "My dad used to be a football player, he used to take me to the side of the court to play since I was a child, when I was 4 years old, I went to the junior sports school to play with my big brothers, and the real start of football training was from the age of 6. After Wang Lingke started football training, with excellent personal ability, he was twice selected for Wanda's "China Football Hope Star" Spain training 50 people in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, Wang Lingke was again selected by the Yunnan Provincial Team and was selected for the Yunnan Provincial 01 and 02 Age Group. In September 2017, Wang Lingke, who was gradually in a better situation, was selected to join the u17 national youth training team. In order to enhance his personal ability and feel a different football atmosphere, Wang Lingke went to two clubs in Slovenia and Croatia to study and train, and he was deeply impressed by the strong local football atmosphere. At the same time as opening his eyes, Wang Lingke's on-field ability has also been continuously tempered, "In the past, because of lack of self-confidence, many times I did not dare to shoot, but after the exercise, my self-confidence has been greatly improved, and the frequency under my feet has also been much faster." ”
By chance, Wang Lingke was favored by the Thai btu united team, not only became the first player from China in the team, But Thailand also became the beginning of Wang Lingke's football career. In mid-June this year, Wang Lingke officially signed a contract with BTU United, and the club's official website wrote in its evaluation of Wang Lingke: "China's 'Star of Hope' Wang Lingke is very young, he is just 17 years old, he is the youngest player in the club's frontline, flexible mind, delicate technology, fast movement speed, can quickly organize effective attacks to threaten opponents, is a good player to strengthen the team's midfield, the club believes that he will be a rare star through the accumulation of games." ”
After officially becoming a member of the team, Wang Ling can wear the No. 97 jersey. According to reports, as the youngest player in the BTU United team, Wang Lingke has been unanimously affirmed by the club from top to bottom since joining the team, including the club's senior management, coaching staff and players are very fond of this young player from China. Wang Lingke said that he hopes to further enhance his ability through learning and tempering in the Thai Second League. As for the future goals, he said: "Strive to return to Europe next year or the year after, hoping to one day be able to enter the European giants." ”