Hong Wan

Hong Wan
Hong Wan with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position 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 51 (0)
International career‡
2026– Malaysia 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
FIFA ASEAN Cup
Third place2026 IndonesiaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2026

Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan (Chinese: 温绍康; pinyin: Wēn Shàokāng; born 17 August 2000), commonly known as Hong Wan, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

Early life

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

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

Club career

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

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

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. 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 under manager James Collins.

On 30 June 2021, Hong Wan joined Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim on a free transfer, because he saw it as an opportunity to develop as a player and play at a high level. He made his competitive debut with JDT in the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih, the Malaysian super cup competition, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute. On 4 March 2022, Hong Wan made his league debut in the first round of the 2022 Malaysia Super League against Penang. During the 2023 season, he was regarded to have established himself as a regular starter for the club.

International career

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

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. However, he did not make it to the final 25-man squad due to lack of fitness.

In September 2025, Hong Wan received his senior call-up to the Malaysia national team for friendlies against Singapore and Palestine, replacing the injured Hector Hevel, but did not feature in either match.

In October 2025, he was included in the 29-man squad for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against Laos.

Hong Wan was selected for the final squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup in Indonesia. More than four years after his first call-up to the national team, he finally made his international debut on 1 October 2026 in the match against Singapore at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium.

Personal life

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

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

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2019–20 — ————0000
2020–21 — ————1010
Total ————1010
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 0000—00—00
2022 Malaysia Super League 13060404010280
2023 Malaysia Super League 26060315010411
2024–25 Malaysia Super League 70005010—130
Total 46012012110020821
Career total 46012012110030831
  1. ↑ Includes Malaysia Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Piala Sumbangsih

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Hong Wan stats and ratings". Sofascore. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "From Wolves to Johor: Get to know JDT's new signing, Hong Wan | Astro SuperSport". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via YouTube. [Nathaniel] is my English name but I don't tend to use that, I just use Hong.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 "Wolves' Shio set to give JDT more bite | New Straits Times". NST Online. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (30 June 2021). "Hong Wan akui JDT setanding kelab EPL". Harian Metro. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 "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). Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 "From Wolves to Johor: Get to know JDT's new signing, Hong Wan | Astro SuperSport". 30 January 2021. 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.
  10. 1 2 PENUH Hong Wan sedia nak belajar dari Natxo Insa Nadi Arena, 20 March 2022, retrieved 29 September 2022[unreliable source?]
  11. 1 2 Spiers, Tim (24 May 2019). "Wolves snap up promising youngster Hong Wan". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  13. ↑ "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.[permanent dead link]
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  15. ↑ "Official: Wolves confirm 26th loan departure of the season". Vital Wolverhampton Wanderers. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Hong Wan at Soccerway
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  18. 1 2 "2022 Piala Sumbangsih". cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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  21. ↑ "Nathaniel steps up and delivers for Southern Tigers in FA Cup final". The Star. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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  24. ↑ "SENARAI 25 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE FAS TRI-NATIONS SERIES 2022 DI SINGAPURA | FAM". fam.org.my. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "Kim Pan-gon sudah ada empat calon kapten Harimau Malaya". stadiumastro.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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  27. ↑ "Palestine face Malaysia in the first friendly of the Abu Jazar era". Football Palestine. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
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  29. ↑ Msar, Syazwan (4 October 2026). "Hong Wan mahu tebus kecewa gagal final". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  30. ↑ "Penantian berbaloi untuk bintang muda JDT, Hong Wan". shootapp-share. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "SQUAD UPDATES". Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  32. ↑ "2022 Piala FA Malaysia". cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  33. ↑ "JDT crack open KL City's defence to retain FA Cup". Malay Mail. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  34. ↑ Azharie, Farah (24 August 2024). "JDT thrash Selangor 6–1 to win FA Cup". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  35. ↑ "JDT berada di landasan tepat – Solari". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  36. ↑ "FIFA ASEAN Cup: Malaysia Edge Vietnam 1–0 To Claim Third Place". Bernama. 5 October 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.