Wang Tong started his football career playing with Shandong Luneng's youth academy where he impressed then manager Branko Ivanković during many training sessions.

He was then included into the first team when he made his debut for the club on 31 October 2010 in a 2-0 win against Changsha Ginde.

[1] While he would have limited playing time throughout the season he was part of the squad that won the 2010 Chinese Super League title.

The following season he would aid the club by winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them.

[4] Wang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 5 August 2015 in a 2-0 win against North Korea.