Li Yang (footballer, born 1997)

Li Yang (Chinese: 李扬; born 22 July 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender for Chengdu Rongcheng.

Li Yang
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Jiangsu, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Chengdu Rongcheng
Number 22
Youth career
–2017 Gondomar
2017–2018 Coimbrões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Coimbrões 1 (0)
2018–2020 Vitória 0 (0)
2019Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Gondomar 1 (0)
2021Wuhan FC (loan) 9 (0)
2022 Guangzhou FC 30 (0)
2023 Wuhan Three Towns 14 (2)
2024- Chengdu Rongcheng 8 (1)
International career
2018 China U21 2 (0)
2019 China U22 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6:34, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Li Yang would represent Jiangsu in the 2015 China National Youth Games, where they came runners-up at the end of the tournament.[1] He would go abroad to Portugal to continue his development where he played for Gondomar and then Coimbrões. At Coimbrões he would be promoted to their senior team where he made his debut on 21 January 2018 in a Campeonato de Portugal league game against Canelas 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 victory.[2] This would be followed by a transfer to Primeira Liga club Vitória who loaned him out to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on 8 July 2019, however his return to China only saw him play a single game against Tianjin TEDA F.C. in the Chinese FA Cup that ended in a 3-1 victory.[3]

On 4 April 2023 he would join fellow top tier club Wuhan Three Towns for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League campaign.[4] He made his debut on 15 April 2023 in a league game against Shanghai Port in a 2-0 defeat.[5] This was followed by his first goal, which was against Qingdao Hainiu on 29 April 2023 in a league game that ended in a 3-0 victory.[6] After a season, Li transferred to another top tier club in Chengdu Rongcheng on 20 February 2024.[7] He made his debut on 02 March 2023 in a league game against Qingdao Hainiu in a 2-0 victory, where he also scored his first goal for the club in the same match.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 23 July 2024.[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coimbrões 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 0 0 1 0
Vitória 2019–20 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gondomar 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 2 0 3 0
Wuhan (loan) 2021 Chinese Super League 9 0 4 0 13 0
Guangzhou 2022 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Wuhan Three Towns 2023 14 2 0 0 3 0 0[a] 0 17 2
Chengdu Rongcheng 2024 8 1 2 0 10 1
Career total 63 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 75 3
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

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Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ "官方:国奥小将李扬租借加盟上海申花俱乐部" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "CANELAS 2010 VS. COIMBRÕES 2 - 3". Soccerway.com. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "打脸!他曾是97国奥队长以为自己很抢手,结果当打之年没球队要" (in Chinese). 163.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "武汉三镇官宣6名新援加盟 韦世豪严鼎皓在列" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "WUHAN THREE TOWNS VS. SHANGHAI PORT 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "QINGDAO HAINIU VS. WUHAN THREE TOWNS 0 - 3". soccerway.com. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "官方:莱切特、买提江、杨帆、杨帅、李扬加盟成都蓉城" (in Chinese). dongqiudi.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "CHENGDU RONGCHENG VS. QINGDAO HAINIU 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ^ Li Yang at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  10. ^ Li Yang at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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