Yang Zhi (footballer)

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Yang Zhi
杨智
Personal information
Full nameYang Zhi
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983
Place of birthGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubBeijing Guoan
Number22
Youth career
2001Guangdong Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2004Guangdong Xiongying48(0)
2005–Beijing Guoan232(0)
National team‡
2006–China36(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2013
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Zhi (Chinese: 杨智; pinyin: Yáng Zhì; born 15 January 1983) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Yang Zhi originally started his professional career at the second tier club Guangdong Xiongying after graduating from their youth team. He quickly established himself within the squad in his first professional season with Guangdong Xiongying by playing in 26 league games.[1] The following season he would play in a further 22 league games for Guangdong and help take them to tenth place in the league.[2] His performances caught the eye of Beijing Guoan and with the chance to play in the Chinese Super League, he transferred to them at the beginning of the 2005 league season where he once again quickly established himself as their first choice goalkeeper within the team by playing in 21 league games in his debut season.[1] The following seasons saw him become an integral member of the team and by the 2009 league season he had aided them to win the Chinese Super League title. During the preseason of the 2012 season, Yang sustained an injury in a friendly and was out for most of the season. He returned to his starting role as goalkeeper for Beijing during the 2013 season.

International career

After his consistent performances for Beijing Guoan, Yang was called up to the Chinese national football team on 10 August 2006 for a friendly against Thailand where he came on as a substitute for Li Leilei in a 4–0 victory.[3] He would later make his competitive debut the following season against Myanmar on 28 October 2007 for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, which China won 4–0.[4] It was not until the introduction of new head coach Gao Hongbo that saw Yang promoted to the national team's first choice goalkeeper when he named him within his first game in a friendly against Germany on 29 May 2009 that ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan

International

China PR national football team

  • East Asian Football Championship: 2010

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yáng, Zhì". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 18, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "China 2004". rsssf.com. Apr 7, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "China PR 4–0 Thailand". teamchina.freehostia.com. August 10, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Myanmar China, PR AFC Asia Qualifying 2010". football-lineups.com. 28-Oct-07. Retrieved September 18, 2012. 
  5. ↑ "China PR 1–1 Germany". teamchina.freehostia.com. May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2012. 

External links

Beijing Guoan F.C. – current squad
China
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