Wang Yang (footballer, born 1991)

Wang Yang
王阳
Personal information
Date of birthOctober 12, 1991
Place of birthShanghai, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10.1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Free Agent
Youth career
Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011-2013Shanghai Shenhua26(2)
2011→ Sūduva (Loan)1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Yang (born 12 October 1991) is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. He is the brother of footballer Wang Gang who currently plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan but is currently on loan at S.C. Covilhã.

Club career

Wang Yang started his career playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team before being promoted to the senior team at the beginning of the 2011 Chinese Super League season. He would soon be loaned out to top tier Lithuanian side Sūduva half way through their league season and make his debut for the club on July 7, 2011 in a 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying game against Elfsborg in a game that Sūduva lost 3-0.[1] As the Lithuanian 2011 A Lyga season continued Wang Yang was rarely used and only made one league appearance against Šiauliai on July 24 in a 1-0 defeat before he eventually returned to China at the end of the season.[2] Upon his return to Shenhua he would make his debut for the club as a substitute against Shandong Luneng in a league game on April 28, 2012 that Shenhua drew 0-0.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elfsborg 3-0 Sūduva". uefa.com. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Šiauliai 1-0 Sūduva". soccerway.com. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Shanghai Shenhua 0-0 Shandong Luneng". soccerway.com. 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

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