Xu Yang (footballer, born 1987)

Xu Yang
徐洋
Personal information
Full nameXu Yang
Date of birthJune 18, 1987
Place of birthShandong, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
China Henan Jianye
Number18
Youth career
2000-2005Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005-2006Shandong Luneng0(0)
2006-2007FK Beograd0(0)
2007-2008Shandong Luneng0(0)
2008-Henan Jianye173(24)
National team
2009-China1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of End of 2014 Chinese league season.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 Jan 2012

Xu Yang (born June 18, 1987 in Shandong) he is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Xu Yang graduated from the Shandong Luneng youth team in 2006 after playing for their various youth teams that trained in Serbia and would soon join a third tier Serbian club in FK Beograd for the second part of the 2006-07 season.[1] However his time in the senior team was to prove extremely frustrating after he was unable to immediately break into the squad. Shandong Luneng were willing to let Xu Yang transfer to Henan Jianye in 2008 where he would make his debut against Changsha Ginde F.C. on 7 September 2008 in a 1-0 loss.[2] Xu Yang would nevertheless quickly established himself within the squad and eventually play in 13 league games throughout the 2008 league season.[3]

International career

A promising youngster Xu Yang would be called in Gao Hongbo's first National squad. He would make his debut against Iran in a friendly, which China won 1-0 on 1 June 2009, where Xu Yang played as a left winger throughout the game.[4]

Honours

Henan Jianye

References

  1. "徐洋、高峰塞尔维亚首训获好评". lnts.com.cn. 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. "后防送礼桑德里建功 长沙客场1-0河南 视频 评". sports.sohu.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. "Xú, Yáng". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  4. "郜林补射绝杀高家军迎来首胜 中国队1-0胜伊朗". teamchina.sports.sohu.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2012-09-15.

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