Yu Yang (footballer, born 1989)
Yu Yang (Chinese: 于洋; pinyin: Yú Yáng; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger as a centre-back.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yu Yang | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Beijing Guoan | 50 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Dalian Aerbin (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Guangzhou R&F | 42 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Beijing Guoan | 104 | (5) |
| 2023– | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | China | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2018 | |||
Club career
Yu Yang started his football career playing for Beijing Guoan's youth academy before eventually being promoted up to the senior squad and would go on to make his debut on 29 June 2008 in a 2-0 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[1] Yu would make four appearances at the end of the season; however, the following campaign he did not play in the team that won the 2009 top-tier league title. He would instead be loaned out to third-tier club Dalian Aerbin during the 2010 season and would go on to actually win the division title with the club.[2] When Yu returned to Beijing at the beginning of the 2011 season, Jaime Pacheco was introduced as the new manager and he included him back into the first team. This saw him repay him by scoring his first goal for the club on 30 May 2011 against Shenzhen Ruby in a 4-0 win.[3] While Yu only played in two league games throughout the 2011 season, Pacheco would go on make him a first team regular the following season.
On 9 December 2014, Yu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[4] On 30 December 2016, Yu returned to Beijing Guoan.[5] He would make is return appearance for the club in the first league game of the 2017 Chinese Super League season on 5 March 2017 against Guangzhou Evergrande in a game that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[6] Throughout the season he would establish himself as a vital member of the team and in the following season help the club go on the win the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng.[7] Yu left Guoan at the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season when his contracted finished.[8] On 4 April 2023 he would join fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on a free transfer.[9]
International career
Yu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Vietnam.[10]
Career statistics
Club statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 February 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2008 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Dalian Aerbin (loan) | 2010 | China League Two | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
International
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Beijing Guoan
Dalian Aerbin
References
- 于涛姜坤破门 上海客场2-0北京登榜首 视频 评 at sports.sohu.com. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- 中乙总决赛：李明率队成功升级 贵州再功亏一篑 at sports.sohu.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- Beijing Guoan 4–0 Shenzhen Ruby at soccerway.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- 国安铁卫正式加盟广州富力 国安感谢其所做贡献 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-9 Retrieved 2014-12-10
- 国安官方宣布签约于洋 后防旧将时隔2年后回归 at sports.sohu.com 2016-12-30 Retrieved 2016-12-30
- "GUANGZHOU FC VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- "足协杯-比埃拉建功张稀哲斩杀 国安客场2-2夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- "再见！国安6大本土球员正式离队，中超转会窗还未开，已有8人告别". 163.com. 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- "北京国安球员于洋加盟天津津门虎". sohu.com. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- 中国 3–0 越南 at teamchina.freehostia.com. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- 于洋 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Player profile at Sodasoccer.com
- Yu Yang at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yu Yang at Soccerway
- Player stats at Sohu.com
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