Wang Yang (; born 26 July 1989 in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city an ...

) is a

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footballer who currently plays for Hebei China Fortune in the

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Club career

Wang Yang started his career with

Wuhan Optics Valley Wuhan Optics Valley Football Club () is a defunct football club that was located in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The club's home stadium was Xinhua Road Sports Center, while the important matches were played at the more modern stadi ...

's youth academy. After the team disbanded at the end of the 2008 season, Wang had a trial with

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 tea ...

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Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...

in December 2008 along with his fellow countryman

Mei Fang Mei Fang (; ; born 14 November 1989) is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Mei Fang started his football career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2008 when he was promoted to the first team. In August ...

. The Cercle Brugge board later decided to offer a contract to Wang. He signed with them until June 2010 and extended his contract until the end of the 2011–12 season. Wang concluded the 2008–09 season with Cercle Brugge's reserves team. Wang was promoted to the club's first team for the 2009–10 season. In the first match of the 2009–10 season, Wang made his debut for Cercle Brugge as an 84th-minute substitute for Vuza Nyoni in a 3–1 loss against

AA Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

. He was released by Cercle Brugge after the 2011–12 season. Wang then signed for

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Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based i ...

on 3 July 2013. He made his debut for the club on 20 October 2013 in a 1–0 loss against

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home st ...

. He was released at the end of the 2013 season after failing to make his mark as the club was relegated to the second tier. On 24 July 2014, Wang transferred to

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Hebei Zhongji Hebei Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Langfang, Hebei and their home stadium is the L ...

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at pingxiaow.com 2014-07-24 Retrieved 2014-07-25 He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2014 in a 3–1 win against

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References

External links

Wang Yang player info at the official Cercle Brugge site

Wang Yang player info at Sporza.be
1989 births Living people Footballers from Wuhan Association football wingers Association football forwards Chinese footballers Wuhan Optics Valley F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian Pro League players Chinese expatriate footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub