Wang Yang (born 12 October 1991) is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays for

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in the

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. He is the brother of footballer Wang Gang who currently plays for

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Club career

Wang Yang started his career playing for the

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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

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qualifying game against

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in a game that Sūduva lost 3-0. As the Lithuanian

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season continued Wang Yang was rarely used and only made one league appearance against

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on July 24 in a 1-0 defeat before he eventually returned to China at the end of the season. Upon his return to Shenhua he would make his debut for the club as a substitute against

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in a league game on April 28, 2012 that Shenhua drew 0-0.

References

External links

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Player stats
at sohu.com
Player profile
at Shanghai Shenhua website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Yang 1991 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Jiangsu People from Taizhou, Jiangsu Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players FK Sūduva players Chinese expatriate footballers Chinese Super League players A Lyga players Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Association football midfielders 21st-century Chinese people