Yang Cheng (; born 11 October 1985) is a Chinese
football
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goalkeeper
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who currently plays for
Hebei China Fortune
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in the
Chinese Super League
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.
Club career
Born in
Tianjin
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, Yang originally started his career with the
Tianjin Locomotive youth team. He would then move to the
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
youth team in 2000 where he graduated through the various youth squads. He would eventually graduate to the senior team and for several seasons was used as an understudy and would later make his league debut on November 4, 2004 against
Shenyang Ginde
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in a 4-1 win. After that game he retained his place within the team and despite his age Yang would start in the
2004 Chinese FA Cup final, which the club won 2-1 against
Sichuan Guancheng
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. The following season Yang established himself as the first choice goalkeeper throughout the season and while Shandong finished the season in third Li Leilei was brought into the squad at the beginning of the 2006 league season to add more experience towards the team.
On 27 February 2015, he transferred to
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
side
Hebei China Fortune
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 La ...
. In his debut season with the club Yang would immediately establish himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper and went on to win promotion to the
Chinese Super League
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in his first season with the club.
International career
Under head coach
Eckhard Krautzun
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Managerial career
As a player, Krautzun turned out for Union Solingen, Rheydter SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Young Fellows Zürich and TeBe Berlin.
In 1968, h ...
Yang Cheng would be the first choice goalkeeper for the U-20 Chinese football team in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Venues
Qualification
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held in the
Netherlands
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. While he would aid China to the knock out stages of the competition Yang Cheng would find himself at fault for China's defeat to
Germany
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when he conceded a penalty that saw Germany win 3-2.
Career statistics
''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''
Honours
Club
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
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Chinese Super League
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2006
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2008
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2010
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Chinese FA Cup
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2004
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Events January
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2006
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2014
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Chinese Super League Cup
The Chinese Super League Cup () was a association football, football tournament in China held for two years from 2004 until 2005.
History
Chinese Super League Cup was established in the inaugural season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) as a sup ...
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
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References
External links
Biography and newsat sina.com
Player statsat football-lineups website
Player profileat Shandong Luneng club website
Player statsat Sohu.com
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1985 births
Living people
Men's association football goalkeepers
Chinese men's footballers
Footballers from Tianjin
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Hebei F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players