Yang Liyu (; born 13 February 1997) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays for

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Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan 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 the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

Club career

Yang Liyu started his football career when he joined Campeonato de Portugal side Gondomar from

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 in ...

in 2015. He made his debut for the club on 8 May 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Anadia, where he was sent off in 56th minute. He was officially promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2016. He played six league matches for the club in the 2016-17 season. On 26 January 2016, Yang was loaned out to

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Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 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 in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...

for one season. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 away loss against

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 ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2017 in a 3–1 away loss against

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. He scored his second goal for the club on 27 September 2017 in a 3–1 home win against

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. Yang refused to extend his loan with the club at the end of the 2017 season. On 24 December 2017, Yang transferred to fellow top tier side

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. He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2018 in a 1–1 home draw against

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in the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 80th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 August 2018 in a 3–2 away loss against

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai 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 in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...

. He scored his second goal for the club on 2 September 2018 in a 2–1 win against

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, scoring the winner. The following season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team that went on to win the

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title. He made 137 appearances and scored 22 goals for Guangzhou across 5 seasons. On 30 March 2023, Yang joined

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International career

Yang was called up to the Chinese national team by

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for the first time in November 2017 for the

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. He made his international debut on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

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Individual

Team of the Year:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Liyu 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Chongqing Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Segunda Divisão players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Men's association football forwards China men's international footballers