Yang Shanping (; born 28 October 1987) is a

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footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Yang Shanping started his football career with

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when he made his debut on 15 May 2005 in a 3-1 win against Shenzhen Jianlibao. After making his debut, he would become a regular and vital member within the team's defence. When he missed much of the 2008 league season, the team's performances suffered and Liaoning was subsequently relegated to the second tier. When Yang returned into the team, he would immediately aid them in their promotion push and saw the club win the second tier league title. Yang transferred to

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newcomer

Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin Tianhai F.C. (; ;) was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Tianjin. History 2006-2010: Formation and League Two On June 6, 2006 the Tianjin Binhai Holdings Limited company would form a new football team based in Hohhot called ...

on 2 January 2017. He made his debut in a league game for Tianjin on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 away loss against Guangzhou R&F. Throughout the season he would struggle to establish himself as an integral member of the team and only make 14 league appearances. On 28 February 2018, Yang was loaned to top tier club

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(now known as

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) for the 2018 season. He would make his debut in a league game on 3 March 2018 against Shanghai SIPG in a 8-0 defeat. Despite the heavy loss he would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the teams defence and would make his permanent on 13 February 2019.

International career

Yang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 6 June 2013 in a 2-1 loss against

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where he came on as a substitute for Zhao Peng.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022''.

Honours

Club

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Stats at Sohu.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Shanping 1987 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Dalian Liaoning F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China men's international footballers Men's association football defenders