Yao Daogang (; born 1 September 1997) is a Chinese

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currently playing as a

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or full-back for

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Club career

Yao Daogang would play for the

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youth team before moving abroad to Portugal where he joined third tier football club Gondomar and would go on to be promoted to their senior team where he made his debut on 11 December 2016 in a league game against F.C. Cesarense in a 1-0 defeat. In the following season he would be loaned out to Chinese club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan on 28 February 2017, however he did not make any appearances for them at all. On his return he would remain with Gondomar for several seasons until he was released by the club and he would return to China where he had a successful trail with top tier club

before officially joining them on 1 March 2021.

Personal life

Yao is the twin brother of fellow footballer Yao Wei.

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* 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers China men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Gondomar S.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub