Yang Jian (simplified Chinese: 杨健; traditional Chinese: 楊健; pinyin: Yáng Jiàn; born 4 October 1988, in Shenyang) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for China League One side Liaoning Tieren as a defensive midfielder.
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| Date of birth | 4 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Liaoning Tieren | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Shenzhen FC | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Shenzhen FC | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Shenzhen Fengpeng | 28 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Liaoning Tieren | 229 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | China U-17 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editYang started his professional career in 2006 when he was promoted to Chinese Super League side Shenzhen Kingway first team squad.[1] On 15 September 2007, he made his senior debut in a 5–0 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan. Yang played 5 matches for Shenzhen in the 2007 season. However, he lost his position in 2008 and was put on the transfer list at the end of 2008 season.[2]
Yang returned to play professional football in 2012 when he joined China League Two club Shenzhen Fengpeng which was newly founded by former Shenzhen F.C. players and staffs.[3] He scored 7 goals in 28 appearances in the 2012 season while Shenzhen Fengpeng was knocked out in the semi-finals of play-offs by Hubei China-Kyle and failed to promote to second tier.
Yang transferred to China League One club Guangdong Sunray Cave with Shenzhen Fengpeng's manager Zhang Jun in January 2013.[4] On 16 March, he made his debut for Guangdong Sunray Cave in the first round of the league which Guangdong beat Chengdu Blades 2–1 at home. He scored his first goal for Guangdong on 28 April, in a 1–0 away victory against Beijing Baxy.[5]
In January 2016, Yang transferred to his hometown club Shenyang City in the China League Two.[6] He would go on to win the 2019 China League Two division with the club.[7]
International career
editYang was part of the China national under-17 football team to win the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship. He also played for China U-17s in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Career statistics
editStatistics accurate as of match played 8 November 2025.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shenzhen FC | 2006 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Shenzhen Fengpeng | 2012 | China League Two | 28 | 7 | - | - | - | 28 | 7 | |||
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 2013 | China League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 2014 | China League Two | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2015 | China League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Shenyang Urban | 2016 | China League Two | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 | China League One | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 229 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 53 | ||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ 06中超深圳金威队参赛完全名单 at qq.com 2006-03-13 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 神秘深圳企业入主深足 阵容改版目标不仅是保级 at sohu.com 2009-01-21 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 风鹏靠底蕴靠人气 Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Shenzhen News 2012-04-17 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 朱波出任深圳风鹏主帅 人员大幅流失目标仍冲甲 at 163.com 2013-01-07 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 日之泉三连胜张军放豪言 不单主场龙还要客场龙 at sohu.com 2013-04-29 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 波兰外教执教沈阳城市 引进多名球员 Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine at ln.news.cn 2016-01-24 Retrieved 2016-01-24
- 1 2 "2019赛季中乙联赛冠亚军诞生" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ 杨健 at sodasoccer.com 2015-11-01 Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Yang Jian at WorldFootball.net