Yang Jian (footballer)

Yang Jian

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shenyang Urban
Number	10
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–	Shenyang Urban	108	(24)
International career
2004–2005	China U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

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 Shenyang Urban as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Yang 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

Yang 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

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.^[8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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
	Total		108	24	8	2	0	0	0	0	116	26
Career total			194	37	12	3	0	0	0	0	206	40

Honours

Club

Shenyang Urban

• China League Two: 2019^[7]

International

China under-17 national football team

• AFC U-17 Championship: 2004

References

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 风鹏靠底蕴靠人气 at Shenzhen News 2012-04-17 Retrieved 2013-04-29 (in Chinese)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 波兰外教执教沈阳城市 引进多名球员 at ln.news.cn 2016-01-24 Retrieved 2016-01-24
7. "2019赛季中乙联赛冠亚军诞生" (in Chinese). Thecfa.cn. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
8. 杨健 at sodasoccer.com 2015-11-01 Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Yang Jian at WorldFootball.net