Ming-yang Yang

Swiss footballer (born 1995)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Yang.

Yang MingyangPersonal information

Full name|  Yang Mingyang
Birth name|  Ming-yang Yang
Date of birth|  (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Basel, Switzerland
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Nantong Zhiyun
Number|  6
Youth career
2001–2010|  Fribourg
2011–2012|  Neuchâtel Xamax
2012–2013|  Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2013–2017|  Lausanne-Sport II|  15|  (0)
2013–2017|  Lausanne-Sport|  81|  (1)
2017|  FC Winterthur|  3|  (0)
2017|  FC Winterthur II|  1|  (0)
2017–2020|  Wolverhampton Wanderers|  0|  (0)
2018–2019|  → FC Jumilla (Loan)|  29|  (0)
2020–2021|  Grasshoppers|  0|  (0)
2021–|  Nantong Zhiyun|  63|  (10)
International career‡
2010|  Switzerland U16|  4|  (0)
2012|  Switzerland U18|  3|  (0)
2013–2014|  Switzerland U19|  8|  (0)
2014–2016|  Switzerland U20|  5|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2020

Yang Mingyang (Chinese: 杨明洋; pinyin: Yáng Míngyáng; born Ming-yang Yang; 11 July 1995) is a Swiss-born Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League Nantong Zhiyun.

## Early life[edit]

Yang was born in Basel, Switzerland to father Yang Zhihong, a professor of physiology at Fribourg University. His father originates from Wuhan, China and emigrated to Switzerland after he received a medical doctor's degree from Basel University in the 1990s.[1] Yang began his football career with FC Fribourg youth team in 2001. He transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax in 2011 and moved to Lausanne-Sport in 2012.

## Club career[edit]

Yang was promoted to Lausanne-Sport's first team squad in the summer of 2013. On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Luzern.[2]

After a short spell with FC Winterthur, on 31 August 2017, Yang joined English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3]

On 26 February 2021, Yang joined second tier Chinese football club Nantong Zhiyun.[4] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 25 April 2021 against Nanjing City in a 1–1 draw.[5] This would be followed by his first goals for the club in a league game on 21 May 2021 against Nanjing City in a 3–1 victory.[6] He would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.[7]

## Career statistics[edit]

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[8]

Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Lausanne-Sport | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 1
2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0
2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 1
2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0
Total  | 81 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2
Team Vaud U21 | 2013–14 | 2\. Liga Interregional | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 11 | 0
2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 13 | 0
Total  | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0
FC Winterthur | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0
FC Winterthur U21 | 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2017–18 | PL 2, Div 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0[a] | 0 | 3 | 0
2018–19 | PL 2, Div 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0[a] | 0 | 1 | 0
2019–20 | PL 2, Div 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0[a] | 0 | 2 | 0
Total  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0
FC Jumilla (Loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 0
Grasshoppers | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0
Grasshoppers U21 | 2020–21 | Swiss 1. Liga | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1
Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 7
2022 | China League One  | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3
Total  | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10
Career total  | 202 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 13

1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Relegation play-off

## References[edit]

1. ^ Tang, Jallo (2013). 瑞士国青武汉伢. 足球周刊（Soccer Weekly） (in Chinese) (587): 26–28.
2. ^ "Défaite du Lausanne-Sport". FC Lausanne-Sport. lausanne-sport.ch. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
3. ^ "Young Players Signed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 September 2017.
4. ^ 官宣：追梦赤子心！杨明阳回归祖国正式加盟南通支云 (in Chinese). m.dongqiudi.net. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
5. ^ "NANJING CITY VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
6. ^ "NANTONG ZHIYUN VS. NANJING CITY 3 - 1". soccerway.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
7. ^ 足球报：南通支云冲超计划提前一年实现 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
8. ^ YANG MINGYANG at soccerway.com

## External links[edit]

* Ming-yang Yang at WorldFootball.net

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Nantong Zhiyun F.C. - current squad

* 1 Li Huayang
* 2 Wei Lai
* 3 Wang Jie
* 5 Ma Sheng
* 6 Yang
* 9 Godínez
* 10 Kallon
* 13 Song Haoyu
* 15 Liu Wei
* 16 Puclin
* 17 Ji Shengpan
* 18 Jiang Zilei
* 20 Anthony
* 23 Xue Qinghao
* 24 Liang Shaowen
* 25 Cao Kang
* 26 Ye Daochi
* 29 Zheng Haoqian
* 30 Rosa
* 31 Liao Lei
* 33 Xu Junmin
* 34 Luo Xin
* 36 Qiu Zhongyi
* 37 Jia Boyan
* 38 Lu Yongtao
* 39 Liu Ye
* 43 Hua Ao
* Manager: Patrício

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