Ming-yang Yang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Mingyang
Personal 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 professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League Nantong Zhiyun. He represented Switzerland at youth level, before giving up his Swiss passport to receive the Chinese citizenship in 2024.[1]

Early life

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.[2] 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

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.[3]

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.[4]

On 26 February 2021, Yang joined second tier Chinese football club Nantong Zhiyun.[5] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 25 April 2021 against Nanjing City in a 1–1 draw.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[9]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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

  1. ^ "New naturalized midfielder Yang Mingyang may be selected for the national football team". www.sohu.com. 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Tang, Jallo (2013). 瑞士国青武汉伢. 足球周刊（Soccer Weekly） (in Chinese) (587): 26–28.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Young Players Signed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ 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. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ "NANJING CITY VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "NANTONG ZHIYUN VS. NANJING CITY 3 - 1". soccerway.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. ^ 足球报：南通支云冲超计划提前一年实现 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ YANG MINGYANG at soccerway.com