Yang Boyu (; born 24 June 1989 in

Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

) is a Chinese

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who plays as a defender for Qingdao West Coast in the

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Club career

At the beginning of the

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season Yang Boyu transferred to the senior team of

Dalian Shide F.C. Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese Association football, football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's ...

after graduating from their youth team. His senior debut with Dalian on 25 June 2008 against

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resulted in a 2–1 win. As a promising defender, Yang Boyu was one of the shining stars of the bleak season for the club regardless of his narrow escape from relegation. At the beginning of the

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, Yang Boyu became a vital member of the squad as he went on to establish himself within the team's defence and aided Dalian to an eighth-place finish. On 26 February 2015, Yang transferred to fellow

side

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. On 1 July 2016, Yang was loaned to

side

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until 31 December 2016. On 13 February 2017, Yang moved to fellow Super League side

Jiangsu Suning Jiangsu Football Club ( zh, s=江苏足球俱乐部) was a Chinese professional football club based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, most known for their spell in the Chinese Super League from 2009 to 2020. Their home stadium was the Nanjing Olympic Spor ...

. On 1 March 2017, he made his debut for Jiangsu in the

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against

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, coming on as a substitute for Li Ang in the 64th minute. He made his league debut for the club on 5 March 2017 in a 4–0 away defeat against

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. He established himself as a regular within the team and by the end of the

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season, he won the club's first league title. On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club,

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, announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties. On 26 February 2021, Yang joined a fellow top-tier club,

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, on a free transfer. He made his debut in a league game on 19 July 2021 against

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in a 0-0 draw. This was followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 12 December 2021, against Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. in a 4-2 victory. After one season with the club, he moved to another top-tier club in

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on 18 April 2022. He went on to make his debut in a league game on 9 October 2022 against

in a 0-0 draw.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.''

Honours

Club

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References

External links

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Squad profile
at Dalian Shide F.C. website
Player stats
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