Yang Liyu (; born 13 February 1997) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays for

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club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...

Club career

Yang Liyu started his football career when he joined Campeonato de Portugal side Gondomar from

Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), was a Chinese professional football club that participated in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Wuhan ...

in 2015. He made his debut for the club on 8 May 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Anadia, where he was sent off in 56th minute. He was officially promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2016. He played six league matches for the club in the 2016-17 season.

Tianjin Teda

On 26 January 2017, Yang was loaned out to

side

Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (), previously Tianjin TEDA (), is a Chinese professional football club based in Tianjin, that competes in . Tianjin Jinmen Tiger plays its home matches at the TEDA Soccer Stadium, located within Binhai. The f ...

for one season. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 away loss against

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2017 in a 3–1 away loss against Yanbian Funde. He scored his second goal for the club on 27 September 2017 in a 3–1 home win against

Guizhou Hengfeng Guizhou Football Club (; ) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Guiyang, Guizhou and their home stadium was the 51,636 seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. Their majority shareholders were Hengfeng Real Estate, Guizho ...

. Yang refused to extend his loan with the club at the end of the 2017 season.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 24 December 2017, Yang transferred to fellow top tier side

Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club (), previously Guangzhou Evergrande (), was a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Historically, Guangzhou FC played its home matches at various grounds in their home city, most notably at T ...

. He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2018 in a 1–1 home draw against

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in the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 80th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 August 2018 in a 3–2 away loss against

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

. He scored his second goal for the club on 2 September 2018 in a 2–1 win against

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District. The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...

, scoring the winner. The following season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team that went on to win the

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title. He made 137 appearances and scored 22 goals for Guangzhou across 5 seasons.

Beijing Guoan

On 30 March 2023, Yang joined

club

. On 15 April 2024, Yang made his debut for Guoan in a 1-1 home draw against Meizhou Hakka. On 20 April 2024, he scored his first goal for Guoan in a 1-1 away draw against

Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in . Wuhan Three Towns plays its home matches at the Wuhan Sports Center, located within Caidian District. Wuhan Three Towns had remar ...

International career

Yang was called up to the Chinese national team by

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for the first time in November 2017 for the

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. He made his international debut on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against

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Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

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Individual

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Liyu 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Chongqing Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Segunda Divisão players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Men's association football forwards China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen