Yang Xiaotian

Yang Xiaotian
杨笑天

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Jiangsu Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2020	Jiangsu Suning	110	(2)
2021	Guangzhou City	16	(0)
2022–2023	Cangzhou Mighty Lions	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Xiaotian (simplified Chinese: 杨笑天; traditional Chinese: 楊笑天; pinyin: Yáng Xiàotiān; born 26 March 1990 in Xi'an) is a Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Club career

Yang Xiaotian was born in Xi'an and moved to Lianyungang with his parents when he was a primary school student. Yang started his professional career with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sainty in 2010. He was sent to Serie A club Parma for further training along with his teammate Qu Cheng between February 2012 and March 2012.[1] He made his senior debut on 14 April 2013, in a 3–0 away defeat against Guizhou Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Jiang Jiajun in the 46th minute.[2] On 17 September 2014, he scored his first goal for Jiangsu in a 2–1 win against Harbin Yiteng.[3]

On 11 April 2021, Yang joined fellow top tier club Guangzhou City for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League season.[4] He would make his debut in a league game on 20 April 2021 against Guangzhou F.C. in a 2-2 draw.[5] After only a season he would leave to join another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 14 April 2022.[6] He would make his debut in a league game on 5 June 2022 against Beijing Guoan F.C. in a 2-1 victory.[7]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning	2010	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	2011		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2012		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2013		1	0	0	0	0	0	0[a]	0	1	0
	2014		8	1	4	0	-		-		12	1
	2015		25	0	4	0	-		-		29	0
	2016		19	0	7	0	4	0	0[a]	0	30	0
	2017		21	1	1	0	8	0	1[a]	0	31	1
	2018		23	0	4	0	-		-		27	0
	2019		13	0	1	0	-		-		14	0
	Total		110	2	21	0	12	0	1	0	144	2
Guangzhou City	2021	Chinese Super League	16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
Cangzhou Mighty Lions	2022		24	0	0	0	-		-		24	0
Career total			150	2	22	0	12	0	1	0	185	2

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Jiangsu Sainty

• Chinese FA Cup: 2015[9]
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2013

References

1. 帕尔马官方宣布舜天两将试训 共同致力青训发展 at enorth.com.cn 2012-02-24 Retrieved 2013-05-05 (in Chinese)
2. 折翼天使盼吉祥更盼吉翔 舜天怎样才能赢一场 at xinmin.cn 2013-04-22 Retrieved 2013-05-05 (in Chinese)
3. 先破门遭对手逆转 毅腾1-2舜天保级堪忧 at sohu.com 2014-09-17 Retrieved 2014-09-18 (in Chinese)
4. "韩鹏飞、杨笑天加盟广州城" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
5. "GUANGZHOU FC VS. GUANGZHOU CITY 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
6. "德转：广州城球员杨笑天转会沧州雄狮" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
7. "BEIJING GUOAN VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
8. 杨笑天 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
9. "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Yang Xiaotian at Soccerway