Yu Yang (footballer, born 1989)

Not to be confused with Yang Yu (footballer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Yang
于洋
Personal information
Full name Yu Yang
Date of birth (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Beijing Guoan 50 (1)
2010 → Dalian Aerbin (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 Guangzhou R&F 42 (0)
2017–2022 Beijing Guoan 104 (5)
2023–2024 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 16 (0)
International career‡
2012–2018 China 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2018

Yu Yang (Chinese: 于洋; pinyin: Yú Yáng; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Yu Yang started his football career playing for Beijing Guoan's youth academy before eventually being promoted up to the senior squad and would go on to make his debut on 29 June 2008 in a 2-0 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[1] Yu would make four appearances at the end of the season; however, the following campaign he did not play in the team that won the 2009 top-tier league title. He would instead be loaned out to third-tier club Dalian Aerbin during the 2010 season and would go on to actually win the division title with the club.[2] When Yu returned to Beijing at the beginning of the 2011 season, Jaime Pacheco was introduced as the new manager and he included him back into the first team. This saw him repay him by scoring his first goal for the club on 30 May 2011 against Shenzhen Ruby in a 4-0 win.[3] While Yu only played in two league games throughout the 2011 season, Pacheco would go on make him a first team regular the following season.

On 9 December 2014, Yu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[4] On 30 December 2016, Yu returned to Beijing Guoan.[5] He would make is return appearance for the club in the first league game of the 2017 Chinese Super League season on 5 March 2017 against Guangzhou Evergrande in a game that ended in a 2-1 defeat.[6] Throughout the season he would establish himself as a vital member of the team and in the following season help the club go on the win the 2018 Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng.[7] Yu left Guoan at the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season when his contracted finished.[8] On 4 April 2023 he would join fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on a free transfer.[9]

On 12 December 2024, Yu confirmed that he is retired from professional football and become a youth football coach of Tianjin team to prepare the National Games of China in 2025.[10]

International career

Yu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Vietnam.[11]

Career statistics

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 February 2023.[12]

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
Beijing Guoan 2008 Chinese Super League 5 0 - 1 0 - 6 0
2009 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
2010 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
2011 2 1 3 0 - - 5 1
2012 26 0 1 0 5 0 - 32 0
2013 4 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 0
2014 13 0 0 0 5 1 - 18 1
Total 50 1 6 0 11 1 0 0 67 2
Dalian Aerbin (loan) 2010 China League Two 11 0 - - - 11 0
Guangzhou R&F 2015 Chinese Super League 17 0 1 0 1 0 - 19 0
2016 25 0 5 0 - - 30 0
Total 42 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 49 0
Beijing Guoan 2017 Chinese Super League 29 3 2 0 - - 31 3
2018 24 1 7 0 - - 31 1
2019 12 0 3 0 2 0 0[a] 0 17 0
2020 17 1 0 0 6 0 - 23 1
2021 12 0 0 0 0 0 - 12 0
2022 10 0 1 0 - - 11 0
Total 104 5 13 0 8 0 0 0 125 5
Career total 207 6 25 0 20 1 0 0 252 7
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International

National team
Year Apps Goals
2012 4 0
2013 1 0
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 6 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan

Dalian Aerbin

References

  1. ^ 于涛姜坤破门 上海客场2-0北京登榜首 视频　评 at sports.sohu.com. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  2. ^ 中乙总决赛：李明率队成功升级 贵州再功亏一篑 at sports.sohu.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. ^ Beijing Guoan 4–0 Shenzhen Ruby at soccerway.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. ^ 国安铁卫正式加盟广州富力 国安感谢其所做贡献 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-9 Retrieved 2014-12-10
  5. ^ 国安官方宣布签约于洋 后防旧将时隔2年后回归 at sports.sohu.com 2016-12-30 Retrieved 2016-12-30
  6. ^ "GUANGZHOU FC VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "足协杯-比埃拉建功张稀哲斩杀 国安客场2-2夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ^ "再见！国安6大本土球员正式离队，中超转会窗还未开，已有8人告别". 163.com. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ^ "北京国安球员于洋加盟天津津门虎". sohu.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  10. ^ "前北京国安中卫于洋正式退役 转型做教练为家乡足球贡献力量". Beijing Youth Daily. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. ^ 中国 3–0 越南 at teamchina.freehostia.com. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  12. ^ 于洋 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine