Yu Yang (; 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.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. 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.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. 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.Beijing Guoan 4–0 Shenzhen Ruby at soccerway.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-09-29. 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.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 On 30 December 2016, Yu returned to Beijing Guoan. 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 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. 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. Yu left Guoan at the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season when his contracted finished. On 4 April 2023 he would join fellow top tier club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on a free transfer.
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. On 2 April 2025, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger held a retirement ceremony for Yu ahead of a Chinese Super League game against his former club Beijing Guoan. Both team presented commemorative jerseys for Yu.
Coaching career On 12 March 2026, Yu was named as the assistant coach of China League One club Foshan Nanshi.
International career Yu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 8 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Vietnam.中国 3–0 越南 at teamchina.freehostia.com. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
Career statistics Club statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition于洋 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBeijing Guoan2008Chinese Super League50-10-60200900-00-00201000-00-0020112130--5120122601050-3202013402000-6020141300051-181Total5016011100672Dalian Aerbin (loan)2010China League Two110---110Guangzhou R&F2015Chinese Super League1701010-190201625050--300Total420601000490Beijing Guoan2017Chinese Super League29320--313201824170--311201912030200017020201710060-23120211200000-120202210010--110Total104513080001255Tianjin Jinmen Tiger2023Chinese Super League12020--14020244020--60Total160400000200 Career total2236290201002727
International National teamYearAppsGoals201240201310201420201510201600201700201860Total140
Honours
Club Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League: 2009 Chinese FA Cup: 2018 Dalian Aerbin China League Two: 2010
References
External links Player profile at Sodasoccer.com
Player stats at Sohu.com