Yang Zhi (footballer)

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Yang Zhi
杨智
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Personal information
Full name Yang Zhi
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Beijing Guoan
Number 22
Youth career
2001–2002 Guangdong Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Guangdong Xiongying 48 (0)
2005– Beijing Guoan 291 (0)
International career‡
2006– China 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2015

Yang Zhi (Chinese: 杨智; pinyin: Yáng Zhì; born 15 January 1983) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Yang Zhi started his football career at second tier side Guangdong Xiongying after graduating from their youth academy. He quickly established himself within the squad in the 2002 season with Guangdong, playing in 26 league games.[1] The following season he would play in a further 22 league games for Guangdong and help take them to a tenth-place finish.[2]

Yang's performances caught the eye of Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan and he soon transferred to them at the start of the 2005 league season where he once again quickly established himself as their first-choice goalkeeper, playing in 21 league games in his debut season.[1] The following seasons saw him become an integral member of the squad; and by the 2009 league season, he had aided them to win the top tier title. Right before the start of the 2012 season, Yang sustained an injury when he played for his hometown Guangdong in the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup and was out for most of the season. He recovered in time to return and regain his starting role as goalkeeper for Beijing during the 2013 season.

International career

After his consistent performances for Beijing Guoan, Yang was called up to the Chinese national team on 10 August 2006 for a friendly in a 4-0 win against Thailand, coming on as a substitute for Li Leilei.[3] He would later make his competitive debut the following year on 28 October 2007 in a 1-0 win against Myanmar during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4] However, it was not until the introduction of then manager Gao Hongbo that saw Yang promoted to first-choice goalkeeper when he named him in his first game on 29 May 2009 in a 1-1 draw against Germany.[5]

Career statistics

As of 31 October 2015
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2003 Guangdong Xiongying Chinese Jia-B League 26 0 3 0 - - 29 0
2004 China League One 22 0 2 0 0 0 - 24 0
2005 Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League 21 0 0 0 0 0 - 21 0
2006 24 0 0 0 - - 24 0
2007 28 0 - - - 28 0
2008 29 0 - - - 29 0
2009 30 0 - - 5 0 35 0
2010 29 0 - - 6 0 35 0
2011 30 0 - - - 30 0
2012 12 0 1 0 - - 13 0
2013 28 0 4 0 - 8 0 40 0
2014 30 0 3 0 - 6 0 39 0
2015 30 0 2 0 - 7 0 39 0
Total China PR 339 0 15 0 0 0 32 0 386 0

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan

International

China PR national football team

Individual

References

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