Yang Zhi (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yang Zhi | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Guangdong Youth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Guangdong Xiongying | 48 | (0) |
2005–2019 | Beijing Guoan | 350 | (0) |
Total | 398 | (0) | |
International career | |||
2006–2016 | China | 38 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yang Zhi | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Zhì |
IPA | [jǎŋ.ʈʂɻ̩̂] |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Joeng4 Zi3 |
IPA | [jœːŋ˩.tsiː˧] |
Yang Zhi (born 15 January 1983) is a Chinese retired footballer who played for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League from 2005 to the end of the 2019 season.
He retired on 3 August 2020.[1]
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.[2] The following season he would play in a further 22 league games for Guangdong and help take them to a tenth-place finish.[3]
Yang's performances caught the eye of
International career
Yang made his debut in the China national team on 10 August 2006 in a 4-0 win against Thailand, coming on as a substitute for Li Leilei.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Career statistics
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||
2005 | Beijing Guoan | Chinese Super League | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |
2006 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
2007 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 0 | |||||
2008 | 30 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
2009 | 30 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
2010 | 29 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
2011 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 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 | |||
2016 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | China PR | 398 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 470 | 0 |
International statistics
National team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 8 | 0 |
2010 | 11 | 0 |
2011 | 13 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 38 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Beijing Guoan
International
- East Asian Football Championship: 2010
Individual
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009
References
- ^ "前国安门神杨智正式挂靴 曾助球队夺09年中超冠军" [Former Guoan Keeper Yang Zhi Announces Retirement, Helped The Team Win The 2009 CSL]. Sina Sports (in Simplified Chinese). August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Yáng, Zhì". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ "China 2004". RSSSF. April 7, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ "China PR 4–0 Thailand". teamchina.freehostia.com. August 10, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ "Myanmar China, PR AFC Asia Qualifying 2010". football-lineups.com. October 28, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ "China PR 1–1 Germany". teamchina.freehostia.com. May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
External links
- Yang Zhi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yang Zhi at Soccerway
- Player Profile at Sina.com.cn
- Player stats at Sohu.com