# Yang Xiaotian

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. 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. On 17 September 2014, he scored his first goal for Jiangsu in a 2–1 win against Harbin Yiteng.
On 11 April 2021, Yang joined fellow top tier club Guangzhou City for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League season. He would make his debut in a league game on 20 April 2021 against Guangzhou F.C. in a 2-2 draw. After only a season he would leave to join another top tier club in Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 14 April 2022. He would make his debut in a league game on 5 June 2022 against Beijing Guoan F.C. in a 2-1 victory.

## Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2012 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty/ Jiangsu Suning | Total | 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 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 150 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 2 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

## Honours
### Club

Jiangsu Sainty
* Chinese FA Cup: 2015
* Chinese FA Super Cup: 2013