# Huang Yang

Huang Yang (Chinese: 黄洋, born 30 October 1983) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Huang was the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in 2013.

## Early career

Huang played for Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy when he was 15. He was a member of the team that trained in Brazil with São Paulo FC and Portuguesa. He played for China as captain at the 2005 Summer Universiade. and was loaned by Shenhua to Shanghai Qunying.

## University

Huang attended Donghua University and played football at the same time. When he graduated he gave up professional football to start work. A year later, Donghua's football team re-called him as an alumnus when Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) arrived in Shanghai for a friendly. At the time, the HKPU wanted to recruit Chinese students with football talent and Huang thus joined to study at HKPU. In the three years since he joined, Hong Kong Polytechnic University won the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong's football competition twice, including in 2011 when Huang was captain and scored the winning penalty. After that, Huang completed his second degree and decided to join Kitchee to complete his unfinished dream.

## Club career
### Kitchee

Huang finished his studies in the summer of 2011 and Kitchee recruited him for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season. As he has already spent 3 years in Hong Kong as a student, he could be registered as a local player. The first game he played for Kitchee was against Chelsea in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy. He was the player who managed Kitchee's only shot at the Chelsea goal. He then played in the third place play-off against Blackburn Rovers. He received good reviews from the fans despite the 0–3 loss. On 18 September 2011, he scored his first goal in Hong Kong in his club's 4–2 win over Tai Po.
On 4 January 2020, Huang made his 250th appearance for the club in the Sapling Cup match against Rangers.
On 26 May 2024, Huang made his final appearance for the club in the final match of the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League against Lee Man, and announced his retirement from professional football. The club retired his number 19 after the season.

## International career

On 2 February 2012, Huang was called up to the Hong Kong national football team by Ernie Merrick for the friendly against Chinese Taipei. On 29 February 2012, he made his debut for Hong Kong against Chinese Taipei.
On 11 October 2016, Huang scored his first international goal for Hong Kong in the friendly against Singapore.
Starting from the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Round 2 in November 2018, Huang has become the captain of Hong Kong.
On 14 January 2024, Huang announced his retirement from international football having earned 71 caps and scored one goal, making him one of the most capped players in the Hong Kong national football team.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kitchee | 2011–12 | Hong Kong First Division League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Kitchee | 2012–13 | Hong Kong First Division League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| Kitchee | 2013–14 | Hong Kong First Division League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Kitchee | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2021–22 | Hong Kong Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2022–23 | Hong Kong Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2023–24 | Hong Kong Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 170 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 317 | 6 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 Appearances in the AFC Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the 2012–13 Hong Kong season play-off
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the AFC Champions League qualification & AFC Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup, Hong Kong Sapling Cup & 2015–16 Hong Kong season play-off
* ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League qualification
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the AFC Champions League
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup

### International

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Hong Kong | 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 71 | 1 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Captain | Competition |
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 2 | 1 June 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 June 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Vietnam | 1–2 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 4 | 15 August 2012 | Jurong West Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 0–2 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 5 | 16 October 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon | Malaysia | 0–3 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 6 | 14 November 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 7 | 1 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Guam | 2–1 | 0 | | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 8 | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Australia | 0–1 | 0 | | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 9 | 7 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 0 | | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 10 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | North Korea | 0–4 | 0 | | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
| 11 | 6 February 2013 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 0–0 | 0 | | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 12 | 22 March 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Vietnam | 1–0 | 0 | | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 13 | 4 June 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Philippines | 0–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| | 6 September 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 0–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 14 | 10 September 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 15 | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | 0 | | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 16 | 15 November 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | 0 | | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 17 | 5 March 2014 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–3 | 0 | | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 18 | 6 September 2014 | Lach Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–3 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 19 | 9 September 2014 | Hougang Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 0–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 20 | 10 October 2014 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore | 2–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 21 | 14 October 2014 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Argentina | 0–7 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 22 | 13 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | North Korea | 1–2 | 0 | | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 23 | 16 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 0 | | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 24 | 19 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Guam | 0–0 | 0 | | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 25 | 6 June 2015 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 0–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 26 | 16 June 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Maldives | 2–0 | 0 | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 3 September 2015 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | China | 0–0 | 0 | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | 8 September 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Qatar | 2–3 | 0 | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 | 9 October 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 0–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 30 | 24 March 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 0–2 | 0 | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31 | 1 September 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Cambodia | 4–2 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 32 | 6 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Cambodia | 2–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 33 | 11 October 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore | 2–0 | 1 | | Friendly |
| 34 | 6 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Guam | 3–2 | 0 | | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2 |
| 35 | 12 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | North Korea | 0–1 | 0 | | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2 |
| 36 | 23 March 2017 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 0–4 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 37 | 28 March 2017 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | Lebanon | 0–2 | 0 | | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round |
| 38 | 7 June 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Jordan | 0–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 39 | 13 June 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | North Korea | 1–1 | 0 | | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round |
| 40 | 5 September 2017 | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–1 | 0 | | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round |
| 41 | 10 October 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Malaysia | 2–0 | 0 | | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round |
| 42 | 9 November 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Bahrain | 0–2 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 43 | 14 November 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Lebanon | 0–1 | 0 | | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round – third round |
| 44 | 11 October 2018 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Thailand | 0–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 45 | 16 October 2018 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 46 | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Round 2 |
| 47 | 13 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | North Korea | 0–0 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Round 2 |
| 48 | 16 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Mongolia | 5–1 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Round 2 |
| 49 | 11 June 2019 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 50 | 5 September 2019 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Cambodia | 1–1 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 51 | 10 September 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Iran | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 52 | 10 October 2019 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq | Iraq | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 53 | 14 November 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Bahrain | 0–0 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 54 | 19 November 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Cambodia | 2–0 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 55 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | South Korea | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 56 | 14 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea | Japan | 0–5 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 57 | 18 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | China | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 58 | 3 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Iran | 1–3 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 59 | 11 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Iraq | 0–1 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 60 | 15 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Bahrain | 0–4 | 0 | (c) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 61 | 1 June 2022 | Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 0–2 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 62 | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 0 | (c) | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 63 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | Cambodia | 3–0 | 0 | (c) | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 64 | 14 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | India | 0–4 | 0 | (c) | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 65 | 21 September 2022 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Myanmar | 2–0 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 66 | 24 September 2022 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Myanmar | 0–0 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 67 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–1 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 68 | 28 March 2023 | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia | Malaysia | 0–2 | 0 | | Friendly |
| 69 | 15 June 2023 | Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0–1 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 70 | 19 June 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Thailand | 0–1 | 0 | (c) | Friendly |
| 71 | 7 September 2023 | National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Cambodia | 1–1 | 0 | | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club

Kitchee
* Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
* Hong Kong First Division: 2011–12, 2013–14
* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18, 2019–20
* Hong Kong League Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Hong Kong Community Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
* Hong Kong AFC Play-Off: 2015–16
* HKPLC Cup: 2023–24

### Individual

* Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2013
* EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2019