# Ming-yang Yang

Yang Mingyang (Chinese: 杨明洋; pinyin: Yáng Míngyáng; born Ming-yang Yang; 11 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League Chengdu Rongcheng. He represented Switzerland at youth level, before giving up his Swiss passport to receive the Chinese citizenship in 2024.

## Early life

Yang was born in Basel, Switzerland to father Yang Zhihong, a professor of physiology at Fribourg University. His father originates from Wuhan, China and emigrated to Switzerland after he received a medical doctor's degree from Basel University in the 1990s. Yang began his football career with FC Fribourg youth team in 2001. He transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax in 2011 and moved to Lausanne-Sport in 2012.

## Club career

Yang was promoted to Lausanne-Sport's first team squad in the summer of 2013. On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Luzern.
After a short spell with FC Winterthur, on 31 August 2017, Yang joined English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
On 26 February 2021, Yang joined second tier Chinese football club Nantong Zhiyun. He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 25 April 2021 against Nanjing City in a 1–1 draw. This would be followed by his first goals for the club in a league game on 21 May 2021 against Nanjing City in a 3–1 victory. He would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.
On 18 February 2025, Yang joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.

## Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.
| 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 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | Total | Total | 81 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 |
| Team Vaud U21 | 2013–14 | 2. Liga Interregional | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Team Vaud U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| Team Vaud U21 | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| FC Winterthur | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| FC Winterthur U21 | 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2017–18 | PL 2, Div 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2018–19 | PL 2, Div 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2019–20 | PL 2, Div 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FC Jumilla (Loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers U21 | 2020–21 | Swiss 1. Liga | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 7 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2022 | China League One | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Total | Total | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 202 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 13 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Relegation play-off