Huang Yang
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| Intro | Footballer | |
| Places | China | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 October 1983, Shanghai | |
| Age | 41 years |
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Biography
Huang Yang (Chinese: 黄洋, born 30 October 1983) is a professional Hong Kong footballer and also the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in 2013. He currently plays for Kitchee in the Hong Kong Premier League.
Early career
Huang Yang played for Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy when he was about 15. He was a member of the team that trained in Brazil with São Paulo FC and Portuguesa. He played for China as captain in the 2005 Summer Universiade Then he was loaned by Shenhua to Shanghai Qunying.
University
He 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 university 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 Yang 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 soccer competition twice, including in 2011, when Huang Yang was captain and scored the winning penalty. After that Huang Yang completed his second degree and decided to join Kitchee to complete his unfinished dream.
Club career
Kitchee SC
He finished his studies in summer 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 qualifies as a Hong Kong player. On 18 September 2011, he score his first goal in the Hong Kong First Division League in his club's 4:2 win over Tai Po FC.
2011 Barclays Asia Trophy
The first game he played for Kitchee was against Chelsea FC 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 despite the 0–3 loss.
International career
On 2 February 2012, Huang Yang was called up to the Hong Kong national football team by Ernie Merrick for the friendly against Chinese Taipei. On 29 February, he made his debut for Hong Kong against Chinese Taipei.
Career statistics
International career
As of 5 March 2014
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | 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 | My Dinh National Stadium, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–3 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |