Yang Hao (; born 19 August 1983) is a retired Chinese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Club career Yang Hao started his football career with Beijing Guoan after graduating from their youth academy during the 2001 league season. He would gradually establish himself within the following season at Beijing as an attacking midfielder who was also capable in playing as a striker. He however found it difficult to gain a continuous place within the starting eleven until the 2004 league season when he was able to play in 19 league games. His run within the squad was short lived after the introduction of Shen Xiangfu as the club's new manager at the beginning of the 2005 league season, which saw Yang's playing time severely limited. Only after the introduction of Lee Jang-Soo at the beginning of the 2007 league season did Yang start to become an integral member of the Beijing squad and when he started to settle within the team's midfield by the 2009 league season he would aid the team to the league title.
In January 2011, Yang joined recently promoted side Guangzhou Evergrande on a free transfer. On 2 April 2011, he would make his debut for the club in a 1-0 win against Dalian Shide. Throughout the 2011 season, he saw the ambitious club go on to win the league title; however, Yang was not a regular for the club and he decided to join Guizhou Renhe before the 2012 season.
On 8 July 2014, Yang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sainty.江苏舜天官方宣布杨昊加盟 签约2年半将穿37号 at sina.com 2014-07-08 Retrieved 2014-07-10 He made his debut for the club on 19 July 2014 in a 3-2 loss against Guangzhou R&F. He left Jiangsu at the end of 2016 season after his contract ended.杨昊:离开国安因当时太年轻 不能说后不后悔 at sohu.com 2017-03-02 Retrieved 2017-07-18
Yang signed for China League Two side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in July 2017.前国脚杨昊战中乙！陕西官宣3人：留洋小将在列 at sina.com 2017-07-14 Retrieved 2017-07-18
International career Yang would make his international debut against Iran in a friendly which the Chinese national team won 1-0 on 1 June 2009. He would play in several further friendlies and quickly became an integral member of the national team and even go on to score his first goal against Palestine in a 3-1 victory on 18 July 2009. Then Chinese manager Gao Hongbo would make sure that Yang would be a starter for all of China's vital games and included him in the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before included him in the squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
Career statistics Club statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.杨昊 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBeijing Guoan2002Chinese Super League70 ---70200312123--111552004191 0 0--191200593 0 0--932006121 0---121200751----512008211--32-2432009213--10-2232010191--10-201Total125122300521113318Guangzhou Evergrande2011Chinese Super League22000---220Guizhou Renhe201228150---331201320040-60-300201410000-6010170Total581900012010801Jiangsu Sainty2014Chinese Super League13160---19120158010---9020164020--0060Total25190000000341Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic2017China League Two8200---82201817000---1702019China League One27010---2802020China League One154----154Total67610000000686 Career total 29720213001722133726
International goals Results list China's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 18 July 2009 Tianjin, China 3-1 Friendly international 12 August 2009 Singapore 1-1 Friendly international
Honours
Club Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League: 2009 Chinese FA Cup: 2003 Chinese Football Super Cup: 2003 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2011 Guizhou Renhe Chinese FA Cup: 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2014 Jiangsu Sainty Chinese FA Cup: 2015
Individual China PR national football team East Asian Football Championship: 2010
References
External links
Player Profile at Beijing Guoan website
Player stats at Sohu.com