Yan Xiangchuang (; born 5 September 1986) is a Chinese former international footballer who played as a forward.
Club career After graduating through the Bayi youth team he would move to Beijing Guoan in 2004 to begin his professional football career. He eventually made his senior debut on 26 May 2004, against Shenyang Ginde. A squad player at first he would show his attacking instincts when he scored his debut league goal against Inter Shanghai on 11 September 2005, in a 3–1 victory. After playing in several attacking positions within the team he was moved to the right wing where his pace and attacking instincts would see him establish himself as an integral member of the team.
After helping Beijing progress each season higher within the league he would eventually help the team win the 2009 league title. The following season saw Yan unable to replicate the same success he had with the team and the club brought in Honduras international Walter Julián Martínez into the club. Martínez would go on to establish himself as the team's first choice right midfielder and during the 2011 league season Yan was allowed to go on loan to his home town of Dalian and join Dalian Shide for the rest of the season.
On 3 July 2014, Yan transferred to Chinese Super League side Harbin Yiteng.毅滕官方宣布阎相闯加盟 at sohu.com 2014-07-03 Retrieved 2014-07-04 He would make his debut in a league game on 20 July 2014 against Guizhou Moutai in a 4–0 victory. Unfortunately he would be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of 2014 Chinese Super League campaign.
On 5 February 2015, Yan transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises Group.北控三大内援到位 斯塔诺很满意 at sports.163.com 2015-02-05 Retrieved 2015-02-05 He would establish himself as an integral member of the team for the next several seasons until his contract expired and on 21 April 2022 he joined top tier club Dalian Pro for the start of the 2022 Chinese Super League season. He made his debut in a league game on 4 June 2022 against Henan Songshan Longmen in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw.
In January 2024, Yan joined another Dalian club Dalian Zhixing in China League One.
On 19 July 2025, Yan decided to retire from professional football after the home game against Shandong Taishan.
Coaching career On 18 March 2026, Yan was named as the assistant coach of Dalian Yingbo B for 2026 China League Two season.
International career Yan Xiangchuang would be called up to the Chinese national team and would make his debut in a friendly against Tajikistan on 26 June 2010, in a 4–0 victory where he would also score in his debut.
Career statistics Club statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBeijing Guoan2004Chinese Super League6110--71200513230--162200625310--2632007278---2782008210-62-2722009294-40-3342010270-60-33020118010--90Total15618601620017820Dalian Shide (Loan)2011Chinese Super League15200--152Dalian Shide201227300--273Guizhou Renhe201310011--111Harbin Yiteng201414100--141Beijing BSU2015China League One29641--337201629700--297201727500--275201823210--242201924500--2452020146---146202129600--296Total1753751000018037Dalian Professional2022Chinese Super League28410--294 Career total425651321620045469
Honours Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League: 2009
References
External links Player profile at Beijing Guoan website Player profile at Sodasoccer.com Player stats at Sohu.com
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