Alex Yang
Chinese footballer (born 2005)
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Alex Xi Yang (Chinese: 杨希; born 13 June 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shanghai Port. Born in Spain, he is a China youth international.
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Full name
Alex Xi Yang
Date of birth
13 June 2005
Place of birth
Barcelona, Spain
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Yang in June 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alex Xi Yang | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Shanghai Port | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Espanyol B | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | L'Hospitalet | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Qingdao West Coast | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Shanghai Port | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | China U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | China U22 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Early life
Yang was born on 13 June 2005 in Barcelona, Spain to Chinese parents. At the age of twelve, he switched from seven-a-side football to eleven-a-side football.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Yang joined the youth academy of Spanish side Espanyol and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2022. In 2024, he signed for Spanish side L'Hospitalet. Ahead of the 2025 season, he signed for Chinese side Qingdao West Coast.[2]
On 5 February 2026, Yang joined the 2025 Chinese Super League winner Shanghai Port.[3]