Yang Haoyu (footballer, born 2006)
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| Full name | Yang Haoyu | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jinan, Shandong, China | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | |||||||||||||
| Number | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Shanghai Shenhua | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | China U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | China U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Yang Haoyu (simplified Chinese: 杨皓宇; traditional Chinese: 楊皓宇; pinyin: Yáng Hàoyǔ; born 25 May 2006) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
Yang was born to his mother, the owner of a children's hair salon and a natatorium, and his father Yang Zhiyong, a youth football coach, in the Lixia District of Jinan, Shandong.[1] Yang started playing football at the age of four, and attended Dianliu No. 1 Primary School of Jinan.[1] In the latter half of 2018, Yang moved to Shanghai with his parents.[1] After joining the Shanghai Shenhua youth academy, he was educated at Shanghai Jiangzhen Middle School in Pudong, Shanghai.[2]
Club career
Shanghai Shenhua
On 29 February 2024, Shanghai Shenhua announced that Yang would be registered for the 2024 Chinese Super League season, wearing the number 43 shirt, but failed to make a single appearance for them in the 2024 season.[3] On 7 February 2025, he made his senior and professional debut for Shanghai Shenhua in a Shanghai derby 3–2 win over Shanghai Port in the 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup, starting in the match and playing 61 minutes.[4] On 12 February 2025, Yang made his continental debut, starting in the away match against Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage, which ended as a 1–0 defeat to Shenhua.[5] In the match, he became the youngest ever Chinese player to create three chances in an AFC Champions League Elite match, aged 18 years and 263 days.[6] Six days later, he provided an assist for Shinichi Chan in a 4–2 win over Vissel Kobe in the AFC Champions League Elite league stage.[7][8] On 22 February 2025, Yang made his Chinese Super League debut in a 2–1 home win against Changchun Yatai.[9] On 6 May, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory over Meizhou Hakka.[10] In the following match, he scored his second of the season, scoring from a deflected long-range effort in a 4–0 win against Qingdao West Coast.[11]
International career
In June 2021, Yang was selected as part of a China U16 training camp.[12]
In March 2024, Yang played two friendly matches for the China U19 against Indonesia U19.[13] In May 2024, he was included in the squad for a tournament hosted by the China U19.[14]
In March 2025, he was called up to the China U22 to play in the 2025 CFA Team China Cup.[15]