Yang Ruiqi
Chinese footballer (born 2004)
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Yang Ruiqi (simplified Chinese: 杨瑞琦; traditional Chinese: 楊瑞琦; pinyin: Yáng Ruìqí; born 8 February 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yang Ruiqi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shandong Taishan | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Shandong Taishan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Shandong Taishan | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Shaanxi Union (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Shandong Taishan B (res.) | 14 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Meizhou Hakka (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Yang Ruiqi was born on 8 February 2004 in Xi'an, Shaanxi,[1] and started playing football at a young age.[2] In 2012, when Yang was eight years old, he was sent to the youth academy in the Luneng Taishan Football School of Chinese Super League outfit Shandong Luneng Taishan.[2] In 2022, he was promoted to the Shandong Taishan first-team to participate in the 2022 AFC Champions League, to avoid quarantining their first-team players upon their return to China due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 15 April, he made his senior debut in a 7–0 loss to South Korean club Daegu, starting in and playing the full match.[4][5] A week later on 21 April, he held a clean sheet against Singaporean side Lion City Sailors in a 0–0 stalemate, in what the Asian Football Confederation described as a defensive masterclass from Shandong Taishan.[6] In 2023, he returned to the Shandong Taishan U21 team. In November 2023, Yang helped Shandong Taishan U21 reach the 2023 CFA U-21 League title, gaining promotion to the 2024 China League Two.[7]
On 23 February 2024, Yang Ruiqi joined China League Two club Shaanxi Union on a one-year loan.[2] He chose to wear the number 44 shirt.[8] He made his debut for Shaanxi Union on 23 March in a 2–0 away win against Hubei Istar, helping the club clinch its first ever professional league victory.[9] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 victory away at Guangxi Hengchen on 7 September, grasping a 97th-minute winner.[10] In the 2024 season, Yang totalled 21 appearances and scored only the one goal.[11]
In the 2025 season, he followed Shandong Taishan B to play in China League Two. On 9 April, he provided the team's opener in their 1–1 home draw with Wuxi Wugo.[12] On 24 June 2025, Yang signed on a half-year loan at Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka, being given the number 23 shirt.[1] He made his Meizhou Hakka and Chinese Super League debut the following day on 25 June in a 4–0 home loss to Beijing Guoan, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Zhong Haoran.[13] On 24 October 2025, Yang scored his first Chinese Super League goal in a 4–1 home defeat to Yunnan Yukun.[14]
International career
In June 2019, Yang was called up to the China U15 to take part in a training camp led by head coach Antonio Puche.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Shaanxi Union (loan) | 2024 | China League Two | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| Shandong Taishan B (res.) | 2025 | China League Two | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka (loan) | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup