Yang Cheng (; born 11 October 1985) is a former Chinese football goalkeeper.
Club career Born in Tianjin, Yang originally started his career with the Tianjin Locomotive youth team. He would then move to the Shandong Luneng youth team in 2000 where he graduated through the various youth squads. He would eventually graduate to the senior team and for several seasons was used as an understudy and would later make his league debut on November 4, 2004 against Shenyang Ginde in a 4-1 win. After that game he retained his place within the team and despite his age Yang would start in the 2004 Chinese FA Cup final, which the club won 2-1 against Sichuan Guancheng. The following season Yang established himself as the first choice goalkeeper throughout the season and while Shandong finished the season in third Li Leilei was brought into the squad at the beginning of the 2006 league season to add more experience towards the team.
On 27 February 2015, he transferred to China League One side Hebei China Fortune.河北华夏幸福官方宣布鲁能门将杨程加盟 at sports.sina.com 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-27 In his debut season with the club Yang would immediately establish himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper and went on to win promotion to the Chinese Super League in his first season with the club.
International career Under head coach Eckhard Krautzun Yang Cheng would be the first choice goalkeeper for the U-20 Chinese football team in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship held in the Netherlands. While he would aid China to the knock out stages of the competition Yang Cheng would find himself at fault for China's defeat to Germany when he conceded a penalty that saw Germany win 3-2.
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.杨程 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2018-11-05 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShandong Luneng2004Chinese Super League401010-60 200524050 080370 20061000--10 200710--1020 200800---00 200930--0030 2010290--30320 201130030-60390 20129020--110 201310020--120 20141010-0020Total1120140101801450Hebei China Fortune2015China League One28000--2802016Chinese Super League30000--300 201730010--310 201826000--260 20191000--1020200000--00Total11501000001160 Career total 2270150101802610
Honours Club Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League: 2006, 2008, 2010 Chinese FA Cup: 2004, 2006, 2014 Chinese Super League Cup: 2004
References
External links Biography and news at sina.com Player stats at football-lineups website Player profile at Shandong Luneng club website Player stats at Sohu.com