Yang Mingrui

Yang Mingrui (; born 5 April 2007) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo.

Youth career Yang Mingrui was born on 5 April 2007 in Bayuquan District, Yingkou, in the province of Liaoning. He became interested in football after seeing his elder cousin play the sport when Yang was in fourth grade. Over the next two years, his passion for football influenced his parents to eventually move from Yingkou to Dalian, Liaoning, in pursuit of better quality of football training for Yang. In this process, his father resigned from his previous workplace and found a new job in logistics in Dalian. Yang graduated from Dongbei Road Primary School, and joined the youth academy of Dalian Yifang thereafter. He later became the captain of his age group, and competed in the first edition of the China Youth Football League.

In October 2025, Yang Mingrui won a gold medal with the Liaoning U18 at the under-18 men's football event of the 2025 National Games of China, after winning against Shandong U18 in the final.

Club career Dalian Yingbo On 11 July 2024, seven months after the dissolution of Dalian Pro, Yang signed for China League One club Dalian Yingbo. Just two days later, he made his senior debut in a 2–0 league victory over Suzhou Dongwu. During the 2024 China League One season, Dalian Yingbo were promoted to the 2025 Chinese Super League after securing the runner-up position, while Yang made no further appearances for the entire rest of the season. In featuring for his side in the match, Yang became the first 2007-born footballer to play in the Chinese Super League. On 1 November, he scored his first professional goal, breaking the deadlock in a 2–2 away draw against Meizhou Hakka.

International career In June 2023, Yang was called up to play in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In 2025, Yang was involved in training camps of both China U22 and China U18 youth teams.

Career statistics Club

Honours Liaoning U18 Football at the National Games of China: 2025