Yang Yiming

Yang Yiming (; born 25 May 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City. Starting his career in the United States college system at Monroe Community College in 2013, Yang signed his first professional contract at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in 2016. He has also played for Chengdu Rongcheng.

College career In 2013, Yang was registered as a player at the MCC Tribunes of Monroe Community College, where he scored 9 goals in 16 matches. Notably on 2 October 2013, he scored a hat-trick against the Genesee Cougars.

Club career Yang Yiming would make his debut for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (later known as Cangzhou Mighty Lions), initially as a forward on 29 June 2016, in a Chinese FA Cup game against Hebei China Fortune FC that ended in a 3–2 defeat. He would go on to score his first goal for the club on 28 October 2018, in a league game against Yanbian FC that ended in a 3–0 victory. He would be moved to centre-back and go on to establish himself as a regular with the club in the 2019 league campaign where he would help the team to a runners-up position and promotion into the top tier.

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