Yang Zhanpeng

Yang Zhanpeng (; born 5 March 2007) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.

Early life and youth career Yang was born on 5 March 2007. He joined the Guangzhou City youth academy in 2016.

In November 2021, Yang scored a hat-trick in the final of the Guangdong Provincial Governor's Cup (Men's Group B), helping Guangzhou City's 07 age-group team defeat Guangzhou City Football School's 07 age-group team 4–1 to defend their title.

Club career

Guangzhou City Yang came through the Guangzhou City youth system. In August 2023, he appeared in a friendly match for Guangzhou E-Power (then known as Guangzhou Leopards) against Hong Kong U23, starting the match. Guangzhou City ceased operations in 2023.

Qingdao West Coast In February 2026, Yang joined Qingdao West Coast as part of the first batch of domestic players for the 2026 season, alongside Peng Xinli, Dong Yu, Liu Shibo, and others. Yang was assigned the squad number 30.

On 8 March 2026, Yang made his professional debut, starting in Qingdao West Coast's Chinese Super League match away against Zhejiang. He was substituted off in the 51st minute. In the 85th minute, Yang's shot from outside the penalty area hit the goalpost. At 19 years and 66 days old, he became the first player under 20 to score for Qingdao West Coast in the Chinese Super League.

International career In May 2021, Yang was called up to the China U16 national team for a training camp held from 16 to 31 May 2021 at the Xianghe National Football Training Base. At 14 years old, he was selected as a "jump-grade" player, being from the 2007 age group while the team was for 2006 age group players.

On 28 March 2026, Yang started for the China U20 team (competing as China U19) in a 1–0 victory over Australia U19.

Career statistics

Club

Honours Guangzhou City U12 U12 Global Youth Football Challenge Cup runner-up: 2019