Yao Daogang

Yao Daogang (; born 1 September 1997) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder or full-back for Tai'an Tiankuang.

Career Yao Daogang would play for the Wuhan Zall youth team before moving abroad to Portugal where he joined third tier football club Gondomar and would go on to be promoted to their senior team where he made his debut on 11 December 2016 in a league game against F.C. Cesarense in a 1-0 defeat. In the following season he would be loaned out to Chinese club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan on 28 February 2017, however he did not make any appearances for them at all. On his return he would remain with Gondomar for several seasons until he was released by the club and he would return to China where he had a successful trail with top tier club Hebei before officially joining them on 1 March 2021.

On 11 March 2024, Yao Daogang signed for China League Two club Tai'an Tiankuang. On 1 June 2024, in a match against Shandong Taishan B, Yao Daogang was sent off in the 92nd minute by a direct red card. To show dissent, Yao Daogang used verbal abuse and made physical contact towards the face of the referee. Three days later on 4 June, Yao Daogang was handed a 12-month suspension from football, and was fined ¥100,000 CNY.

Personal life Yao is the twin brother of fellow footballer Yao Wei.

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