Yang Liyu

Yang Liyu started his football career when he joined Campeonato de Portugal side Gondomar from Wuhan Zall in 2015. He made his debut for the club on 8 May 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Anadia, where he was sent off in 56th minute. He was officially promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2016. He played six league matches for the club in the 2016–17 season.

Tianjin Teda

On 26 January 2017, Yang was loaned out to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda for one season. He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 away loss against Shandong Luneng. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2017 in a 3–1 away loss against Yanbian Funde. He scored his second goal for the club on 27 September 2017 in a 3–1 home win against Guizhou Hengfeng. Yang refused to extend his loan with the club at the end of the 2017 season.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 24 December 2017, Yang transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou Evergrande. He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2018 in a 1–1 home draw against Buriram United in the 2018 AFC Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Alan Carvalho in the 80th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 August 2018 in a 3–2 away loss against Changchun Yatai. He scored his second goal for the club on 2 September 2018 in a 2–1 win against Shanghai Shenhua, scoring the winner. The following season he would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team that went on to win the 2019…

Yang was called up to the China national team by Marcello Lippi for the first time in November 2017 for the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. He made his international debut on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against South Korea.

Club

As of 2 November 2024

International

Guangzhou Evergrande

Chinese Super League: 2019 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2018 Beijing Guoan

Chinese FA Cup: 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2026 Individual

Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2019