Yang Chaosheng

Yang Chaosheng was born in Dongguan to a Hakka family that originated from Longchuan. He started his football career with China League Two side Dongguan Nancheng in 2011. He played all 25 matches and scored five goals for the club in the 2011 season. Dongguan lost to Chongqing FC 3–0 on aggregate in the semifinals of the promotion playoffs which meant they failed to promote to China League One directly and then lost to Fujian Smart Hero 2–0 in the third place playoff and failed to enter the relegation playoffs. Although Dongguan was deemed as one of the hottest clubs of promotion in the 2012 season, they were knocked out from the group stage by finishing in sixth place in the south group. Yang scored nine goals in 22 appearances in the 2012 season. Yang transferred to Chinese Super League giant Guangzhou Evergrande along with his teammates Fang Jingqi, Liao Lisheng, Li Weixin, Hu Weiwei, Zhang Xingbo and Wang Rui in November 2012. He made his debut for the club on 10 July 2013 in the fourth round of the 2013 Chinese FA Cup in which Guangzhou beat Dalian Ruilong 7–1. On 7 August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club which ensured Guangzhou tie 2–2 with Hangzhou Greentown in the fifth round of the FA Cup and win 5–3 in the penalty shootout. In July 2014, Yang joined Liaoning FC on a half-year loan deal. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 20 July 2014 in a 3–2 loss to Shanghai Greenland. At the end of the 2014 season, Yang went on to make 11…

Yang made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against Kyrgyzstan; however, the match was not recognized as an international "A" match by FIFA.

As of 31 December 2025.

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

Chinese Super League: 2013 AFC Champions League: 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2017 Changchun Yatai

China League One: 2020