Li Yang

Project player

Chengdu Better City · 29 yrs

21.7

Profile

PositionCentre-back

NationalityChina PR

Age29

Date of birth22 Jul 1997

Height180 cm

Shirt number#22

ClubChengdu Better City

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Centre-back

Season stats

Full career & schedule →

Appearances

Goals

Assists

2022

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chengdu Better City.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Super League	29	0	1	2022	6.88
FA Cup	29	2	0	674	6.76
AFC Champions League Elite	8	0	0	621	6.69

Career

Full career & schedule →

FA Cup×2Super Cup×2

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Chengdu Better City	12	0	0	6.65	—	—
2025/26	Chengdu Better City · 3rd	29	0	1	6.88	22	31
2024/25	Chengdu Better City	13	1	0	6.88	—	—
2023/24	Wuhan Three Towns	29	2	0	6.76	—	—
2022/23	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	30	0	0	6.73	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Li Yang is a 29-year-old central defender at Chengdu Better City, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 6% of Super League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.7, ranking 93rd of 279 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (74.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yang.

Judged on this season alone, Yang graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 8 clean sheets and 2.626 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Yang, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, top 21% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 29 Yang is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 21% centre-backs · Super League Current seasonTop 6% centre-backs · Super League3rd-best centre-back in the Super League93rd in the Super League · potential11th-highest potential centre-back in the Super League

21.7

Ratingi

11th of 54 centre-backs

30.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.63

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Chengdu Better City finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

2.63

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.7, Yang carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League (top 21%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.9%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.045

Goal contribution / 900.045

Defensive actions / 902.626

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %28.6

Dribble success %55.6

Cards / 900.134

Foul involvement / 901.958

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Yang sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yang's projected Rating — 21.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots14

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success55.6%

Fouls won23

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions21

Blocks8

Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Chengdu Better City2023/24 – nowFree

Wuhan Three Townsuntil 2023/24

Guangzhou Evergrande FC2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Gondomar(back from loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Wuhan Zall(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Gondomaruntil 2020/21

About Li Yang

Li Yang is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Chengdu Better City, born on July 22, 1997, standing 180 cm tall. He is from China PR. Chengdu Better City currently sit 3rd of 16 in the Super League.

This season

In the current season, Li Yang has made 29 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,022 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 5 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Super League, the FA Cup and the AFC Champions League Elite.

When Li Yang plays, Chengdu Better City's record this season is 0W-3D-2L.

Recent matches

February 17, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Machida Zelvia (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 9, 2025: 2-2 draw away at Vissel Kobe (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 25, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima (90 minutes, 7 rating)
November 4, 2025: 0-0 draw away at FC Seoul (90 minutes, 7 rating)
September 17, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Ulsan Hyundai FC (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Li Yang at 21.7 with a Season form score of 30.7, ranking 93rd of 279 centre-backs in the Super League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the FA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Li Yang has totalled 125 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 30 appearances for Guangzhou Evergrande FC.

Li Yang's career has also included time at Wuhan Three Towns, Guangzhou Evergrande FC, Gondomar and Wuhan Zall.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Chengdu Better City finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points