He Yang
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He Yang is a Chinese international
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...

 footballer who currently plays for Tianjin Teda as a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 in the China Super League.

Club career

While He Yang graduated from the Tianjin Teda youth team during the 2002 league season he struggled to break into the first team until the 2003 league season when he made thirteen league appearances. Often coming on as a substitute throughout much of his career he had differculty in establishing himself as regular and was often criticised for his lack of concentration within defence, nevertheless he remained with Tianjin even when he was completely dropped from the senior team in the 2008 league season. When the 2009 league season began centre-back Wang Xiao
Wang Xiao
Wang Xiao is a retired Chinese football player who previously plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. as a centre-back in the Chinese Super League.-Yunnan Hongta:...

 was injured early within the campaign and He Yang immediately came in as his replacement where he would show considerable maturity and physical ability that was missing in his earlier career. He Yang would suddenly rise to prominence and establish himself as an integral member within the team, even scoring his debut goal against Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...

 on May 16, 2009 in a 1-1 draw.

International career

He Yang would make his international debut in a friendly against Iran
Iran national football team
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 in a 1-0 win on the 1st of June 2009 where he played the game as a right-back.

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