In the battle between China and South Korea last night, facing an opponent many times stronger than themselves, the Chinese men's football team was united and lost to its opponents by three goals at home and only narrowly lost to the South Korean team by one goal in the away game. Facing the Korean team's most valuable top winger Son Heung-min, the national team's "rookie" Yang Zexiang used strong defense to basically prevent his opponent. You know, four years ago, he was an abandoned player of the Dalian team.
The 29-year-old Yang Zexiang serves as a full-back. He came out of the TEDA youth training. He joined Baoding Rongda on loan in the 2017 season. In the 2018 season, he joined Dalian Chaoyue and quickly became the main force of the team. He played 28 times on behalf of the team and scored one goal. As Dalian Chaoyue was disbanded, Yang Zexiang did not leave Dalian, but joined the Dalianers. Since the Dalianers' quota was full that season, Yang Zexiang could only play in the reserve team. While playing for the Dalian reserve team, Yang Zexiang was the absolute main force of the team and served as the captain of the team's reserve team. After one season, Yang Zexiang's performance did not impress the then coach Benitez, and the players were not in the team's plan for the new season. In order to seek more playing opportunities, Yang Zexiang chose to go south and join Shanghai Shenhua. After
joined Shanghai Shenhua, Yang Zexiang once again encountered the situation of full signing quota. In the 20th season, Yang Zexiang did not enter the first team. In the 21st season, Yang Zexiang joined Chengdu Rongcheng on loan and represented the team 11 times. In the 2022 season, Yang Zexiang returned to Shenhua. He played 6 times on behalf of the team that season and scored 2 goals. In the 2023 season, Yang Zexiang gradually became the team's main force, playing 20 times on behalf of the team and contributing 1 assist. This season, Yang Zexiang has secured his position as the team's main left back. His outstanding performance also allowed him to be selected for the adult national team for the first time, and he received a starting opportunity in important games such as the South Korean team. Yang Zexiang also proved himself with outstanding performance and lived up to the trust of the head coach.
Yang Zexiang's first show at Shenhua ended in red, but the player did not sink there, but continued to work hard, step by step to get to where he is today. The player has excellent running ability and tough physical confrontation. Being able to reach this point proves that his efforts have not been in vain. I hope Yang Zexiang’s future career will go well and get better and better!
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