Career
Yang was born in Basel, Switzerland to father Yang Zhihong (Simplified Chinese: 杨志宏), a professor of physiology at Fribourg University. His father originates from Wuhan, the People"s Republic of China and emigrated to Switzerland after he received a doctor"s degree in medical from Basel University in 1990s. Yang began his football career with Football Club Fribourg youth team in 2001.
He transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax in 2011 and moved to Lausanne-Sport in 2012.
Yang was promoted to Lausanne-Sport"s first team squad in the summer of 2013. On 14 July 2013, he made his senior debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Football Club Luzern.