Career
Yang started his professional career with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sainty in 2010. He was sent to Serie A club Parma for further training along with his teammate Qu Cheng between February 2012 and March 2012. He made his senior debut on 14 April 2013, in a 3–0 away defeat against Guizhou Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Jiang Jiajun in the 46th minute.