Career
Jiang Pengxiang played for various youth teams in Liaoning before moving to Changchun where he joined Changchun Yatai to start his professional football career. In 2001, he became a squad regular in an ambitious side looking for promotion to the top tier. He was involved in the 2001 China Jia B League Match Fixing scandal and received a ban of one year in 2002.
Playing in the top tier, he continued to establish himself at the heart of their midfield and proved his importance to the team when he aided them to a surprising fourth-place finish.