Career
Her impressive form has subsequently drawn comparisons of her to revered Chinese striker Sun Wen. Yang was first called up to the Chinese women"s national team ahead of the 2014 Four Nations Tournament. At the 2014 AFC Women"s Asian Cup, Yang was joint top goalscorer with Park Eun-sun with six goals in five games as the team finished third place and qualified for the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup.
She was ruled out of the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup right before the tournament started due to recurring injuries.