Club Career
Yang Zhi originally started his professional career at the second tier club Guangdong Xiongying after graduating from their youth team. He quickly established himself within the squad in his first professional season with Guangdong Xiongying by playing in 26 league games. The following season he would play in a further 22 league games for Guangdong and help take them to tenth place in the league. His performances caught the eye of Beijing Guoan and with the chance to play in the Chinese Super League, Yang Zhi transferred to them at the beginning of the 2005 league season where he once again quickly established himself as their first choice goalkeeper within the team by playing in 21 league games in his debut season. The following seasons saw him become an integral member of the team and by the 2009 league season he had aided them to win the Chinese Super League title. During the preseason of the 2012 season, Yang Zhi sustained an injury while playing for Guangdong in a friendly and was out for most of the season.
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