Yang Zhi is a professional Chinese footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for China national team and Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. Similarly, he has also played for the club, Guangdong Xiongying.
Yang Zhi was born on January 15, 1983, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The information regarding his education and parents is yet to be disclosed. Yang Zhi belongs to Han Chinese ethnicity and holds a Chinese nationality.
Yang Zhi took his first step in the field of football through the youth team of Guangdong Youth in 2001. For a year, he played as a youth player for the club and was promoted to the senior team in 2002.
Yang Zhi played with the club for two years where he gave his appearance in over 40 matches. Thereafter, his performance was caught by professional Chinese football club, Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. Following this, He signed a new contract with Beijing Guoan in 2005 where he got a chance to play as a first goalkeeper.
Yang Zhi won the Chinese Super League in 2009 with his team. Since 2005 he is playing with the club and has so far made more than 350 appearances for the club.
Yang Zhi was included in the Chinese national team for the first time on August 10, 2006, against Thailand, as a backup player for Li Leilei. Following this, he gave his diligent performance during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Thereafter since 2009, Zhi plays as a regular player for the team. As of now, he has appeared in more than 35 matches for his national team.
Zhi has been clever enough to not revealed slight detail about his personal life. In Fact, Zhi is not even active on social networking sites. He has not hinted a little about his love affair. It seems Zhi is waiting for a perfect soul mate.
He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 75 kgs.
Yang Zhi earns around $500,000 of salary from his present club. Though the net worth of Zhi's hasn’t been revealed till this date, Zhi is believed to have a fortune in million. He has maintained a good earning from his football career. As of 2017, Yang Zhi has a market value of €400 thousand.
