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Chinese soccer seems to want to secure a World Cup ticket somehow.
China's Sohu Dotcom confirmed on the 20th that the nationality registration of Chengdu Longcheng midfielder Yang Mingyang has been changed from the Swiss Football Association to the Chinese Football Association, according to the FIFA official website. 'With the completion of the process of changing the nationality, Yang is very likely to be included in the next list of the Chinese national soccer team,' the source reported.
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Born in 1995, Yang Ming-yang was born in Basel, Switzerland. He was born in Switzerland and raised his dream of becoming a soccer player in the Swiss league thanks to his father, a professor who immigrated to Switzerland. He was also a prospect who received considerable recognition for his potential. While growing up at the Swiss club, he played for the Swiss national team by age. Although he was not called by the Swiss national team, he played consistently from the under-16 team to the under-20 team.
Yang Mingyang made his first-team debut with FC Lausanne Spor, a member of the Swiss first division, in the 2013-2014 season. In his debut season, the team was relegated and headed to the second division, but he managed to grow into a mainstay in Lausanne Spor, bringing the team back to the first division. In recognition of his performance at this time, he moved to Wolverhampton in 2017. At the time, Wolverhampton was a member of the English Championship (Second Division). Still, if Wolverhampton took it, the potential was clear.
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Playing for Wolverhampton's second team, he tried unsuccessfully to enter the first team. I have been renting since 2018. I went to the third division of Spain and went back to Switzerland, but I couldn't get a seat in the end. When I was also not adjusting to Grashofer in 2021, I decided to go to the Chinese league after receiving an offer from Nantong support. When she transferred to Nantong, Yang Mingyang also received Chinese nationality. Yang Mingyang only received Chinese nationality in 2021, but did not play as a member of the Chinese national team.
Yang Ming-yang, who became a key player when he jumped from Nantong to the main player, moved to Chengdu, where head coach Seo Jung-won is located, in the 2025 season. Yang Ming-yang is playing as a main midfielder under coach Seo Jung-won. Yang Ming-yang showed good performance and became a necessary presence for the Chinese national team, and it seems that the Chinese Football Association moved to use Yang Ming-yang as a national team.
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Sohu added 'Now Yang is officially qualified to play for the Chinese national team. The 29-year-old is in his prime as a player, and his technical skills and experience in the game are already widely recognized. He gave a positive evaluation, saying, 'It is expected that it will be a solid reinforcement to the Chinese national team's midfield with a sense of power as soon as it can add to the power immediately.'
Currently, China is at the bottom of Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, and is on the verge of elimination from the preliminary round. At least in the top four, they can continue to aim for the World Cup ticket by advancing to the fourth qualifying round.
As China will clash with fourth-place Indonesia and fifth-place Bahrain in the A-match in June, there is still hope for fourth place. Yang Ming-yang is expected to be selected in a surprise move to seek a dramatic turnaround.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
