Li Yang would represent Jiangsu in the 2015 China National Youth Games, where they came runners-up at the end of the tournament.
At Coimbrões he would be promoted to their senior team where he made his debut on 21 January 2018 in a Campeonato de Portugal league game against Canelas 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 victory.
[3] On 4 April 2023 he would join fellow top tier club Wuhan Three Towns for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League campaign.
[6] After a season, Li transferred to another top tier club in Chengdu Rongcheng on 20 February 2024.
[7] He made his debut on 02 March 2023 in a league game against Qingdao Hainiu in a 2-0 victory, where he also scored his first goal for the club in the same match.