[3] However his time in the senior team was to prove extremely frustrating after he was unable to immediately break into the squad.

Shandong Luneng were willing to let Xu Yang transfer to Henan Jianye in 2008 where he would make his debut against Changsha Ginde F.C.

[7] On 2 January 2016, Xu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan.

[13] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team that gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.

He would make his debut against Iran in a friendly, which China won 1-0 on 1 June 2009, where Xu Yang played as a left winger throughout the game.