Yang Shuai started his professional football career in 2017 when he was promoted to Chinese Super League side Liaoning FC's first team squad.
[1] On 2 May 2017, he made his senior debut in a 4–3 away defeat against Hangzhou Greentown, coming on as a substitute for Lu Qiang in the beginning of second half.
[2] He made his league debut on 10 August 2017, playing the whole match in a 3–0 home loss against Guangzhou Evergrande.
[3] On 24 April 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 home loss against Dalian Yifang in the 2018 Chinese FA Cup.
[8] After establishing himself as an integral member of the team he would score his first goal for the club on 11 June 2022, which was in a league game against Zhejiang Professional in a 3-1 victory.