Yang Li (footballer)

Yang Li (simplified Chinese: 杨丽; traditional Chinese: 楊麗; pinyin: Yáng Lì; born 26 February 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu in the Chinese Women's Super League. Her impressive form has subsequently drawn comparisons of her to revered Chinese striker Sun Wen.[1]

Yang Li
杨丽
Personal information
Full name Yang Li
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993
Place of birth Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
Height 170 cm (5 ft 6.9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Jiangsu
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2020 Jiangsu 0 (0)
National team
2014– China 63 (31)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2019

International career

Yang was first called up to the Chinese women's national team ahead of the 2014 Four Nations Tournament. She scored twice on her debut on 13 October 2014 in a 3–1 win against Mexico during the tournament. At the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Yang was joint top goalscorer with Park Eun-sun with six goals in five games as the team finished third place and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was ruled out of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup right before the tournament started due to recurring injuries.[2]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam Thailand3–07–02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.4–0
3.5–0
4.7–0
5.17 May 2014 Myanmar3–03–0
6.25 May 2014 South Korea2–12–1
7.5 September 2014Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Beijing, China Vietnam1–05–0Friendly
8.3–0
9.4–0
10.5–0
11.18 September 2014Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Chinese Taipei2–04–02014 Asian Games
12.22 September 2014 Jordan1–05–0
13.2–0
14.3–0
15.5–0

Honours

International

China PR national football team

Individual

References

  1. "Young Sun Wen shoulders high expectations". FIFA. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. "Top scorer Yang left off China's World Cup squad". The Sports Network. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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