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]

This article is about the footballer. For the fashion designer, see Yang Li (fashion designer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
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 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Jiangsu
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2020 Jiangsu 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– China 63 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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
1.13 February 2014Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China Mexico1–13–12014 Four Nations Tournament
2.2–1
3.5 March 2014Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Norway1–01–02014 Algarve Cup
4.12 March 2014Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal Denmark1–01–1 (5–4 p)
5.15 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam Thailand3–07–02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
6.4–0
7.5–0
8.7–0
9.17 May 2014 Myanmar3–03–0
10.25 May 2014 South Korea2–12–1
11.5 September 2014Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Beijing, China Vietnam1–05–0Friendly
12.3–0
13.4–0
14.5–0
15.18 September 2014Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Chinese Taipei2–04–02014 Asian Games
16.22 September 2014 Jordan1–05–0
17.2–0
18.3–0
19.5–0
20.2 June 2016Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China Thailand5–06–0Friendly
21.5 June 2016Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China Thailand1–03–0
22.20 October 2016Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China Iceland2–12–22016 Yongchuan International Tournament
23.22 October 2016 Uzbekistan1–14–1
24.2–1
25.3–1

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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