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 Suning in the Chinese Women's Super League. Her impressive form has subsequently drawn comparisons of her to revered Chinese striker Sun Wen.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
This article is about the footballer. For the fashion designer, see Yang Li (fashion designer).
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)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Jiangsu Suning
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Jiangsu Suning
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]

Honours

International

China PR national football team

Individual

References
  1. "Young Sun Wen shoulders high expectations". FIFA. 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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