Yang Li

Chinese footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroChinese footballer
A.K.A.Li Yang
A.K.A.Li Yang
PlacesChina
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth31 January 1991, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Age33 years
Star signAquarius
Stats
Height:167 cm
Sports Teams
China women's national football team
The details

Biography

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.

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.

Honours

International

China PR national football team

  • Four Nations Tournament: 2014, 2016

Individual

  • AFC Women's Asian Cup Top Goalscorer: 2014

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 February 2014Chongqing, China Mexico1–13–12014 Four Nations Tournament
2.2–1
3.5 March 2014Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Norway1–01–02014 Algarve Cup
4.12 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal Denmark1–01–1 (5–4 p)
5.15 May 2014Hồ 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, China Vietnam1–05–0Friendly
12.3–0
13.4–0
14.5–0
15.18 September 2014Incheon, South Korea Chinese Taipei2–04–02014 Asian Games
16.22 September 2014 Jordan1–05–0
17.2–0
18.3–0
19.5–0
20.18 September 2015Weinan, China Spain1–11–3Friendly
21.2 June 2016Kunshan, China Thailand5–06–0Friendly
22.5 June 2016Changzhou, China Thailand1–03–0
23.20 October 2016Chongqing, China Iceland2–12–22016 Yongchuan International Tournament
24.22 October 2016 Uzbekistan1–14–1
25.2–1
26.3–1
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 18 Oct 2024. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.