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]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yang Li | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 29) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019 |
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 5–0 | |||||
4. | 7–0 | |||||
5. | 17 May 2014 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
6. | 25 May 2014 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
7. | 5 September 2014 | Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Beijing, China | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
8. | 3–0 | |||||
9. | 4–0 | |||||
10. | 5–0 | |||||
11. | 18 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
12. | 22 September 2014 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
13. | 2–0 | |||||
14. | 3–0 | |||||
15. | 5–0 | |||||
16. | 2 June 2016 | Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China | ![]() | 5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
17. | 5 June 2016 | Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
China PR national football team
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