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 (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

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 May 2014	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam	Thailand	3–0	7–0	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.				4–0
3.				5–0
4.				7–0
5.	17 May 2014		Myanmar	3–0	3–0
6.	25 May 2014		South Korea	2–1	2–1
7.	5 September 2014	Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Beijing, China	Vietnam	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	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–0	2014 Asian Games
12.	22 September 2014		Jordan	1–0	5–0
13.				2–0
14.				3–0
15.				5–0
16.	2 June 2016	Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China	Thailand	5–0	6–0	Friendly
17.	5 June 2016	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China	Thailand	1–0	3–0

Honours

International

China PR national football team

• Four Nations Tournament: 2014, 2016

Individual

• AFC Women's Asian Cup Top Goalscorer: 2014

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yang Li.

• Yang Li at Soccerway
• Profile at Chinese Football Association (CFA) (in Chinese)

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