Yang Li (footballer)

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 (age 31)
Place of birth Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2022 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

Yang Li (simplified Chinese: 杨丽; traditional Chinese: 楊麗; pinyin: Yáng Lì; born 26 February 1993) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a striker. Her impressive form has subsequently drawn comparisons of her to revered Chinese striker Sun Wen.[1]

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

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 February 2014 Chongqing, China  Mexico 1–1 3–1 2014 Four Nations Tournament
2. 2–1
3. 5 March 2014 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Norway 1–0 1–0 2014 Algarve Cup
4. 12 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 1–1 (5–4 p)
5. 15 May 2014 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam  Thailand 3–0 7–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
6. 4–0
7. 5–0
8. 7–0
9. 17 May 2014  Myanmar 3–0 3–0
10. 25 May 2014  South Korea 2–1 2–1
11. 5 September 2014 Beijing, China  Vietnam 1–0 5–0 Friendly
12. 3–0
13. 4–0
14. 5–0
15. 18 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 2–0 4–0 2014 Asian Games
16. 22 September 2014  Jordan 1–0 5–0
17. 2–0
18. 3–0
19. 5–0
20. 18 September 2015 Weinan, China  Spain 1–1 1–3 Friendly
21. 2 June 2016 Kunshan, China  Thailand 5–0 6–0 Friendly
22. 5 June 2016 Changzhou, China  Thailand 1–0 3–0
23. 20 October 2016 Chongqing, China  Iceland 2–1 2–2 2016 Yongchuan International Tournament
24. 22 October 2016  Uzbekistan 1–1 4–1
25. 2–1
26. 3–1

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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