Yang Lina (footballer)

This article is about the Chinese footballer. For the Singaporean actress, see Yang Lina (actress).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Lina
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Levante Las Planas
(on loan from Shanghai Shengli)
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??– Shanghai Shengli ? (?)
2022–2023 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 2 (0)
2023– → Levante Las Planas (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2018– China 26 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Palembang Team
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Winner 2022 India
EAFF E-1 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 February 2023

Yang Lina (simplified Chinese: 杨莉娜; traditional Chinese: 楊莉娜; pinyin: Yáng Lìnà; born 13 April 1994) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Levante Las Planas, on loan from Chinese Women's Super League club Shanghai Shengli, and the China national team.[1]

Club career

On 13 September 2022, Yang joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan deal.[2] She arrived just a month after Li Mengwen joined also the team.[3]

In winter she left PSG to join Catalan side Levante Las Planas.[4][5] Yang had her debut for her new club on Feb 4th, 2023. Levante Las Planas drew 0–0 with Alhama in a Liga F league match. She became a regular starter for the team.[4]

International career

Yang made her debut for the China national team on 17 August 2018 in a 7–0 Asian Games win against Hong Kong.[6] On 6 October 2018, she scored her first goal in a 2–1 friendly win against Finland.[7] In July 2021, she was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.[8]

In January 2022, Yang was named in the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[9] She played four matches in the tournament as China went on to win their ninth continental title.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 December 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 2022–23 Division 1 Féminine 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

International

As of match played 23 July 2022[1][11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
China 2018 12 2
2019 4 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 0
2022 6 0
Total 25 2
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yang goal.
List of international goals scored by Yang Lina
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 October 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China  Finland 1–1 2–1 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament
2 1 December 2018 GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam  Mongolia 8–0 10–0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3 22 September 2023 Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Mongolia 8–0 16–0 2022 Asian Games
4 30 September 2023  Thailand 4–0 4–0

Honours

China

References

  1. ^ a b c Yang Lina at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Yang Lina prêtée au Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "PSG loans China's female footballer Yang Lina for 1 season". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lina Yang, la Pirlo del Levante Las Planas". Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ovalle, Santi (5 May 2023). "Lina Yang: "El fútbol femenino es más profesional en España que en China pero allí podemos vivir solo de ello"". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "亚运打满6场!杨莉娜本命年迎转折 贾秀全叫她皮尔洛" (in Chinese). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ "杨莉娜：国家队首球值得纪念" [Yang Lina: The first goal of the national team is worth remembering] (in Chinese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ "China names women's football squad for Tokyo Olympics". China Daily. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  9. ^ "China unveils squad for 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Xinhuanet. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b Atkin, Nicolas (6 February 2022). "China stage incredible comeback to claim AFC Women's Asian Cup, beating South Korea from two goals down in dramatic final". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Yang Lina - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". Retrieved 13 September 2022.


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