Yang Lina (footballer)
Yang Lina (simplified Chinese: 杨莉娜; traditional Chinese: 楊莉娜; 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]
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| Date of birth | 13 April 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 13 September 2022, Yang joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a season long loan deal.[2]
Lina had her debut for Levante Las Planas on Feb 4th, 2023. Levante Las Planas drew 0-0 with Alhama in a Liga F league match.
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.[3] On 6 October 2018, she scored her first goal in a 2–1 friendly win against Finland.[4] In July 2021, she was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.[5]
In January 2022, Yang was named in the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6] She played four matches in the tournament as China went on to win their ninth continental title.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 December 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 October 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament | |
| 2 | 1 December 2018 | GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam | 8–0 | 10–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship - Second preliminary round |
Honours
China
- Asian Games silver medal: 2018[3]
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022[7]
- EAFF E-1 Championship runner-up: 2022
References
- Yang Lina at Soccerway
- "Yang Lina prêtée au Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "China names women's football squad for Tokyo Olympics". China Daily. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "China unveils squad for 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Xinhuanet. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- 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.
- "Yang Lina - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". Retrieved 13 September 2022.