Zhang Linyan
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zhang Linyan | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Jiangyou, Sichuan, China | ||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2019 | Evergrande Football School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Beijing BG Phoenix | 17 | (3) |
2021 | Guangzhou | 9 | (9) |
2022– | Wuhan Jianghan University | 14 | (9) |
2022–2023 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 19 | (9) |
2023 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | China U20 | 3 | (1) |
2022– | China | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:04, 27 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
Zhang Linyan (Chinese: 张琳艳; pinyin: Zhāng Línyàn, born 16 January 2001) is a Chinese football player who plays as a forward for Chinese Women's Super League club Wuhan Jianghan University and the China national team.
Career
[edit]Zhang is a product of Evergrande International Football School.[1]
She was part of the China squad which reached the gold at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[2][3] After her performance, David Beckham congratulated her in social media.[4]
In July 2022, Zhang joined Swiss Women's Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich on loan from the Chinese Women's Super League club Wuhan Jianghan University F.C.[5][6]
On 14 September 2023, it was announced that Zhang joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan for the 2023–24 season.[7][8] On 11 October 2023, she made her debut for the team in a 6–0 victory against Reading in the league cup, in which she scored her debut goal in the 10th minute.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Beijing BG Phoenix | 2019 | CWSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | CWSL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
Total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
Guangzhou | 2021 | CWSL | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 15 | 14 | |
Wuhan Jianghan University | 2022 | CWSL | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |
2023 | CWSL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
Total | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 9 | |||
Grasshoppers (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Women's Super League | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 11 | |
Tottenham Hotspurs (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 61 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 38 |
- ^ Includes Women's FA Cup, Swiss Women's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA WSL Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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China | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 2 | |
2023 | 15 | 1 | |
2024 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 4 |
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zhang goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 February 2022 | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [11] |
2 | 20 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | [12] |
3 | 3 October 2023 | Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
2–4 | 3–4 | 2022 Asian Games | [13] |
4 | 31 May 2024 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]China
Individual
- SAFP Women Super League Golden Player: 2022–23
- SAFP Golden 11: 2022–23
References
[edit]- ^ Sevastopulo, Demetri (23 January 2014). "China's Evergrande academy sets sights on World Cup". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "女足亚洲杯:王霜独中两元 中国女足首战轻取中国台北". 新华网体育. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "China power to Women's Asian Cup victory". Seven News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beckham bends his praise to female Chinese footballer". SHINE. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "China's rising striker Zhang to join Grasshopper Zurich". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "China's rising striker Zhang Linyan to join Grasshopper Zurich". Macau Business. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Zhang Linyan to join on loan". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham sign China forward Zhang on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Thumping win over Reading in Conti Cup". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "China - Zhang Linyan - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "China PR vs. Korea Republic - 6 February 2022 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "China PR vs. Chinese Taipei - 20 July 2022 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "China PR vs. Japan - 3 October 2023 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- Chinese women's footballers
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Grasshopper Club Zurich (women) players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- China women's international footballers
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Chinese Women's Super League players
- Chinese women's football biography stubs