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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

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

Club

As of match played 26 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Women's FA Cup, Swiss Women's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA WSL Cup

International

As of match played 31 May 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Zhang Linyan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 February 2022 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India  South Korea 2–2 3–2 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup [11]
2 20 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship [12]
3 3 October 2023 Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Japan 2–4 3–4 2022 Asian Games [13]
4 31 May 2024 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  Australia 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours

China

Individual

  • SAFP Women Super League Golden Player: 2022–23
  • SAFP Golden 11: 2022–23

References

  1. ^ Sevastopulo, Demetri (23 January 2014). "China's Evergrande academy sets sights on World Cup". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "China power to Women's Asian Cup victory". Seven News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Beckham bends his praise to female Chinese footballer". SHINE. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "China's rising striker Zhang to join Grasshopper Zurich". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "China's rising striker Zhang Linyan to join Grasshopper Zurich". Macau Business. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Zhang Linyan to join on loan". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Tottenham sign China forward Zhang on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Thumping win over Reading in Conti Cup". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "China - Zhang Linyan - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ "China PR vs. Korea Republic - 6 February 2022 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  12. ^ "China PR vs. Chinese Taipei - 20 July 2022 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  13. ^ "China PR vs. Japan - 3 October 2023 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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