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 (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]

Yang Lina

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 31)
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 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 as of 11 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals 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] 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

• Asian Games silver medalist: 2018;^[6] bronze medalist: 2022
• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022^[10]
• EAFF E-1 Championship runner-up: 2022