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Zhang Linyan
张琳艳

Personal information
Full name	Zhang Linyan
Date of birth	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23)
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

Zhang is a product of Evergrande International Football School.

She was part of the China squad which reached the gold at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. After her performance, David Beckham congratulated her in social media.

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.

On 14 September 2023, it was announced that Zhang joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan for the 2023–24 season. 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2023

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

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
2	20 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3	3 October 2023	Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China	Japan	2–4	3–4	2022 Asian Games
4	31 May 2024	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	Australia	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

China

• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022

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.

China squads

v t e China squad – 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup winners (9th title) 1 Zhu Yu 2 Li Mengwen 3 Wang Xiaoxue 4 Li Jiayue 5 Ma Jun 6 Zhang Xin 7 Wang Shuang 8 Yao Wei 9 Wang Yanwen 10 Zhang Rui 11 Wang Shanshan (c) 12 Xu Huan 13 Yang Lina 14 Lou Jiahui 15 Wu Chengshu 16 Yao Lingwei 17 Liu Yanqiu 18 Tang Jiali 19 Zhang Linyan 20 Xiao Yuyi 21 Li Ying 22 Zhao Lina 23 Gao Chen Coach: Shui Qingxia v t e China squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Zhu Yu 2 Li Mengwen 3 Dou Jiaxing 4 Wang Linlin 5 Wu Haiyan 6 Zhang Xin 7 Wang Shuang 8 Yao Wei 9 Shen Mengyu 10 Zhang Rui 11 Wang Shanshan (c) 12 Xu Huan 13 Yang Lina 14 Lou Jiahui 15 Chen Qiaozhu 16 Yao Lingwei 17 Wu Chengshu 18 Tang Jiali 19 Zhang Linyan 20 Xiao Yuyi 21 Gu Yasha 22 Pan Hongyan 23 Gao Chen Coach: Shui Qingxia

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