Li Ying (; born 7 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Chongqing Yongchuan Chashanzhuhai in the Chinese Women's Super League. Considered a star of the sport in China, she plays as a forward.

On June 22, 2021, she announced on Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo her relationship with girlfriend Chen Leilei. This made Li the first Chinese sports player to officially come out as a lesbian. Her Weibo post went viral before it was deleted, with some speculating that Li might have been put under pressure from authorities following the announcement.

After coming-out, she was selected for the Chinese team in the Women’s Asian Cup in India of 2022, appearing as a substitute in the first match of the tournament, a 4-0 victory against Chinese Taipei.

Honours China Asian Games silver medalist: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022

Individual IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 24 July 2013 Hwaseong, South Korea 2–1 2–1 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2. 27 November 2013 Parramatta, Australia 1–2 1–2 Friendly 3. 15 May 2014 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 2–0 7–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup 4. 13 January 2015 Foshan, China 1–0 2–3 2015 Four Nations Tournament 5. 6 April 2018 Amman, Jordan 3–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup 6. 9 April 2018 1–0 3–0 7. 3–0 8. 12 April 2018 5–1 8–1 9. 6–1 10. 17 April 2018 1–3 1–3 11. 20 April 2018 1–0 3–1 12. 12 June 2018 Cleveland, United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly 13. 17 August 2018 Palembang, Indonesia 3–0 7–0 2018 Asian Games 14. 8 October 2018 Chongqing, China 1–0 2–0 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament 15. 1 December 2018 Dededo, Guam 6–0 10–0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 16. 3 December 2018 6–0 6–0 17. 17 January 2019 Meizhou, China 2–0 3–0 2019 Four Nations Tournament 18. 3–0 19. 13 June 2019 Paris, France 1–0 1–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 20. 7 February 2020 Sydney, Australia 1–0 6–1 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 21. 6–0 22. 10 February 2020 5–0 5–0

See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps

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