Yang Li (; born 26 February 1993) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a striker. Her impressive form has subsequently drawn comparisons of her to revered Chinese striker Sun Wen.
International career Yang was first called up to the Chinese women's national team in a friendly match against New Zealand on 24 November 2013 in a 0–2 lose. Later on she took part of the 2014 Four Nations Tournament. She scored twice on her debut on 13 February 2014 in a 3–1 win against Mexico during the tournament. At the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Yang was joint top goalscorer with Park Eun-sun with six goals in five games as the team finished third place and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was ruled out of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup right before the tournament started due to recurring injuries.
Honours International China PR national football team Four Nations Tournament: 2014, 2016
Individual AFC Women's Asian Cup Top Goalscorer: 2014
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 January 2014 Guangzhou, China 4–0 4–0 Friendly 2. 13 February 2014 Chongqing, China 1–1 3–1 2014 Four Nations Tournament 3. 2–1 4. 5 March 2014 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1–0 1–0 2014 Algarve Cup 5. 12 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 1–1 (5–4 p) 6. 15 May 2014 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 3–0 7–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup 7. 4–0 8. 5–0 9. 7–0 10. 17 May 2014 3–0 3–0 11. 25 May 2014 2–1 2–1 12. 5 September 2014 Beijing, China 1–0 5–0 Friendly 13. 3–0 14. 4–0 15. 5–0 16. 18 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea 2–0 4–0 2014 Asian Games 17. 22 September 2014 1–0 5–0 18. 2–0 19. 3–0 20. 5–0 21. 18 September 2015 Weinan, China 1–1 1–3 Friendly 22. 2 June 2016 Kunshan, China 5–0 6–0 Friendly 23. 5 June 2016 Changzhou, China 1–0 3–0 24. 29 July 2016 São Paulo, Brazil 2–0 3–0 25. 3–0 26. 20 October 2016 Chongqing, China 2–1 2–2 2016 Yongchuan International Tournament 27. 22 October 2016 1–1 4–1 28. 2–1 29. 3–1 30. 9 April 2017 Jiaxing, China 2–0 2–1 Friendly 31. 4 April 2019 Wuhan, China 1–0 4–1 2019 Wuhan International Tournament
References
External links
Profile at Chinese Football Association (CFA)