| Zhang Linyan 张琳艳 | |
| Fullname: | Zhang Linyan |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Jiangyou, Sichuan, China |
| Height: | 1.54m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Evergrande Football School |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Beijing BG Phoenix |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Guangzhou |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Wuhan Jianghan University |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Grasshoppers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | China U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | China |
| Nationalcaps2: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 04:04, 27 November 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
Zhang Linyan (Chinese: s=张琳艳|p=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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | |||
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2022 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [11] | ||||
| 2 | 20 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | [12] | |||
| 3 | 3 October 2023 | Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2022 Asian Games | [13] | |||
| 4 | 31 May 2024 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly |
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