Zhang Linyan (; born 16 January 2001) is a Chinese footballer 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBeijing BG Phoenix2019CWSL4000—402020CWSL13300—133Total17300—173Guangzhou2021CWSL9965—1514Wuhan Jianghan University2022CWSL10620—1262023CWSL4300—43Total14920—169Grasshoppers (loan)2022–23Swiss Women's Super League19932—2211Tottenham Hotspurs (loan)2023–24Women's Super League20002141Career total6130117217438
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina2018102019002020302021002022722023141202421202551Total325 Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zhang goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Zhang LinyanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 February 2022DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India 2–23–2 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup220 July 2022Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 1–0 2–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship33 October 2023Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China2–43–42022 Asian Games4 31 May 2024 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 1–0 1–1 Friendly 5 2 December 2025 Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 1–3 2–3 617 March 2026Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia 1–11–2 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup717 September 2026Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu, China 1–1 2026 Asian Games
Honours China
AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022
Individual
SAFP Women Super League Golden Player: 2022–23 SAFP Golden 11: 2022–23
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