# Zhang Linyan

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | 2019 | CWSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | 2020 | CWSL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | Total | 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 |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | 2023 | CWSL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 61 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 38 |
* ↑ Includes Women's FA Cup, Swiss Women's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
* ↑ Includes FA WSL Cup

### International

    As of match played 31 May 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| China | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| China | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| China | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| China | 2023 | 15 | 1 |
| China | 2024 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 4 |
    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 |
| 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