Zhao Lina (simplified Chinese: 赵丽娜; traditional Chinese: 趙麗娜; pinyin: Zhào Lìnà; born September 18, 1991) is a retired Chinese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Chinese national team and for Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (Shanghai RCB) in the Chinese Women's Super League.
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| Full name | Zhao Lina | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2023 | Shanghai RCB | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | China | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editZhao played club football for Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank from at least 2005, and was playing for the team at the time of her retirement in April 2023.[1][2] As of 16 May 2018[update], she earned 10,000 yuan (US$1,500) per month as the team's highest-paid player.[3]
International career
editIn April 2015, Zhao Lina was called up to play for team China in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She also played for China in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which China won, qualifying the team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]
On 14 April 2023, Zhao announced her retirement on her Weibo account.[1][5]
Personal life
editZhao is a drummer and was inspired to play drums by the Japanese anime Nana. Her club team arranged a practice space where she played drums after training sessions. Her favorite footballer is Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.[2]
Honours
edit- China
- Asian Games silver medalist: 2018
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Drummer goalkeeper! Zhao Lina's unconventional journey as a Chinese football star" (Press release). FIFA. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Goalkeeper by day, drummer by night". New Straits Times. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "She's gloving it: China goalkeeper rejected catwalk for football". World Soccer Talk. Agence France-Presse. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Zhou Lina Profile". Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
- ^ "China PR's Zhao retires from football". Asian Football Confederation. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
edit- Zhao Lina profile fifa.com
- Zhao Lina at Soccerway
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