Zhao Lina

Zhao Lina
Personal information
Full name Zhao Lina
Date of birth (1991-09-18) September 18, 1991
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2023 Shanghai RCB
International career‡
2015–2023 China 38 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 PalembangTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2016

Zhao Lina (simplified Chinese: 赵丽娜; traditional Chinese: 趙麗娜; pinyin: Zhào Lìnà; born September 18, 1991) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Zhao 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, she earned 10,000 yuan (US$1,500) per month as the team's highest-paid player.[3]

International career

In 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

Zhao 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

China

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Drummer goalkeeper! Zhao Lina's unconventional journey as a Chinese football star" (Press release). FIFA. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Goalkeeper by day, drummer by night". New Straits Times. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "She's gloving it: China goalkeeper rejected catwalk for football". World Soccer Talk. Agence France-Presse. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Zhou Lina Profile". Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "China PR's Zhao retires from football". Asian Football Confederation. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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