Zhao Lina

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| name = Zhao Lina

| fullname = Zhao Lina

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|18}}

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/drummer-goalkeeper-zhao-linas-unconventional-journey-as-a-chinese-football-star |title=Drummer goalkeeper! Zhao Lina’s unconventional journey as a Chinese football star |date=20 April 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |publisher=FIFA}}

| position = Goalkeeper

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| clubs1 = Shanghai RCB

| years1 = 2005–2023

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| nationalteam1 = China

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2023

| nationalcaps1 = 38

| nationalgoals1 = 2

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| pcupdate = 5 June 2023

| ntupdate = 5 June 2016

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{{family name hatnote|Zhao|lang=Chinese}}Zhao Lina ({{zh|s=赵丽娜|t=趙麗娜|p=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.

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20200523/282102048873380 |title=Goalkeeper by day, drummer by night |work=New Straits Times |date=23 May 2020 |access-date=5 June 2023}} {{as of|2018|05|16}}, she earned 10,000 yuan (US$1,500) per month as the team's highest-paid player.{{cite news |url=https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/shes-gloving-it-china-goalkeeper-rejected-catwalk-for-football-20180517-CMS-241158.html |title=She's gloving it: China goalkeeper rejected catwalk for football |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=World Soccer Talk |agency=Agence France-Presse}}

International career

In April 2015, Zhao Lina was called up to play for team China in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=386989/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610043008/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=386989/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2015|title=Zhou Lina Profile}} 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.

On 14 April 2023, Zhao announced her retirement on her Weibo account.{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_womens_world_cup/news/china_prs_zhao_retires_from_football.html |title=China PR's Zhao retires from football |date=14 April 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}

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.

Honours

;China

Asian Games silver medalist: 2018
AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610043008/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=386989/index.html Zhao Lina profile] fifa.com
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