| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Zhao Lina | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1991-09-18)September 18, 1991 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * 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 retiredChinesefootballer who played as agoalkeeper for theChinese national team and forShanghai Rural Commercial Bank (Shanghai RCB) in theChinese Women's Super League.
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[update], she earned 10,000 yuan (US$1,500) per month as the team's highest-paid player.[3]
In April 2015, Zhao Lina was called up to play for teamChina in the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She also played for China in the2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which China won, qualifying the team for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]
On 14 April 2023, Zhao announced her retirement on herWeibo account.[1][5]
Zhao is adrummer and was inspired to play drums by the Japanese animeNana. Her club team arranged a practice space where she played drums after training sessions. Her favorite footballer isManchester United goalkeeperDavid de Gea.[2]
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