Li Ying (; born 7 January 1993) is a
Chinese
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footballer who currently plays for
Shandong Sports Lottery in the
Chinese Women's Super League
The Chinese Women's Super League (CWSL) is the top level women's football league in China. It was called the Chinese Women's National Football League from 2011 to 2014.
History
The league started in 1997 as the Chinese Women's Premier Football L ...
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On June 22, 2021, she announced on Chinese microblogging platform
Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily acti ...
her engagement to girlfriend Chen Leilei. This made Li the first Chinese sports player to officially come out as a lesbian. Her Weibo post went viral before it was deleted, with some speculating that Li might have been put under pressure from authorities following the announcement.
International goals
Honours
;Individual
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IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020
See also
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List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps
This list summarizes women's association football players with 100 or more international appearances.
As of 15 November 2022, a total of 394 women have played 100 or more international matches for their respective nations. The all-time lead ...
References
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1993 births
Living people
Lesbian sportswomen
LGBT association football players
People's Republic of China LGBT people
Chinese LGBT sportspeople
Chinese lesbians
Chinese women's footballers
China women's international footballers
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Chongqing
Women's association football forwards
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Olympic footballers of China
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Chinese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
FIFA Century Club
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