Gu Yasha (; born 28 November 1990 in
Zhengzhou
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,
Henan
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) is a
Chinese
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football
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player who competed for the
national team
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in the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Her
position
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is
midfielder
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and plays for
Beijing Jingtan.
She starts playing football in 2001, representing Henan at the
Beibei Cup.
At the beginning of 2002, She joined Beijing Chaoyang District Football School.
At the end of 2004, She joined
Beijing Zhaotai Club, reaching the National Youth team in 2007.
When Head Coach
Shang Ruihua returned to the
Chinese team in March 2008, Gu Yasha, then 18, entered the national team, becoming soon a regular starter.
International goals
Honours
;China
*
Asian Games
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silver medalist:
2018
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; bronze medalist:
2022
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AFC Women's Asian Cup
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runner-up:
2008
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See also
*
List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps
References
External links
*
*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5305
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080810130812/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/236627.shtml
1990 births
Living people
Hui sportspeople
Chinese women's footballers
21st-century Chinese sportswomen
China women's international footballers
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Henan
Olympic footballers for China
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Zhengzhou
Women's association football midfielders
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. players
FIFA Women's Century Club
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Chinese Women's Super League players
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