Lin Man-ting (; born 10 July 1990 in
Hualien City
Hualien City (; Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Shih⁴; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-chhī'' or ''Hoa-liân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the east coast of Taiwan on the Pacific O ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
), or Claire, is a
Taiwanese female footballer and futsal player with
Amis Amis may refer to:
* Amis (surname)
* Amis people (or ''Amis''), a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines
* Amis language, an indigenous language of Taiwan
* AMIS (ISP), an Internet service provider (ISP) in Slovenia and Croatia
* Amis et Amiles, an old ...
descent. She last played for
ASPTT Albi
ASPTT Albi (or Association Sportive de La Poste et France Télécom Albi) is a French women's football team based in Albi. The club reached Division 2 in 2000 for the first time in their history, however they were relegated the following season. ...
. She was the first ever Taiwanese women player to play for a European club. She usually plays as defensive roles such as midfielder or defender. Her sister
Lin Chiung-ying is also footballer, representing
Canberra United in the Australian Westfield W-League.
Biography
At the age of 17, Lin represented
Chinese Taipei U-19 in the
AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2007
The Asian Football Confederations AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2007 was the 4th instance of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. It was held from October 5 to 16, 2007 at Chongqing in China.
Qualification
Qualified teams
* : Defending cham ...
. She also made her senior team debut in 2007, in the qualification games for
2008 Summer Olympics, and became Chinese Taipei's regular start since then.
In January 2010, after fending off contenders from Africa and Canada in the tryout, Lin received a 2-year contract from Real Valladolid Femenino of Spain's
Superliga Femenina. Her shirt name is 'Claire'. She soon established herself and became one of the most promising players in the club. Her success in Spain has increased Real Valladolid's, as well as other Spanish clubs', interests and understandings to Taiwanese female players and also motivated the latters to challenge the world stage of football. She currently earns 200 euros with Real Valladolid and due to the low pay rumors have it she will sign with Real Madrid femenino this summer on a 1000 euros a month deal. Following Lin, Real Valladolid decided to sign her compatriots
Chen Hsiao-chuan and
Tan Wen-lin in April 2010.
References
External links
Real Valladolid player profile
1990 births
Living people
Taiwanese women's footballers
Amis people
People from Hualien County
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in France
ASPTT Albi players
Taiwanese expatriates in Spain
Taiwanese expatriate sportspeople in France
Taiwanese women's futsal players
Women's association football midfielders
Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei
Sport in Hualien
Chinese Taipei women's international footballers
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