Dating back to 1990, the name Li Jiayue is not new to the Galatasaray women's soccer sequence. In fact, back in 2014, she joined Suwon Samsung Women's Football Team in South Korea's K-League on a piece of paper and was awarded the league's MVP for her outstanding performances.The defender is not only one of the key contributors to China's women's soccer team's victory at the 2022 Asian Cup, but she also represents the resilience and hard work of China's soccer.
In contrast to the men's international soccer players who failed to travel overseas for various reasons, the women's international soccer players chose to give up their high salaries at home and resolutely went abroad for further studies. From Li Jiayue, Li Mengwen, Yang Lina, Shen Mengyu, Shen Menglu to Tang Jiali, Yang Shuhui, Tu Linli, Zhang Linyan, Wang Shuang, Zhao Yujie, Yuyi, Wu Chengshu, a total of 13 players, they are like scattered stars, in 10 places in Europe, Australia, and the United States of America, glittering.
The wave of international players going abroad has undoubtedly injected a strong impetus for China's women's soccer team to return to the top of the world. Imagine, without these international players who have returned from their studies, the journey of Chinese women's soccer team in this year's Women's World Cup might have been a little more bumpy. Because of their presence, we have more expectations and witnessed the miracle of soccer.
