On the historic occasion of July 8th, the Swiss soccer world welcomed the arrival of a new star of Chinese women's soccer. Zhang Linyan, the 21-year-old women's international soccer player, officially announced that she has joined Grasshopper Women's Soccer in Switzerland on a one-year lease to start a new chapter in her career.
Officials are overflowing with joy:
Grasshopper Women's Soccer has officially announced that the addition of Zhang Linyan will bring new energy and strength to the team.
Zhang Linyan, a player who has shown great talent as a striker for Wuhan Chegu Jiangda Women's Football Team, has scored six goals in the first 10 rounds of this season's Women's Super League, placing her second on the list of local scorers, a strength that should not be underestimated.
She is not only a member of our national youth at all levels, but also a member of the national team, which she has represented seven times so far. Earlier this year, she won the Asian Cup with her team and scored the first goal of her national team career in the final, and was honored as the best young player of the 2022 Asian Cup.
Grasshopper Women's soccer team has been performing well in the Swiss top league, successfully reaching the semi-finals of the playoffs in the 21/22 season and taking the second place in the Swiss Cup. The addition of Zhang Linyan to the team has definitely added more competitiveness to the squad.
Zhang Linyan said about joining Grasshopper Women's Football, "I am very happy to join Grasshopper Women's Football, I will cherish this opportunity to play in Switzerland, and I will train and play seriously to improve my soccer level, and I will also go to fully feel the European soccer culture and professionalization norms. I would also like to thank Wuhan Jiangda Women's Football Team for their support in my stay in Switzerland, and I hope that through the growth during the rental period of Grasshopper Women's Football Team, I can better contribute to the women's football in China in the future."
Wuhan Women's Football Head Coach Chang Weiwei is also looking forward to Zhang Linyan's future, "Zhang Linyan is a very talented young player, who has just joined Wuhan JDU Women's Football at the beginning of the 2022 season, and has shown a very strong talent for adapting to and completing matches, and has made a great contribution to the Wuhan Women's Football team's 10 consecutive victories. Wuhan Sports Bureau and Wuhan JDU Women's Football Team will fully support Zhang Linyan to fulfill her dream in Europe and wish her an early integration into Grasshopper Women's Football Team and success in Europe."
Lara Dickenmann, General Manager of Grasshopper Ladies, commented on the signing of Zhang Linyan: "We are very happy to have Zhang Linyan on board and it is an honor to have a Chinese National Team player at Grasshopper Ladies. Zhang Linyan is a young and talented player and we are happy to help her integrate into European soccer. Her technique, agility with and without the ball, her ability to read the game and her international experience are all strengths. We are looking forward to welcoming Zhang Linyan to Zurich and helping her integrate into the team to further her career. We are also looking forward to building strong links with our women's soccer team and believe that Zhang Linyan's arrival will be the start of a great story."
The arrival of Zhang Linyan is not only a recognition for her personally, but also for the whole Chinese women's soccer team. We are looking forward to her joining hands with Grasshopper Women's Soccer in the new season to create a brilliant future.
