The Chinese women's football champion once lifted the Icelandic League Golden Boot, but is likely to miss the Women's World Cup

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese women's football team, which was training in Qingdao, visited the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Museum located at No. 8 Laiyang Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province.

The sun was shining, the sky was wide and the sea was wide, and the soldiers and staff of the Chinese women's football team froze their bright smiles.

Tu Linli is currently playing in the Icelandic league.

At present, there is only one month left before the Women's World Cup, and according to the author's information, there are currently 29 Chinese female football players training in Qingdao, including Yang Lina, Shen Mengyu, Shen Monroe, Li Mengwen, Zhao Yujie and Zhang Linyan, who temporarily ended their overseas careers and returned to China.

The Chinese women's soccer team is expected to shrink its roster in the middle of the week, with head coach Shui Qingxia gradually making staffing trade-offs. On July 9, when the coffin is finalized, the 23-man squad of the Chinese women's football team will be officially confirmed and handed over to FIFA.

Due to the fierce competition for various positions, Shui Qingxia did not recruit all the overseas players into the team, and Tu Linli, who is currently playing in the Icelandic Women's Super League, was not on the list.

Tu Linli was the top scorer in the Icelandic First Division.

Dream of participating in the Olympic World Cup

Tu Linli plays for Keflavik Women in the Icelandic Premier League, and with the honor of last season's Icelandic First League Golden Boot, she has played 796 minutes in nine league games for her new club this season, scoring a total of four goals.

In the current league goalscorer list, she is tied for 4th place as the team's top scorer.

As one of the few strikers in domestic women's football who can get stable playing time in European football, it is a pity that Tu Linli could not participate in the Qingdao training of Chinese women's football.

With Zhang Linyan and Wang Shuang likely to swim on the wing, and Wang Shanshan has been injured for nearly two months, if she can be replaced as a newcomer, it will probably become the secret weapon of the Chinese women's team. But in reality, if she wants to represent the national team on the world's top stage, the 24-year-old Tu Linli will continue to strive for progress.

Last year, Tu Linli, who still plays in the Icelandic First League, was selected for the Chinese women's football team to train overseas in the United States. Although her competitive form was not ideal due to the time difference and climate, she was relieved to score three goals in the training camp.

At the time, she told me: "I hope to play my best level in the next three years." Participating in the World Cup and the Olympics is the goal of every female football player, and naturally it is my dream. So, I will continue to work towards these goals. ”

I don't want to do anything but play football

Tu Linli once had a smooth sailing career.

As early as April 2016, Tu Linli, who won the gold medal of the Youth Olympic Games, was included in the list of China's women's senior national team. Since she was only 17 years old at the time, her multiple selections in a year would be highlighted by the media in the headline - "Chinese Women's Squad: 17-year-old selected again".

The young player, who plays for Beijing Holdings, competed with Wang Shuang, Zhao Lina and Tang Jiali and others.

From the core main force of the national youth and national youth to the regular of the Chinese women's senior team, this road has been naturally rolled out at that time.

However, Tu Linli, who started her football journey by the Jingdezhen Children's Football Training Team, jumped out of her gradually formed comfort zone in 2018 and went to study at Taylor University in the United States. Her intersection with local leagues and national brands is temporarily frozen.

Tu Linli made this decision for a simple reason, "I don't want to stop challenging myself, and I don't want to do anything but play football." ”

"I feel that I still have a lot of curiosity about the whole society, and I have a strong interest in various fields, which is the kind of mentality that drives me to get out of the original circle and see the outside world."

Enter as much as you can

Last fall, Tu Linli, who had been away from Chinese football for four years, suddenly came into the spotlight.

In her first season after leaving university, she scored 16 goals for FHL in the Icelandic Women's First Division and won the league Golden Boot. For a time, about her brave wandering and chasing dreams without regrets, it sparked all kinds of discussions.

Tu Linli's journey from the United States to Iceland was not complicated, and because she knew that she could not stand on the top stage all at once, she participated in some training camps at the suggestion of her college coach, hoping to get some more practical opportunities.

Because of this, she won the favor of the FHL club for her performance in the training camp, and the trip to Iceland began.

Talking about her coronation of the Golden Boot in the Icelandic First Division last season, Tu Linli said: "Because I had never played in Europe before, I also went through a period of learning and understanding after I went to Iceland... By the end of the season, my season goals alone should account for 32% of the team. ”

"For me, regardless of the internal and external circumstances, I just want to fully prove my ability here and present a state of control. I've always been playing with a 'proof' mentality, going in as much as I can. ”

"It can be said that I did use the platform of the Icelandic league to go to a higher level and achieve the original goal."

Tu Linli in the game.

epilogue

If she wants to put on the national team jersey again, Tu Linli will probably continue to step out of her comfort zone and climb higher mountains again.

Helplessness and frustration will always come, but how can this female general, who is accustomed to breaking through herself, bow down?

As she said: "We don't need to copy anyone's resume, follow the old path of others, or imitate others, we just need to find the path that suits us and walk bravely and boldly." After all, nothing is perfect. ”

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