Wang Shanshan

Wang Shanshan (Chinese: 王珊珊; pinyin: Wáng Shānshān; born 27 January 1990) is a Chinese association football player.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Shanshan
Wang at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Wang Shanshan
Date of birth (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990
Place of birth Luoyang, Henan, China
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tianjin Shengde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Tianjin Huisen
2018–2019 Dalian Quanjian (1)
2019–2021 Wuhan Jianghan University F.C. (4)
2021– Tianjin Shengde
National team‡
2012– China 144 (53)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2021

Career

Wang Shanshan played at the 2011 Summer Universiade.[2] She made her China women's national football team debut in March 2012, versus Germany.[3] In April 2015 she scored in China PR's 2–1 friendly defeat by England at Academy Stadium.[4]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Wang Shanshan had been advertised as a defender but was deployed as a centre-forward by Hao Wei.[5]

At the 2018 Asian Games, she scored 9 goals in a match against Tajikistan after appearing as a 56th minute substitute.[6]

See also

References
  1. "List of Players – China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Host China takes women's football title at Universiade". China Daily. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Wang Shanshan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. Leighton, Tony (9 April 2015). "England hold on to beat China thanks to Jodie Taylor and Fran Kirby goals". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. "Women's World Cup: China edge past Cameroon into last eight". The Guardian. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. "Asian Games 2018: China's Wang Shanshan scores nine goals in one game". BBC Sport. 24 August 2018.


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