Wang Shanshan

Wang Shanshan

Wang at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Wang Shanshan
Date of birth	January 27, 1990
Place of birth	Luoyang, Henan, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender / Forward
Club information
Current team	Tianjin Huisen
National team^‡
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	China	43	(1)
† Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:59, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Wang Shanshan (Chinese: 王珊珊; pinyin: Wáng Shānshān; born 27 January 1990) is a Chinese football defender who plays on the China women's national football team.

Wang Shanshan played for China's gold medal-winning team at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.^[2] She made her senior China women's national football team debut in March 2012, versus Germany.^[3] In April 2015 she scored in China's 2–1 friendly defeat by England at Academy Stadium, Manchester.^[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 China's coach Hao Wei.^[5] She scored in a 2–2 draw with New Zealand which secured China's qualification from the group, then hit the only goal as China beat Cameroon in the second round.

References

1. "List of Players - China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
2. "Host China takes women's footbal title at Universiade". China Daily. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
3. "Wang Shanshan". FIFA. 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.

External links

• Wang Shanshan profile at Soccerway