Wang Shanshan

Wang Shanshan (; born 27 January 1990) is a Chinese association football player who plays for Chinese Women's Super League club Beijing Jingtan.

Career

Wang has previously been named Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year in 2023.

International career Wang played at the 2011 Summer Universiade. She made her debut for the senior team in March 2012 against Germany. In April 2015, she scored in China's 2–1 friendly defeat to England.

In May 2014, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

On 28 May 2015, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 7 July 2016, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On 29 March 2018, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, she scored 9 goals against Tajikistan after coming off the bench in the 56th minute.

On 27 May 2019, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 7 July 2021, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

On 5 July 2023, Wang was called up to the China squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Style of play Wang is adept at both defence and attack, thus becoming a prime example of a utility player in football. Chinese press likens her to legendary Dutchman Ruud Gullit.

Her all-roundedness is most prominently demonstrated on international duty at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 20 November 2012 Shenzhen, China 5–0 6–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2. 22 November 2012 2–0 2–0 3. 11 March 2015 Parchal, Portugal 2–0 3–3 (7–8 p) 2015 Algarve Cup 4. 9 April 2015 Manchester, England 1–1 1–2 Friendly 5. 15 June 2015 Winnipeg, Canada 2–1 2–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 6. 20 June 2015 Edmonton, Canada 1–0 1–0 7. 4 August 2015 Wuhan, China 2–2 2–3 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 8. 23 January 2016 Foshan, China 5–0 8–0 2016 Four Nations Tournament 9. 7–0 10. 26 January 2016 2–0 2–0 11. 7 March 2016 Osaka, Japan 1–0 1–0 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 12. 29 July 2016 São Paulo, Brazil 1–0 3–0 Friendly 13. 6 March 2017 Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 1–2 2017 Algarve Cup 14. 8 March 2017 Parchal, Portugal 1–1 1–2 15. 6 April 2017 Kunshan, China 2–0 2–0 Friendly 16. 19 October 2017 Chongqing, China 1–2 1–2 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament 17. 24 October 2017 1–2 2–2 18. 2–2 19. 15 December 2017 Chiba, Japan 1–0 3–1 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 20. 19 January 2018 Foshan, China 2–0 4–0 2018 Four Nations Tournament 21. 21 January 2018 1–1 2–1 22. 23 January 2018 1–0 2–0 23. 20 April 2018 Amman, Jordan 2–0 3–1 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup 24. 17 August 2018 Palembang, Indonesia 2–0 7–0 2018 Asian Games 25. 20 August 2018 7–0 16–0 26. 8–0 27. 9–0 28. 10–0 29. 11–0 30. 12–0 31. 14–0 32. 15–0 33. 16–0 34. 22 August 2018 2–0 2–0 35. 28 August 2018 1–0 1–0 36. 1 December 2018 Dededo, Guam 1–0 10–0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 37. 3–0 38. 5–0 39. 9–0 40. 3 December 2018 2–0 6–0 41. 5 December 2018 1–0 2–0 42. 1 March 2019 Albufeira, Portugal 1–3 1–3 2019 Algarve Cup 43. 4 April 2019 Wuhan, China 2–1 4–1 2019 Wuhan International Tournament 44. 4–1 45. 7 April 2019 1–0 1–0 46. 31 May 2019 Créteil, France 1–1 1–2 Friendly 47. 7 February 2020 Sydney, Australia 3–0 6–1 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 48. 10 February 2020 3–0 5–0 49. 4–0 50. 27 July 2021 Yokohama, Japan 1–1 2–8 2020 Summer Olympics 51. 20 January 2022 Mumbai, India 2–0 4–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup 52. 23 January 2022 4–0 7–0 53. 5–0 54. 30 January 2022 Navi Mumbai, India 2–1 3–1 55. 3 February 2022 Pune, India 2–2 2–2 (5–4 p) 56. 22 September 2023 Hangzhou, China 2–0 16–0 2022 Asian Games 57. 6–0 58. 28 September 2023 1–0 6–0 59. 2–0 60. 30 September 2023 1–0 4–0 61. 6 October 2023 3–0 7–0 62. 1 November 2023 Xiamen, China 1–1 1–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours China Asian Games silver medalist: 2018; bronze medalist: 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022

Individual AFC Women's Asian Cup MVP: 2022