Liu Shanshan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Shanshan (simplified Chinese: 刘杉杉; traditional Chinese: 劉杉杉; pinyin: Liú Shānshān; born 16 March 1992) is a former Chinese footballer who played as a defender.^[2]

Liu Shanshan
刘杉杉

Liu at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Liu Shanshan
Date of birth	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Baoding, Hebei, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Changchun Public Excellence
2017	Hebei
2018-2020	Beijing	1	(0)
2021-2023	Wuhan Jianghan University	30	(1)
International career‡
2012	China U20	3	(0)
2012–2019	China	115	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 November 2019

Career

Liu began football training when she was 5, following her father who had also been a footballer.^[3] She attended Hebei Normal University^[4] and played for China at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[5]

On 8 December 2012, Liu made her debut for the China women's national football team,^[6] in a 4–0 defeat by the United States at Ford Field, Detroit.

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 23-year-old Liu entered the tournament with 33 caps and was one of the more experienced members of the Chinese squad.^[7]

See also

• List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps