Wang Shanshan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

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

Wang Shanshan

Wang with China at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Wang Shanshan
Date of birth	(1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Luoyang, Henan, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, defender
Team information
Current team	Beijing Jingtan
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Tianjin Huisen
2018–2019	Dalian Quanjian		(1)
2019–2021	Wuhan Jianghan	20	(4)
2021	Tianjin Shengde	5	(5)
2022	Beijing Jingtan	10	(5)
2023	Wuhan Jianghan University	3	(1)
2024-	Beijing Jingtan
International career‡
2012–2023	China	154	(58)
Medal record Women's football Representing  China Asian Games 2018 Palembang Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2023

International career

Wang played at the 2011 Summer Universiade.^[2] She made her debut for the senior team in March 2012 against Germany.^[3] In April 2015, she scored in China's 2–1 friendly defeat to England.^[4]

At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, she scored 9 goals against Tajikistan after coming off the bench in the 56th minute.^[5]

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.^[6]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 November 2012	Shenzhen, China	Hong Kong	5–0	6–0	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2.	22 November 2012		Chinese Taipei	2–0	2–0
3.	11 March 2015	Parchal, Portugal	Portugal	2–0	3–3 (7–8 p)	2015 Algarve Cup
4.	9 April 2015	Manchester, England	England	1–1	1–2	Friendly
5.	15 June 2015	Winnipeg, Canada	New Zealand	2–1	2–2	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6.	20 June 2015	Edmonton, Canada	Cameroon	1–0	1–0
7.	4 August 2015	Wuhan, China	North Korea	2–2	2–3	2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
8.	23 January 2016	Foshan, China	Vietnam	5–0	8–0	2016 Four Nations Tournament
9.				7–0
10.	26 January 2016		South Korea	2–0	2–0
11.	7 March 2016	Osaka, Japan	South Korea	1–0	1–0	2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
12.	29 July 2016	São Paulo, Brazil	Zimbabwe	1–0	3–0	Friendly
13.	6 March 2017	Albufeira, Portugal	Australia	1–0	1–2	2017 Algarve Cup
14.	8 March 2017	Parchal, Portugal	Iceland	1–1	1–2
15.	6 April 2017	Kunshan, China	Croatia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
16.	19 October 2017	Chongqing, China	North Korea	1–2	1–2	2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
17.	24 October 2017		Brazil	1–2	2–2
18.				2–2
19.	15 December 2017	Chiba, Japan	South Korea	1–0	3–1	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
20.	19 January 2018	Foshan, China	Vietnam	2–0	4–0	2018 Four Nations Tournament
21.	21 January 2018		Thailand	1–1	2–1
22.	23 January 2018		Colombia	1–0	2–0
23.	20 April 2018	Amman, Jordan	Thailand	2–0	3–1	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
24.	17 August 2018	Palembang, Indonesia	Hong Kong	2–0	7–0	2018 Asian Games
25.	20 August 2018		Tajikistan	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		North Korea	2–0	2–0
35.	28 August 2018		Chinese Taipei	1–0	1–0
36.	1 December 2018	Dededo, Guam	Mongolia	1–0	10–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
37.				3–0
38.				5–0
39.				9–0
40.	3 December 2018		Hong Kong	2–0	6–0
41.	5 December 2018		Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0
42.	1 March 2019	Albufeira, Portugal	Norway	1–3	1–3	2019 Algarve Cup
43.	4 April 2019	Wuhan, China	Russia	2–1	4–1	2019 Wuhan International Tournament
44.				4–1
45.	7 April 2019		Cameroon	1–0	1–0
46.	31 May 2019	Créteil, France	France	1–1	1–2	Friendly
47.	7 February 2020	Sydney, Australia	Thailand	3–0	6–1	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
48.	10 February 2020		Chinese Taipei	3–0	5–0
49.				4–0
50.	27 July 2021	Yokohama, Japan	Netherlands	1–1	2–8	2020 Summer Olympics
51.	20 January 2022	Mumbai, India	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
52.	23 January 2022		Iran	4–0	7–0
53.				5–0
54.	30 January 2022	Navi Mumbai, India	Vietnam	2–1	3–1
55.	3 February 2022	Pune, India	Japan	2–2	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
56.	22 September 2023	Hangzhou, China	Mongolia	2–0	16–0	2022 Asian Games
57.				6–0
58.	28 September 2023		Uzbekistan	1–0	6–0
59.				2–0
60.	30 September 2023		Thailand	1–0	4–0
61.	6 October 2023		Uzbekistan	3–0	7–0
62.	1 November 2023	Xiamen, China	South Korea	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

See also

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