Wang Shuang (footballer)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Shuang
王霜

Personal information
Full name	Wang Shuang
Date of birth	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995
Place of birth	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dalian Quanjian
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Wuhan Ladies	10	(15)
2013–2014	Daejeon Sportstoto	14	(7)
2015	Wuhan Ladies	5	(3)
2016-	Dalian Quanjian	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	China U-20	9	(5)
2013–	China	39	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2016

Wang Shuang (Chinese: 王霜; pinyin: Wáng Shuāng; born 23 January 1995) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for the Wuhan Ladies in the Chinese Women's Super League.

Club career

While preparing for the 2013 National Games with provincial side Hubei, Wang Shuang was spotted by scouts of WK-League side Daejeon Sportstoto. On 3 July 2013, it was announced that she had signed a contract with the club and would join after the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup. In her first season with the club, Wang helped Sportstoto reach the Korean FA Cup final and was awarded the most valuable player award for her efforts after scoring six goals in five appearances. Her initial progress was soon halted due to her commitments with the National Games and the Chinese women's national team.

In December 2013, she signed a new one-year contract with the club and was joined by international teammate Wu Haiyan. In 2015, she returned to Wuhan Ladies to prepare for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 31 December 2015, Wang was confirmed to have joined Chinese Women's Super League side Dalian Quanjian on a two-year loan despite interest from big English clubs at the insistence of national team coach Bruno Bini.

International career

From an early age, Wang was identified as one of the leading young talents in Chinese women's football, representing the under-17 national team at the age of 12. In 2012, then 17 years old, she was included in the under-20 national team for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Wang was called up to the Chinese women's national team for the first time in early 2013, making her debut on 13 January 2013 against Canada. After the match, manager Hao Wei described the then 17-year-old as a player "of great potential" despite her only playing 20 minutes. On 21 July 2013, she made her full international debut in a 2-0 loss against Japan at the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.

At the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Wang would cement her place as one of Asia's most promising young players with five goals in five games as China claimed third place. Her tally was enough to end as the tournament's second top goalscorer. She was later nominated for the AFC Young Player of the Year award after her impressive goalscoring performance in the tournament.

Wang continued her good form enough to then be called up to China's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup but was used largely as a substitute at the event after a small training injury on the eve of the tournament. She was then selected for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in her home city of Wuhan.

The end of 2015 was productive for Wang, starting 10 consecutive international games to end the year. She was the top-scorer at the 2015 Yongchuan Invitational tournament after a brace against Mark Sampson's England side and then, in December, scored the winning goal on 16 December 2015 in a 1-0 win against the United States, ending their 104-game unbeaten streak at home.

External links

• Wang Shuang – FIFA competition record