Liu Shanshan

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 34)
Place of birth Baoding, Hebei, China
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position 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

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.

Career

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

On 8 December 2012, Liu made her debut for the China women's national football team, 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players – China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ ""三连冠"功勋球员刘杉杉退役，获赠33号纪念球衣_要闻_新闻中心_长江网_cjn.cn". news.cjn.cn. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "保定国脚刘杉杉：90后的"玫瑰"期待世界杯绽放" (in Chinese). 网易河北. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "선수 정보" (in Korean). 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "List of Players – China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Liu Shanshan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Van Diest, Derek (4 June 2015). "Going into kickoff against host country, Team China feels the pressure is all on Canada". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2015. At 23, Shanshan is considered one of the team's veterans, with 33 international games to her credit.