Wang Fei (; born 22 March 1990) is a Chinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for Chinese club

Dalian Quanjian Dalian W.F.C. () was a professional Chinese football club in Dalian, Liaoning. History The team was founded in 1984 as Dalian Women's Football Team, and participated in National Games of China, representing Liaoning province. In 1994, Dalian Wome ...

and the China national team.

Club career

After spending years playing for several Chinese clubs, Wang Fei signed for

Frauen-Bundesliga The Frauen-Bundesliga (German for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. In 1990 the German Foo ...

side

Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

in December 2014. She became the first ever Chinese footballer to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Turbine's veteran manager

Bernd Schröder Bernd Schröder (born 22 July 1942) is a German football manager. He is best known as the manager of the women's Bundesliga side 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam from 1971 to 2016. Career Bernd Schröder was a goalkeeper and played for various clubs ...

praised the impact made by Wang and compared her to respected German goalkeeper

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; however, Schröder surprisingly selected departing goalkeeper Anna Felicitas Sarholz ahead of Wang for the

2015 DFB-Pokal final The 2015 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, the 72nd season of Germany's premier football cup. It was played on 30 May 2015 at the Olympiastadion (Berlin), Olympiastadion in Berlin. Borussia Dortmund, runners-up in 201 ...

which ended in a 3–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg. In September 2015, Wang transferred to

Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...

champions

Olympique Lyon Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, ...

. In January 2016, she terminated her contract with the club; however, the club demanded for her return when

Méline Gérard Méline Orlane Christine Gérard (born 30 May 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid. She has also played for the France national team, having made her debut on 4 March ...

was injured. On 17 January 2016, Wang transferred to Chinese Women's Super League side Dalian Quanjian. In December 2017

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

announced that Wang had agreed an 18-month contract with the Bavarian club, to commence 1 January 2018.

International career

Wang played at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...

and was the regular for China's gold medal-winning run. She made her debut for the Chinese women's national team on 24 November 2012 in a 2–1 win against

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at the

2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup The 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup was the fourth edition of EAFF Women's East Asian Cup. There were three competition rounds. The final round was won by North Korea. In August 2012, Australia accepted an invitation to take part. Rounds Preli ...

. Wang was also included in China's squad for the

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...

. During the tournament, Wang was described by

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

as tall, agile and one of China's "most impressive performers" in the team's progress to the knockout stages. This was despite her playing through the pain of an injured shoulder which was sustained on 11 June 2015 in a 1–0 win against the

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. In February 2016, Wang retired from China after getting into several confrontations with manager

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and not being called up to the national team as a result. In February 2018, she was included in China's squad for the

2018 Algarve Cup The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: ...

Honours

Dalian Quanjian * Chinese Women's Super League: 2016 China PR * Summer Universiade:

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* Four Nations Tournament:

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

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