Wang Shuang (; ; born 23 January 1995) is a

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footballer who plays for

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in the

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(NWSL).

Club career

Wang Shuang was spotted by scouts of

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side Daejeon Sportstoto while preparing for the 2013 National Games with provincial side Hubei. On 3 July 2013, it was announced that she had signed a contract with the club and would join after the

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. In her first season with the club, Wang helped Sportstoto reach the Korean Women's FA Cup final and was awarded the most valuable player award for scoring six goals in five appearances. The initial progress was halted due to her commitments with the 2013 National Games and the Chinese women's national team. In December 2013, she signed a one-year contract with the club and was joined by

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. In 2015, she returned to Wuhan Jianghan University to prepare for the

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. On 31 December 2015, Wang transferred to Chinese Women's Super League side

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despite interest from several

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clubs. On 3 August 2018, Wang transferred to

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club

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signing a two-year contract. On 5 July 2019, Wang left the club by mutual consent and returned to Wuhan Jianghan University once again. On 10 August 2022, Wang signed with NWSL club

through the 2023 season. She debuted against

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on 12 August 2022, as a 60th-minute substitute.

International career

Wang represented China PR U-17 at the age of 12. In 2012, she was included for the U-20 side at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Wang was called up to the China women's national football team for the first time in 2013 making her debut on 12 January 2013 in a 1–0 loss against

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. After the match, then-manager

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described the then 17-year-old as a player "of great potential". On 21 July 2013, she made her full international debut in a 2–0 loss against

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in the

. Wang was the

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's second top goalscorer. She was later nominated for the AFC Young Player of the Year award. Wang was used largely as a substitute at the

, was selected for the

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and started 10 consecutive international matches to end the year 2015. She was the top goalscorer at the

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. She made her 100th appearance for China on 7 November 2019 in a 2–0 win against

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during the

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. At the 2020 Olympics she scored four goals in China's group game against

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. Wang Shuang scored five goals in the

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to help the team win the title.

International goals

Personal life

Writing for ''

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'' in June 2019, Wang spoke about her disconnect with her parents, how she was raised by her uncle and aunt growing up and her struggles with

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Honours

Dalian W.F.C. * Chinese Women's Super League: 2016, 2017 Wuhan Jianghan University F.C. * Chinese Women's Super League: 2020, 2021 China *

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* Four Nations Tournament:

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Individual * AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2018 * Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019 *Korean Women's FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2013 *

Top Goalscorer:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Shuang 1995 births Living people Chinese women's footballers China women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Chinese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate women's footballers in South Korea Footballers from Wuhan WK League players Women's association football forwards Olympic footballers of China Dalian Quanjian F.C. players Chinese Women's Super League players Racing Louisville FC players National Women's Soccer League players Chinese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Century Club Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Chinese women