Bai Jie
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Date of birth
28 March 1972
Place of birth
Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Height
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Years
Team
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei Youth and Teenagers Sports School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| Guangzhou Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Washington Freedom | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | China | 139 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bai Jie (simplified Chinese: 白洁; traditional Chinese: 白潔; pinyin: Bái Jié; born 28 March 1972) is a Chinese footballer who made 139 appearances for the China women's national football team and was part of their second-place performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Bai initially played left back and was dubbed "Lady Roberto Carlos" for her similar style of play,[1] but was later moved into an attacking role on the national team.[2]
Bai Jie was named the first AFC Women's Player of the Year in 2003.[3] That year on 11 June, in a World Cup qualifying game, Bai scored five goals in China's 12–0 win over India. Teammate Sun Wen also tallied five goals.[4]
