Liu Shanshan
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![]() Liu at the 2015 Algarve Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liu Shanshan | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Baoding, Hebei, China | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| 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) |
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* 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.[2]
Liu began football training when she was 5, following her father who had also been a footballer.[3] She attended Hebei Normal University[4] and played for China at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5]
On 8 December 2012, Liu made her debut for the China women's national football team,[6] 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.[7]
