Michelle Pao
Chinese football player from Taiwan
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Michelle Pao Hsin-hsuan (Chinese: 包欣玄; pinyin: Bāo Xīnxuán; born 1 September 1992) is a former Taiwanese footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pao Hsin-hsuan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hsinchu, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Pepperdine Waves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Vittsjö GIK | 19 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Nojima Stella | 33 | (12) |
| 2018–2021 | Taichung Blue Whale | 25 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2021 | Chinese Taipei | 26 | (17) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 1, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2023 [2] | |||
Youth career
Pao played collegiate soccer for Pepperdine University during her college years between 2010 and 2014. She is Pepperdine's first player to earn four-time All-WCC first team honors, and was also four-time NSCAA All-West Region pick.[3]
Professional career
Vittsjö GIK
Pao was the 24th selection in the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC, but went to play for Vittsjö GIK in Sweden instead.[4]
Nojima Stella
In February 2016, Japan Women's Football League Division 2 club Nojima Stella announced that the club had signed Pao.[5] Pao finished the 2016 season as the top scorer with 11 goals in the 2016 L. League Division 2.[6] Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished first in the Division 2 and thus promoted first in history to the Division 1.[7]
On 8 December 2017, Pao announced her retirement from professional football at the end of the 2017 season.[8]
Return to Taiwan
In 2018, Pao signed for Taichung Blue Whale in the Taiwan Mulan Football League.[9] The move lasted until her retirement three years later.
International
Michelle Pao played for Chinese Taipei women's national football team in 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored a goal in the second round against Jordan women's national football team.[10]
International goals
Honors
Individual
- 2016 L. League Division 2 : Top scorers
Club
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
- 2016 L. League Division 2 : Champion
Personal
Michelle is the daughter of Yao-kuo Pao and Liven Lin and has two siblings, Wayne and Jessie; and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University majoring in sports medicine.[3]
