Wang Shuang (footballer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Shuang (Chinese: 王霜; pinyin: Wáng Shuāng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ.ʂwáŋ]; born 23 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Women's Super League club Wuhan Jianghan University and the China national team. Being capped more than 100 times for her country,^[3] she is considered one of the most important players for the national team.^[4]

Wang Shuang
王霜

Wang with PSG in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Wang Shuang[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Wuhan Jianghan University
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Wuhan Jianghan University	10	(15)
2013–2014	Daejeon Sportstoto	14	(7)
2015	Wuhan Jianghan University	5	(3)
2016–2017	Dalian Quanjian	19	(9)
2018	Wuhan Jianghan University	8	(7)
2018–2019	Paris Saint-Germain	18	(7)
2019–2022	Wuhan Jianghan University	30	(9)
2022–2023	Racing Louisville	22	(2)
2024–2025	Tottenham Hotspur	6	(0)
2025–	Wuhan Jianghan University	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	China U20	9	(5)
2013–	China	126	(47)
Medal record Women's football Representing  China Asian Games 2018 Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 31 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2025

Club career

Wang Shuang was spotted by scouts of WK-League 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 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.^[5] 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.^[6]

In December 2013, she signed a one-year contract with the club and was joined by Wu Haiyan. In 2015, she returned to Wuhan Jianghan University to prepare for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. On 31 December 2015, Wang transferred to Chinese Women's Super League side Dalian Quanjian despite interest from several FA WSL clubs.^[7]

On 3 August 2018, Wang transferred to Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain signing a two-year contract.^[8] On 5 July 2019, Wang left the club by mutual consent and returned to Wuhan Jianghan University once again.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 August 2022, Wang signed with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC through the 2023 season.^[9][10] She made her debut against Houston Dash on 12 August 2022 as a 60th-minute substitute.^[11]

On 8 December 2023, Wang signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur.

International career

Wang represented China PR U-17 at the age of 12.^[12] In 2012, she was included for the U-20 side at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

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 Canada. After the match, then-manager Hao Wei described the then 17-year-old as a player "of great potential".^[13] On 21 July 2013, she made her full international debut in a 2–0 loss against Japan in the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.^[14]

Wang was the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship's second top goalscorer. She was later nominated for the AFC Young Player of the Year award.^[15]

Wang was used largely as a substitute at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, was selected for the 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup and started 10 consecutive international matches to end the year 2015. She was the top goalscorer at the 2015 Yongchuan International Tournament.^{[citation needed]}

She made her 100th appearance for China on 7 November 2019 in a 2–0 win against New Zealand during the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament.^[16]

At the 2020 Olympics she scored four goals in China's group game against Zambia.^[17]

Wang Shuang scored five goals in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup to help the team win the title.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Writing for The Players' Tribune 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 impostor syndrome.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024^[19][20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2018–19	D1 Féminine	18	7	0	0	—		5	1	0	0
Wuhan Jianghan University	2020	CWSL	13	4	?	?	—		—		13	4
	2021	CWSL	12	6	?	?	—		—		12	6
	Total		25	10	?	?			—		25	10
Racing Louisville	2022	NWSL	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2023	NWSL	18	2	—		0	0	—		18	2
	Total		22	2	—		0	0	—		22	2
Tottenham Hotspur	2023–24	Women's Super League	6	0	3	0	1	0	—		10	0
	2024–25	Women's Super League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		6	0	3	0	1	0	—		11	0
Career total			71	19	3	0	1	0	5	1	81	11

1. Includes Women's FA Cup
2. Includes NWSL Challenge Cup, FA Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 26 October 2024^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
China	2013	7	0
	2014	4	1
	2015	18	3
	2016	21	4
	2017	16	5
	2018	19	12
	2019	17	2
	2020	0	0
	2021	5	6
	2022	6	5
	2023	10	9
	2024	2	0
Total		125	47

Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wang goal.

List of international goals scored by Wang Shuang

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 December 2014	Brasília, Brazil	Argentina	1–0	6–0	2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília
2	23 October 2015	Chongqing, China	England	1–0	2–1	2015 Yongchuan International Tournament
3				2–0
4	15 December 2015	New Orleans, United States	United States	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	2 March 2016	Osaka, Japan	North Korea	1–1	1–1	2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6	11 April 2016	Qujing, China	Costa Rica	1–1	1–1	Friendly
7	20 October 2016	Chongqing, China	Iceland	1–1	2–2	2016 Yongchuan International Tournament
8	23 October 2016		Uzbekistan	4–1	4–1
9	19 January 2017	Foshan, China	Thailand	1–0	2–0	2017 Four Nations Tournament
10	24 January 2017		Ukraine	1–0	5–0
11				4–0
12	6 April 2017	Kunshan, China	Croatia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
13	21 October 2017	Chongqing, China	Mexico	3–2	3–2	2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
14	19 January 2018	Foshan, China	Vietnam	3–0	4–0	2018 Four Nations Tournament
15	23 January 2018		Colombia	1–0	2–0
16	6 April 2018	Amman, Jordan	Thailand	2–0	4–0	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
17	12 April 2018		Jordan	1–0	8–1
18				3–1
19				7–1
20	17 August 2018	Palembang, Indonesia	Hong Kong	1–0	7–0	2018 Asian Games
21	20 August 2018		Tajikistan	5–0	16–0
22	22 August 2018		North Korea	1–0	2–0
23	25 August 2018		Thailand	1–0	5–0
24				3–0
25				5–0
26	7 November 2019	Chongqing, China	New Zealand	1–0	2–0	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
27				2–0
28	8 April 2021	Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	2–1	2–1	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
29	13 April 2021	Suzhou, China	South Korea	2–2	2–2
30	24 July 2021	Rifu, Japan	Zambia	1–0	4–4	2020 Summer Olympics
31				2–1
32				3–1
33				4–4
34	20 January 2022	Mumbai, India	Chinese Taipei	1–0	4–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
35				4–0
36	23 January 2022		Iran	1–0	7–0
37				3–0
38	30 January 2022	Navi Mumbai, India	Vietnam	1–1	3–1
39	28 July 2023	Adelaide, Australia	Haiti	1–0	1–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
40	1 August 2023		England	1–3	1–6
41	22 September 2023	Hangzhou, China	Mongolia	1–0	16–0	2022 Asian Games
42				3–0
43				5–0
44				7–0
45				11–0
46	30 September 2023		Thailand	2–0	4–0
47				3–0

Honours

Dalian

• Chinese Women's Super League: 2016, 2017

Wuhan Jianghan University

• Chinese Women's Super League: 2020, 2021

China

• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022
• Asian Games silver medalist: 2018; bronze medalist: 2022
• Four Nations Tournament: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Yongchuan International Tournament: 2015, 2016

Individual

• AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2018
• Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
• Korean Women's FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2013
• Yongchuan International Tournament Top Goalscorer: 2015