Wang Shuang (footballer)

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.

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]}

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]

As of match played 11 February 2024^[19][20]

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	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil	Argentina	1–0	6–0	2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília
2	23 October 2015	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	England	1–0	2–1	2015 Yongchuan International Tournament
3				2–0
4	15 December 2015	Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, United States	United States	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	2 March 2016	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	North Korea	1–1	1–1	2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6	20 October 2016	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	Iceland	1–1	2–2	2016 Yongchuan International Tournament
7	23 October 2016		Uzbekistan	4–1	4–1
8	19 January 2017	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China	Thailand	1–0	2–0	2017 Four Nations Tournament
9	24 January 2017		Ukraine	1–0	5–0
10				4–0
11	6 April 2017	Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China	Croatia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
12	21 October 2017	Yongchuan Sports Centre, Chongqing, China	Mexico	3–2	3–2	2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
13	19 January 2018	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China	Vietnam	3–0	4–0	2018 Four Nations Tournament
14	23 January 2018		Colombia	1–0	2–0
15	6 April 2018	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Thailand	2–0	4–0	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
16	12 April 2018		Jordan	1–0	8–1
17				3–1
18				7–1
19	17 August 2018	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Hong Kong	1–0	7–0	2018 Asian Games
20	20 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Tajikistan	5–0	16–0
21	22 August 2018		North Korea	1–0	2–0
22	25 August 2018		Thailand	1–0	5–0
23				3–0
24				5–0
25	7 November 2019	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	New Zealand	1–0	2–0	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
26				2–0
27	8 April 2021	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	2–1	2–1	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
28	13 April 2021	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China	South Korea	2–2	2–2
29	24 July 2021	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan	Zambia	1–0	4–4	2020 Summer Olympics
30				2–1
31				3–1
32				4–4
33	20 January 2022	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India	Chinese Taipei	1–0	4–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
34				4–0
35	23 January 2022		Iran	1–0	7–0
36				3–0
37	30 January 2022	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India	Vietnam	1–1	3–1
38	28 July 2023	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Haiti	1–0	1–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
39	1 August 2023		England	1–3	1–6
40	22 September 2023	Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China	Mongolia	1–0	16–0	2022 Asian Games
41				3–0
42				5–0
43				7–0
44				11–0
45	30 September 2023		Thailand	2–0	4–0
46				3–0

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

• Wang Shuang – FIFA competition record (archived)