Liu Shanshan

Liu Shanshan
刘杉杉

Liu at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Liu Shanshan
Date of birth	March 16, 1992
Place of birth	Baoding, Hebei, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Hebei
National team^‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	China U20	3	(0)
2012–	China	51	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2016

Liu Shanshan (simplified Chinese: 刘杉杉; traditional Chinese: 劉杉杉; pinyin: Liú Shānshān; born 16 March 1992) is a Chinese football defender who plays on the China women's national football team and for Hebei of the Chinese Women's Super League.

Liu began football training when she was 5, following her father who had also been a footballer.^[2] She attended Hebei Normal University^[3] and played for China at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[4]

On 8 December 2012, Liu made her debut for the China women's national football team,^[5] 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.^[6]

References

1. "List of Players - China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. "保定国脚刘杉杉：90后的"玫瑰"期待世界杯绽放" (in Chinese). 网易河北. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
3. "선수 정보" (in Korean). 2014 Asian Games. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
4. "List of Players - China PR" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
5. "Liu Shanshan". FIFA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
6. Van Diest, Derek (4 June 2015). "Going into kickoff against host country, Team China feels the pressure is all on Canada". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2015. At 23, Shanshan is considered one of the team’s veterans, with 33 international games to her credit.

External links

• Liu Shanshan – FIFA competition record
• Liu Shanshan profile at Soccerway