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 Beijing BG Phoenix of the Chinese Women's Super League.
![]() Liu at the 2015 Algarve Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liu Shanshan | ||
Date of birth | (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Baoding, Hebei, China | ||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beijing | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Beijing | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | China U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | China | 115 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2019 |
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]
At 23, Shanshan is considered one of the team’s veterans, with 33 international games to her credit.
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