Wang Shuang (; ; born 23 January 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Women's Super League club Wuhan Jiangda and the China national team. Being capped more than 100 times for her country, she is considered one of the most important players for the national team.
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. 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.
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.
On 3 August 2018, Wang transferred to Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain signing a two-year contract. On 5 July 2019, Wang left the club by mutual consent and returned to Wuhan Jianghan University once again.
On 10 August 2022, Wang signed with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC through the 2023 season. She made her debut against Houston Dash on 12 August 2022 as a 60th-minute substitute.
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. In 2012, she was included for the U-20 side at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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". 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.
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.
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.
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.
At the 2020 Olympics she scored four goals in China's group game against Zambia.
Wang Shuang scored five goals in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup to help the team win the title.
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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWuhan Jianghan University2015CWSL53??——53Dalian Quanjian2016138??——138201761??——61Wuhan Jianghan University201887??——87Paris Saint-Germain2018–19D1 Féminine18700—51238Wuhan Jianghan University2019CWSL123??——1232020134??——1342021126??——1262022????——??Total3713??——3713Racing Louisville2022NWSL40———402023182—00—182Total222—00—222Tottenham Hotspur2023–24Women's Super League603010—1002024–25000010—10Total603020—110Wuhan Jiangda2025CWSL41??—3273Career total1184230208313245
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina2013702014412015183201621420171652018191220191722020002021562022652023109202430202540202696Total13953
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wang goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Wang ShuangNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 December 2014Brasília, Brazil1–06–02014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília223 October 2015Chongqing, China1–02–12015 Yongchuan International Tournament32–0415 December 2015New Orleans, United States1–01–0Friendly52 March 2016Osaka, Japan1–11–12016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament611 April 2016Qujing, China1–11–1Friendly720 October 2016 Chongqing, China1–12–22016 Yongchuan International Tournament823 October 20164–14–1919 January 2017 Foshan, China1–02–02017 Four Nations Tournament1024 January 20171–05–0114–0126 April 2017Kunshan, China1–02–0Friendly1321 October 2017Chongqing, China3–23–22017 Yongchuan International Tournament1419 January 2018 Foshan, China3–04–02018 Four Nations Tournament1523 January 20181–02–0166 April 2018 Amman, Jordan2–04–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup1712 April 20181–08–1183–1197–12017 August 2018 Palembang, Indonesia1–07–02018 Asian Games2120 August 20185–016–02222 August 20181–02–02325 August 20181–05–0243–0255–0267 November 2019 Chongqing, China1–02–02019 Yongchuan International Tournament272–0288 April 2021Goyang, South Korea2–12–12020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament2913 April 2021Suzhou, China2–22–23024 July 2021 Rifu, Japan1–04–42020 Summer Olympics312–1323–1334–43420 January 2022 Mumbai, India1–04–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup354–03623 January 20221–07–0 373–03830 January 2022Navi Mumbai, India1–13–13928 July 2023 Adelaide, Australia1–01–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup401 August 20231–31–6 4122 September 2023 Hangzhou, China1–016–02022 Asian Games423–0435–0447–04511–04630 September 20232–04–0473–0483 March 2026 Sydney, Australia1–02–0 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup499 March 2026 2–1 2–1503 June 2026Wuhan, China1–11–2Friendly51 14 September 2026 Gifu, Japan 4–15–1 2026 Asian Games525–15325 September 2026Osaka, Japan1–01–0
Honours Dalian Chinese Women's Super League: 2016, 2017
Wuhan Jiangda Chinese Women's Super League: 2020, 2021 AFC Women's Champions League: 2024–25
China AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022 Asian Games silver medalist: 2018, bronze medalist: 2022 Four Nations Tournament: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025
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, 2019
See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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