China women’s soccer team roster: players, profiles, stars
The lowdown on every member of the Chinese national team for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The World Cup countdown is on and China have a huge chance to make history. Led by Shui Qingxia, China go into the showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand as reigning Asian champions, having beat South Korea in the final last year, although they know a group that contains England, Haiti and Denmark will be no walk in the park.
As part of AS USA’s collaboration with the Guardian, we take a look at the squad of the Chinese women’s national team for the tournament. Here is a walkthrough of all their players in the roster, from the unlikely squad inclusions to the global stars.
Written by William Bi
Name: Zhu Yu
Date of birth: 07/23/1997
Club: Shanghai Shengli
Position: GK
Zhu rose to prominence as a result of two saves in China’s surprise penalty shootout win over Japan in the Asian Cup semi-final last year. After further crucial saves helped fire China’s epic comeback win over South Korea in the final, Zhu was named as the goalkeeper of the tournament. When she started playing football, though, it was as a defender. “I like fun and I thought goalkeeping was boring,” she recalled of the time when her coach suggested a switch of position. Her mother asked her to comply with the coach. And it turned out to be the right decision.
Name: Xu Huan
Date of Birth: 03/06/1999
Club: Jiangsu
Position: GK
Xu was in China’s squad four years ago at the World Cup in France but sat on the bench for the tournament. This time around, she will again be the No 2 goalkeeper though she has long been troubled by a wrist injury. “Bone fragments inside my wrist move here and there,” she said. “So sometimes it hurts here, sometimes
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