Sun Wen (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sun Wen[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 April 1973||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–2000 | Shanghai | 659 | (164) |
2001–2002 | Atlanta Beat | 33 | (7) |
2003 | Shanghai SVA | ||
2006 | Shanghai SVA | ||
International career | |||
1990–2006 | China[3] | 163[4] | (106[5]) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sun Wen (Chinese: 孙雯; pinyin: Sūn Wén; born 6 April 1973) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward. She previously captained the China national team and the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).
In 2000, she won the FIFA Female Player of the Century along with Michelle Akers. Sun won both the Golden Ball (top player) and Golden Boot (top scorer) for her performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is considered one of the all-time greats of the women's game.[6][7]
Early life
[edit]Sun began playing football around the age of ten. Her father, Sun Zonggao, was a recreational football player who took Sun with him to watch matches in the Chinese men's league. Sun credits him for influencing her foray into the sport.[8][9]
Sun studied Chinese literature at the University of Shanghai.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Shanghai SVA
[edit]Sun played for the Shanghai team in the Chinese women's league.[8]
Atlanta Beat
[edit]Sun played for the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2002. She was the first overall pick of the WUSA's Inaugural Draft, but a knee and ankle injury limited her first season with the Beat to 13 games with five starts. During the league's semifinal match against the Philadelphia Charge, the Beat were down 2–0; however, Sun scored on a penalty kick and then provided the assist on the equalizer goal with a corner kick headed in by Cindy Parlow. The Beat would go on to win the match 3–2. She then notched the Beat's third goal in the Founders Cup, helping the team to an eventual 3–3 tie during regulation. The San Jose CyberRays won the title in a penalty kick shootout.[10][11]
During the 2002 season, Sun played in 18 games, making 10 starts. She scored four goals as the Beat earned another chance at the playoffs, but the Beat were eliminated in the semifinals.[12]
Sun announced her retirement from the WUSA in January 2003 to return to China in preparation for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13]
International
[edit]Sun appeared on China's national squad at the age of 17 and went on to appear in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments for China and became one of three women to have played all of China's 15 matches in its three World Cup appearances.[14] In 1999, she had 10 goals in her World Cup career, leaving her tied for second place on an all-time scoring list.[8]
Sun helped the national team win the Asian Cup in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997.[15]
Sun led China to a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Athens, Georgia. During the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sun scored seven goals and earned the Golden Ball (top player) and Golden Boot (top scorer) at the tournament.
She returned to the Chinese women's team from a two-year retirement on 15 December 2005.[16] Due to injury reasons, Sun retired again after winning AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2006.
Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments
[edit]Sun played 28 matches and scored 16 goals in 4 world cup tournaments and 2 Olympics: China 1991, Sweden 1995, Atlanta 1996, USA 1999, Sydney 2000, USA 2003; she played and started every match for China. Sun Wen, with her China teams, won a silver medal at Atlanta 1996 Olympics, and finished second at USA 1999 world cup.
Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1
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1991-11-16[m 1] | Guangzhou | ![]() |
4–0 W |
Group stage | ||||
1
|
2
|
1991-11-19[m 2] | Guangzhou | ![]() |
Start | 37 |
1–1 |
2–2 D |
Group stage |
3
|
1991-11-21[m 3] | Foshan | ![]() |
Start |
4–1 W |
Group stage | |||
4
|
1991-11-24[m 4] | Guangzhou | ![]() |
Start |
0–1 L |
Quarter-final | |||
2
|
5
|
1995-06-06[m 5] | Gävle | ![]() |
Start | 79 |
3–3 |
3–3 D |
Group stage |
6
|
1995-06-08[m 6] | Västerås | ![]() |
Start |
4–2 W |
Group stage | |||
3
|
7
|
1995-06-10[m 7] | Västerås | ![]() |
Start | 76 |
2–1 |
3–1 W |
Group stage |
8
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1995-06-13[m 8] | Helsingborg | ![]() |
Start |
1–1 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Quarter-final | |||
9
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1995-06-15[m 9] | Helsingborg | ![]() |
Start |
0–1 L |
Semi-final | |||
10
|
1995-06-17[m 10] | Gävle | ![]() |
off 59' (on Wei Haiying) |
0–2 L |
Third place match | |||
11
|
1996-07-21[m 11] | Miami | ![]() |
Start |
2–0 W |
Group stage | |||
12
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1996-07-23[m 12] | Miami | ![]() |
off 43' (on Chen Yufeng) |
5–1 W |
Group stage | |||
13
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1996-07-25[m 13] | Miami | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group stage | |||
14
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1996-07-28[m 14] | Athens GA | ![]() |
Start |
3–2 W |
Semi-final | |||
4
|
15
|
1996-08-01[m 15] | Athens GA | ![]() |
Start | 32 |
1–1 |
1–2 L |
Gold medal match |
16
|
1999-06-19[m 16] | San Jose CA | ![]() |
2–1 W |
Group stage | ||||
5
|
17 | 1999-06-23[m 17] | Portland OR | ![]() |
Start | 9 |
1–0 |
7–0 W |
Group stage |
6
|
21 |
3–0 | |||||||
7
|
54 |
4–0 | |||||||
8
|
18 | 1999-06-26[m 18] | E Rutherford NJ | ![]() |
39 |
1–0 |
3–1 W |
Group stage | |
9
|
51 |
2–0 | |||||||
19
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1999-06-30[m 19] | San Jose CA | ![]() |
Start |
2–0 W |
Quarter-final | |||
10
|
20 | 1999-07-04[m 20] | Boston | ![]() |
Start | 3 |
1–0 |
5–0 W |
Semi-final |
11
|
72 pk |
5–0 | |||||||
21
|
1999-07-10[m 21] | Los Angeles | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 (pso 4–5) (L) |
Final | |||
12
|
22 | 2000-09-14[m 22] | Canberra | ![]() |
Start | 57 |
2–0 |
3–1 W |
Group stage |
13
|
83 |
3–0 | |||||||
14
|
23
|
2000-09-17[m 23] | Melbourne | ![]() |
Start | 67 |
1–1 |
1–1 D |
Group stage |
15
|
24
|
2000-09-20[m 24] | Canberra | ![]() |
Start | 75 |
1–1 |
1–2 L |
Group stage |
16
|
25
|
2003-09-21[m 25] | Carson CA | ![]() |
Start; (c) | 29 |
1–0 |
1–0 W |
Group stage |
26
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2003-09-25[m 26] | Carson CA | ![]() |
Start; (c) |
1–1 D |
Group stage | |||
27
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2003-09-28[m 27] | Portland OR | ![]() |
Start; (c) |
1–0 W |
Group stage | |||
28
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2003-10-02[m 28] | Portland OR | ![]() |
Start; (c) |
0–1 L |
Quarter-final |
Honors and awards
[edit]A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot (which she shared with Sissi, of Brazil) and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be nominated for the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award.
In 2002, she received the FIFA Internet Award in the FIFA Female Player of the Century voting. While the overall award was won by American Michelle Akers, Sun received the most internet votes on the FIFA-website.[17]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 1991 | Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
2. | 7 October 1994 | Fukuyama, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1994 Asian Games |
3. | 2–0 | |||||
4. | 12 October 1994 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
5. | 6 June 1995 | Gävle, Sweden | ![]() |
3–3 | 3–3 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
6. | 10 June 1995 | Västerås, Sweden | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
7. | 24 September 1995 | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | ![]() |
1–0 | 21–0 | 1995 AFC Women's Championship |
8. | ?–0 | |||||
9. | ?–0 | |||||
10. | 30 September 1995 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | ||
11. | 2 October 1995 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | ||
12. | 1 August 1996 | Athens, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 1996 Summer Olympics |
13. | 12 December 1997 | Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
1–0 | 10–0 | 1997 AFC Women's Championship |
14. | 2–0 | |||||
15. | 24 January 1998 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 Four Nations Tournament | |
16. | 3–0 | |||||
17. | 21 July 1998 | Montreal, Canada | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
18. | 3–0 | |||||
19. | 4–0 | |||||
20. | 14 March 1999 | Faro, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1999 Algarve Cup |
21. | 2–0 | |||||
22. | 18 March 1999 | Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
23. | 25 March 1999 | Holzwickede, Germany | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
24. | 22 April 1999 | Hershey, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
25. | 23 June 1999 | Portland, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 7–0 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
26. | 3–0 | |||||
27. | 4–0 | |||||
28. | 26 June 1999 | East Rutherford, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | |
29. | 2–0 | |||||
30. | 4 July 1999 | Foxborough, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | |
31. | 5–0 | |||||
32. | 7 November 1999 | Bacolod, Philippines | ![]() |
3–? | 5–2 | 1999 AFC Women's Championship |
33. | 9 November 1999 | ![]() |
2–0 | 15–0 | ||
34. | 7–0 | |||||
35. | 19 November 1999 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | ||
36. | 12 March 2000 | Lagoa, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2000 Algarve Cup |
37. | 4–0 | |||||
38. | 18 March 2000 | Quarteira, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
39. | 31 May 2000 | Canberra, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
40. | 2 June 2000 | Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
41. | 8 June 2000 | Newcastle, Australia | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | |
42. | 14 August 2000 | Yangzhou, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
43. | 14 September 2000 | Canberra, Australia | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
44. | 3–0 | |||||
45. | 17 September 2000 | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
46. | 20 September 2000 | Canberra, Australia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
47. | 9 December 2001 | New Taipei City, Taiwan | ![]() |
2–0 | 10–0 | 2001 AFC Women's Championship |
48. | 14 December 2001 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 | ||
49. | 26 January 2003 | Wuhan, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 Four Nations Tournament |
50. | 22 February 2003 | Marmande, France | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
51. | 16 March 2003 | Ferreiras, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
52. | 3–0 | |||||
53. | 18 March 2003 | Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
54. | 9 June 2003 | Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | ![]() |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
55. | 11 June 2003 | ![]() |
3–0 | 12–0 | ||
56. | 7–0 | |||||
57. | 8–0 | |||||
58. | 11–0 | |||||
59. | 12–0 | |||||
60. | 19 June 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | |
61. | 7 September 2003 | Dalian, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 13–0 | Friendly |
62. | 5–0 | |||||
63. | 7–0 | |||||
64. | 21 September 2003 | Carson, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sun Wen at Olympedia
- ^ "FIFA.com - SUN Wen". 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ 中国女足出局玫瑰提前凋零 孙雯宣布挂靴 (in Chinese). 潇湘晨报. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Sun's retirement leaves China to suffer wait for new genius". China Daily.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (3 August 2016). "The 20 greatest female football players of all time". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com (25 November 2010). "Who is the greatest women's footballer of all time?". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Hersh, Philip (6 July 1999). "Hot? Chinese Star Sun Blazing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Sun Wen: A World-class Soccer Player". Women of China. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Beat chooses Chinese star forward first in WUSA draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Sun Wen is up'beat' heading into title game". USA Today. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Chinese star leaves Atlanta to concentrate on World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Superstar Striker Retires; Beat Adds German to the Attack". Our Sports Central. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Legend Sun Wen impessed by Japan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Sun Wen leads off second day of Olympic Torch Relay in Shanghai". Beijing Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Ma returns to coach women's team; Sun Wen back". China Daily.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (23 August 2001). "Sun Wen is up'beat' heading into title game". USA Today. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
Match reports
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Norway". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Denmark". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Denmark". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: Sweden – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: Germany – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Match for third place: China PR – USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: Sweden – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: Denmark – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: China PR – Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: Gold medal match: China PR – USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Ghanna". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Russia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: Norway – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Final: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: China PR – Nigeria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: Norway – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Ghanna". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Russia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Canada". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- Sun Wen at Soccerway.com
- Sun Wen at Olympedia
- Sun Wen at the Chinese Olympic Committee
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Women's football at the Summer Olympics
- Football at the Summer Olympics navigational boxes
- 1973 births
- Living people
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- Washington Freedom players
- Women's United Soccer Association players
- Olympic footballers for China
- China women's international footballers
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
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- Chinese expatriate women's footballers
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