| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sun Wen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1973[2] | ||
| 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]
- ^ 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.
