When it comes to Chinese women's football, many people may know current athletes such as Wang Shuang and Zhao Lina, but you may not know that in the history of Chinese football, there was a player who won the World Cup top scorer and the World Cup Golden Ball Award, and helped the Chinese team almost reach the top of the world. That player is Sun Wen.
In 1990, at the age of 17, Sun Wen was selected for the national team and participated in the first Women's World Cup in Guangdong a year later. Sun Wen, who plays as a striker on the pitch, has delicate skills at her feet and an excellent sense of smell, scoring a total of six goals in the two World Cups held in '91 and '95, and the Chinese women's football team has also achieved good results in the game. Until 1999, Sun Wen ushered in the peak of his career. In the third Women's World Cup that year, Sun Wen scored seven goals to help the Chinese team reach the World Cup final in history. It is a pity that in the direct match with the American team, they finally lost in the penalty shootout and finished runner-up. Although he failed to help the team win the World Cup, Sun Wen still won the world's recognition for his outstanding performance, and it was in this competition that he won the best World Cup. Double award for goalscorer and Golden Globe.
In addition, he was awarded the Miss 20th Century Football award in late 2000. Until her retirement in 2006, Sun Wen played 163 games for the national team, scoring 106 goals, and is still the top scorer of the Chinese women's national team. Looking back on Sun Wen's career, her team and individual honors are among the top in Chinese football, and he has also been evaluated by the media as Maradona in a skirt. After retiring, Sun Wen is still active on the road of helping the development of domestic football, and such an athlete who has made outstanding contributions to Chinese football should also be remembered by fans.