| Michelle Pao | |
| Fullname: | Pao Hsin-hsuan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Taichung Blue Whale |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| College1: | Pepperdine Waves |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Vittsjö GIK |
| Clubs2: | Nojima Stella Kanagawa |
| Clubs3: | Taichung Blue Whale |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 26 |
| Pcupdate: | October 1, 2015 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Chinese Taipei |
| Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 17 |
| Ntupdate: | 17 December 2023 [2] |
Pao Hsin-hsuan (; born 1 September 1992), known as Michelle Pao, is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taiwan Mulan Football League club Taichung Blue Whale and the Chinese Taipei women's national team. Pao played collegiate soccer for Pepperdine University.[3]
Michelle Pao played for Pepperdine during her college years between 2010 and 2014; and is the first player of the university to earn four-time All-WCC first team honors; and was also four-time NSCAA All-West Region pick.[3]
Pao was the 24th selection in 2014 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC. However, Michelle Pao did not join Sky Blue and instead went to play for Vittsjö GIK in Sweden.[4]
In February 2016, Japan Women's Football League Division 2 club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara announced that the club had signed Pao.[5] Pao finished the 2016 season as the top scorer with 11 goals in the 2016 L. League Division 2.[6] Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished first in the Division 2 and thus promoted first in history to the Division 1.[7]
On 8 December 2017, Pao announced her retirement from professional soccer career at the end of the 2017 season.[8]
Since 2018 season, she joined Taichung Blue Whale, a semi-professional club playing in Taiwan Mulan Football League.[9] Due to cancellation of matches starting in May 2021 just after her 29th birthday in September she said would be leaving Taichung Blue Whale to return to California.
Michelle Pao played for Chinese Taipei women's national football team in 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored a goal in the second round against Jordan women's national football team.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 September 2015 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||
| 2. | 8 November 2016 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | ||
| 3. | 11 November 2016 | 3–1 | 8–1 | |||
| 4. | 5 April 2017 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 19 August 2018 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games | ||
| 7. | 21 August 2018 | Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 8. | 6 November 2018 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||
| 9. | 2–0 | |||||
| 10. | 8 November 2018 | 1–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 11. | 11 November 2018 | 2–0 | 10–0 | |||
| 12. | 5–0 | |||||
| 13. | 6–0 | |||||
| 14. | 6 April 2019 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |||
| 15. | 9 April 2019 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 16. | 4–0 | |||||
| 17. | 23 February 2023 | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Michelle is the daughter of Yao-kuo Pao and Liven Lin and has two siblings, Wayne and Jessie; and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University majoring in sports medicine.[3]