Wang Fei (footballer, born 1990) explained

Wang Fei
王飞
Fullname:Wang Fei
Birth Date:22 March 1990
Birth Place:Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height:1.79 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Dalian
Clubnumber:1
Years1:2010–2011
Clubs1:Dalian Shide
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:Liaoning Ladies
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Dalian Aerbin
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Turbine Potsdam
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Clubs5:Olympique Lyonnais
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Dalian Quanjian
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Bayern Munich
Years8:2018–
Clubs8:Dalian
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalcaps1:63
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:22 November 2015
Nationalteam-Update:18 February 2018

Wang Fei (; born 22 March 1990) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese club Dalian Quanjian and the China national team.

Club career

After spending years playing for several Chinese clubs, Wang Fei signed for Frauen-Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam in December 2014. She became the first ever Chinese footballer to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Turbine's veteran manager Bernd Schröder praised the impact made by Wang and compared her to respected German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer; however, Schröder surprisingly selected departing goalkeeper Anna Felicitas Sarholz ahead of Wang for the 2015 DFB-Pokal final which ended in a 3–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg.[1] [2]

In September 2015, Wang transferred to Division 1 Féminine champions Lyon.[3] In January 2016, she terminated her contract with the club; however, the club demanded for her return when Méline Gérard was injured.[4]

On 17 January 2016, Wang transferred to Chinese Women's Super League side Dalian Quanjian. In December 2017 Bayern Munich announced that Wang had agreed an 18-month contract with the Bavarian club, to commence 1 January 2018.[5]

International career

Wang played at the 2011 Summer Universiade and was the regular for China's gold medal-winning run.[6] She made her debut for the Chinese women's national team on 24 November 2012 in a 2–1 win against Australia at the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.[7]

Wang was also included in China's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. During the tournament, Wang was described by FIFA as tall, agile and one of China's "most impressive performers" in the team's progress to the knockout stages. This was despite her playing through the pain of an injured shoulder which was sustained on 11 June 2015 in a 1–0 win against the Netherlands.[8]

In February 2016, Wang retired from China after getting into several confrontations with manager Bruno Bini and not being called up to the national team as a result. In February 2018, she was included in China's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup.[9]

Honours

Dalian Quanjian

2016

China PR

2011

2014, 2016

Notes and References

  1. News: Special Report: Turbine Potsdam's Wang Fei. 5 June 2015. Deutsche Welle. 1 May 2015.
  2. News: Lachmann. Michael. Sarholz: Gern einen Titel zum Abschied gehabt. 2 July 2015. B.Z.. 2 May 2015. German.
  3. News: Torhüterin Fei Wang wechselt von Turbine zu Olympique Lyon. 2 September 2015. Bild. 2 September 2015. German.
  4. News: 转折?里昂女足门将受伤 通知王飞重返俱乐部. 9 January 2016. Sina Corp. 9 January 2016. Chinese.
  5. News: Torhüterin Fei Wang wechselt zu den FCB-Frauen. 30 December 2017. FC Bayern Munich. 22 December 2017. German.
  6. News: Host China takes women's football title at Universiade. 12 June 2015. China Daily. 22 August 2011.
  7. Web site: Wang Fei. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235908/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=386983/index.html. dead. June 8, 2015. FIFA. 12 June 2015.
  8. News: Wang Fei living the World Cup dream. https://web.archive.org/web/20150620003511/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=wang-fei-living-the-world-cup-dream-2650977.html. dead. June 20, 2015. 2 July 2015. FIFA. 19 June 2015.
  9. Web site: Wang Fei named in China PR squad following Zhao Lina’s retirement. The Asian Football Confederation. 18 February 2018.