Sun Wen (footballer)

Sun Wen (Chinese孙 雯, Pinyin Sun Wen, born April 6, 1973 in Shanghai) is a former Chinese football player. She was striker.

Sun debuted at the age of 17 years in the Chinese national team, with which they 1995, 1999 and 2003 took part in the World Cup. In 1999 she underwent with her team in the finals in a penalty shoot-out against the United States. She was awarded as the best player and shared the title of top scorer with Brazilian Sissi.

In 1996 she won the silver medal at the Olympics. Between 2001 and 2003 she played for the Atlanta Beat in the U.S. WUSA. After winning the Asia Cup in 2006, she ended her career. Overall, she completed 166 internationals.