ZHANG Xin

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 23 May 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.71/5'7''

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Place of residence : SHANGHAI

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women CHN China	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #03 CHN China 0 BRA Brazil 5	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #09 CHN China 4 ZAM Zambia 4	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Women's Group F #15 NED Netherlands 8 CHN China 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Cynthia, Mother Xin (Weibo profile, 02 Jun 2021; 163.com, 23 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Tongji University, Shanghai, CHN

Son Zhang Jiacheng

Languages spoken:

Shanghai Shengli [People's Republic of China]

Shui Qingxia [club], CHN; Jia Xiuquan [national], CHN

Position style:

Midfielder (163.com, 12 Apr 2021; sports.xinhuanet.com, 08 Apr 2021)

National league:

Chinese Women's Super League [CHN] (paper.xinmin.cn, 10 May 2021)

She began playing the sport at age seven in Nantong, People's Republic of China. (ntfabu.com, 09 May 2021)

She fell in love with the sport because of her father who was a football fan. Although she showed talent for the sport, there were no football teams for girls in Nantong when she was a child but a football coach at Nantong Shuntian youth club allowed her to play the sport with the boys in the club. (ntfabu.com, 09 May 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ntfabu.com, 09 May 2021)

In 2010 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 27 Apr 2010)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She announced her retirement from football following the 2017 National Games in Tianjin, People's Republic of China and then gave birth to her son Zhang Jiacheng in May 2018. But she decided to return to the sport in 2019 with the aim of competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I hope to give everyone a good example that, as long as the physical conditions allow, it is completely possible to come back to play football after giving birth." (sports.sina.com.cn, 09 Apr 2021)

Social Media

http://weibo.com/shinnoko

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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