Ma Li (footballer)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma. For other uses, see Ma Li (disambiguation).

Ma Li (Chinese: 马莉; born 3 March 1969) is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China women's national football team.

Ma Li
马莉

Personal information
Full name	Ma Li
Date of birth	(1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 55)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Beijing
	Matsushita Denki
International career^‡
	China
Medal record Women's football Representing  China Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2015

International career

At the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, central defender Ma played the full 80 minutes in all four of China's games. The hosts reached the quarter-finals before losing 1–0 to Sweden.^[2] Ma scored the first ever goal at a FIFA Women's World Cup after 22 minutes of the opening match; China's 4–0 win over eventual finalists Norway on 16 November 1991.^[3] She headed Wu Weiying's free kick from the right flank past Norway's goalkeeper Reidun Seth.^[1]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 1991	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China	Norway	1–0	4–0	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Personal life

Ma later emigrated to Brazil, where as of April 2016 she was working as a businesswoman.^[1]

References

1. . FIFA. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. (PDF). FIFA. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
3. . FIFA. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links

• – FIFA competition record (archived)