Han Duan (; born 15 June 1983) is a Chinese
football
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forward who last played for
Los Angeles Sol
The Los Angeles Sol was an American professional association football, soccer club that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer.
The team was co-owned and operated by Anschutz E ...
of
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 ...
and was a member of the
Chinese National Team.
Career
Duan finished ninth with the Chinese team in the
2004 Athens Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, playing in two matches during group stage. In
2008 Beijing Olympics
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, Duan scored a goal for China in a group stage match, resulting in a 2-1 win over
Sweden
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.
During the
2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
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, Duan scored a total of 3 goals and had 2 assists with the
Los Angeles Sol
The Los Angeles Sol was an American professional association football, soccer club that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer.
The team was co-owned and operated by Anschutz E ...
.
Duan announced her retirement from international soccer, in September 2011, after China failed to qualify for 2012 London Olympics.
Career statistics
Club career
International goals
See also
*
List of association women football players with 100 or more international goals
References
External links
*
Official homepage
Los Angeles Sol player profile
1983 births
Living people
Chinese women's footballers
21st-century Chinese sportswomen
China women's international footballers
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for China
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Chinese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Los Angeles Sol players
FIFA Women's Century Club
Footballers from Dalian
Women's association football forwards
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Women's Professional Soccer players
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