Michelle Pao
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Michelle Pao, (Chinese name:包欣玄 pinyin:Bāo Xīn Xuán) | ||
Date of birth | September 1, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Taiwan | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Pepperdine Waves | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–16 | Vittsjö GIK | 19 | (3) |
National team | |||
2015– | Chinese Taipei | 1 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2015. |
Michelle Pao (Chinese name:包欣玄 — pinyin:Bāo Xīn Xuán) (born September 1, 1992) is an American-Chinese Taipei soccer player who plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. Pao played collegiate soccer for Pepperdine University.[1]
Youth career
Michelle Pao played for Pepperdine during her college years between 2010 and 2014; and is the first player of the university to earn four-time All-WCC first team honors; and was also four-time NSCAA All-West Region pick.[1]
Professional career
Pao was the 24th selection in 2014 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC. However, Michelle Pao did not join Sky Blue and instead went to play for Vittsjö GIK in Sweden.[2]
International
Michelle Pao played for Chinese Taipei women's national football team in 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored a goal in the second round against Jordan women's national football team.[3]
Personal
Michelle is the daughter of Yao-kuo Pao and Liven Lin and has two siblings, Wayne and Jessie; and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University majoring in sports medicine.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "26 MICHELLE PAO". pepperdinesports.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Michelle Pao". worldfootball.net. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "WOMEN`S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2016 — QUALIFICATION ROUND 2". the-afc.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
External links
- Michelle Pao profile at Soccerway