Ma Li (footballer)


Ma Li is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China women's national football team.

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. 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. She headed Wu Weiying's free kick from the right flank past Norway's goalkeeper Reidun Seth.

Personal life

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