# Michelle Pao

Pao Hsin-hsuan (Chinese: 包欣玄; pinyin: Bāo Xīnxuán; born 1 September 1992), known as Michelle Pao, is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taiwan Mulan Football League club Taichung Blue Whale and the Chinese Taipei women's national team. Pao played collegiate soccer for Pepperdine University.

## 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.

## Professional career
### Vittsjö GIK

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.

### Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara

In February 2016, Japan Women's Football League Division 2 club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara announced that the club had signed Pao. Pao finished the 2016 season as the top scorer with 11 goals in the 2016 L. League Division 2. Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished first in the Division 2 and thus promoted first in history to the Division 1.
On 8 December 2017, Pao announced her retirement from professional soccer career at the end of the 2017 season.

### Taiwan women's league

Since 2018 season, she joined Taichung Blue Whale, a semi-professional club playing in Taiwan Mulan Football League. Due to cancellation of matches starting in May 2021 just after her 29th birthday in September she said would be leaving Taichung Blue Whale to return to California.

## 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.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 16 September 2015 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar | Jordan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2. | 8 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 3. | 11 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | Guam | 3–1 | 8–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 4. | 5 April 2017 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | Palestine | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 5 April 2017 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | Palestine | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 19 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | Indonesia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 7. | 21 August 2018 | Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | Maldives | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 8. | 6 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9. | 6 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 10. | 8 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Mongolia | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 11. | 11 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Singapore | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 12. | 11 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Singapore | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 13. | 11 November 2018 | Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Singapore | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 14. | 6 April 2019 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Philippines | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 15. | 9 April 2019 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iran | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 16. | 9 April 2019 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iran | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 17. | 23 February 2023 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |

## Honors
### Individual

* 2016 L. League Division 2 : Top scorers

### Club

Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
* 2016 L. League Division 2 : Champion

## 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.