In February 2007 Ma agreed an initial six-month contract with Swedish Damallsvenskan champions Umeå IK,[2] on a reported monthly salary of USD 5,000.

[5] Ma featured in both legs of Umeå's 2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final defeat by Arsenal.

[6] Ma struggled with the intensity of the training at Umeå,[7] and was criticised by the coach Andrée Jeglertz for her lack of mobility and poor work-rate.

[8] She was released from her Umeå contract early in July 2007, to return to China in preparation for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup which they were hosting.

[9] In December 2020 Ma and several other experienced players left Beijing BG Phoenix amid economic downsizing at the club.