Sun Xiang
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Sun Xiang (Template:Zh; Mandarin pronunciation:Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:IPAc-cmn; born 15 January 1982) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a left back. He played for Shanghai Shenhua, Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai SIPG in his native country and spent time on loan at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and Austrian club Austria Wien, he is the first Chinese player to play in the UEFA Champions League. At international level, he made 69 appearances for the China national team scoring 5 goals.
Club career
Shanghai Shenhua
Sun Xiang started his football career playing for Shanghai 02 before the club was taken over by Shanghai Shenhua. He was then promoted to the club's first team in the 2002 season along with his twin brother Sun Ji where they both quickly established themselves within the team. In the 2003 season, he became the club's first-choice left back and won the top tier title with the club.[1] In 2013 the Chinese Football Association revoked the league title after it was discovered the Shenhua General manager Lou Shifang had bribed officials to be bias to Shenhua in games that season.[2][3]
PSV Eindhoven
Sun and his brother attracted the interests of multiple clubs abroad and had trials with Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven in 2006, but PSV decided against signing both. The club then decided to sign Sun on loan for the 2006–07 season with an option to sign him on a three-year contract at the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 17 February 2007 in a 2–0 win against Heracles Almelo, becoming the first ever Chinese footballer to play in the Eredivisie. He made his European continental debut on 20 February 2007 in a 1–0 win against Arsenal, becoming the first ever Chinese player to play in the UEFA Champions League. Then manager Ronald Koeman remarked that Sun had an impressive debut and contributed to the game through his good vision and precise passing. However, after the end of his loan, he was not offered a long-term contract.[4]
Austria Wien
On 1 July 2008, Sun was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a one-year deal with the possibility of a one-year extension, becoming the first ever Chinese footballer to play in the Austrian Bundesliga.[5] He made his debut on 9 July 2008 in a 1–1 draw against SK Austria Kärnten.[6] This was followed by his first league goal for the club on 7 March 2009 in a 4–0 victory against LASK Linz.[7] When his loan period expired, he returned to Shanghai where he played for the remainder of the 2009 season.
Guangzhou Evergrande
On 28 April 2010, Sun announced that he gave up joining A-League side Sydney FC and transferred to second-tier side Guangzhou Evergrande instead.[8] He made his debut for the club alongside Zheng Zhi on 21 July 2010 in a 10–0 win against Nanjing Yoyo. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 September 2010 in a 2–1 win against Yanbian FC. In the 2010 season, he made fourteen appearances as Guangzhou finished first place in the second tier and won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. The following season Sun continued to be a major part of the club that invested heavily in improving the squad; and with the club bringing in two-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Player of the Year winner Darío Conca, the club won its first ever top tier title in the 2011 season.
Shanghai SIPG
On 5 January 2015, Sun transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG.[9] He made his debut for the club on 7 March 2015 in a 2–1 win against Jiangsu Sainty. On 17 July 2016, Sun accidentally collided with Demba Ba and broke Ba's left leg in a 2–1 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[10] In December 2016, it was revealed that Sun was diagnosed as highly aggressive B-cell lymphoma.[11] Sun did not clarify or confirm the report. On 6 February 2017, Shanghai SIPG announced Sun had left the club due to "physical problems".[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | OtherTemplate:Efn | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai 02 | 2000 | China League Two | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2002 | Chinese Jia-A League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2004 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||||
| 2006 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 136 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 13 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2008–09 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2010 | China League One | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 3 | ||
| Shanghai SIPG | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 410 | 19 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sun goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2005 | Helong Stadium, Changsha, China | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Costa Rica | flag alias = Flag of Costa Rica.svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of Costa Rica (1839-1848).svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | Costa Rican Coast Guard | Costa Rican Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 31 July 2005 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = South Korea | flag alias = Flag of South Korea.svg | flag alias-1945 = Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | flag alias-1984 = Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg | flag alias-1997 = Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of Korea Army.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg | link alias-army = Republic of Korea Army | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Republic of Korea Navy | link alias-air force = Republic of Korea Air Force | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines = Republic of Korea Marine Corps | link alias-navy = Republic of Korea Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Republic of Korea Armed Forces | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg | link alias-coast guard = Korea Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2005 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 3 | 11 October 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan |
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| 4 | 22 June 2008 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Australia | flag alias = Flag of Australia (converted).svg | flag alias-1901 = Flag of Australia (1901-1903).svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg | flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-colonial = Australian Colonial Flag.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Australia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg | flag alias-naval-1913 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Australian Navy | link alias-army = Australian Army | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Australian Air Force | flag alias-air force-1948 = Air Force Ensign of Australia (1948–1982).svg | flag alias-air force-1922 = Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-football = Australia men's national soccer team | flag alias-marines=UCP 2RAR.svg | link alias-marines=2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Australian Navy | flag alias-military = Ensign of the Australian Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Australian Defence Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0|| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 5 | 6 October 2011 | New Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = United Arab Emirates | flag alias = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg | link alias-naval = United Arab Emirates Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = United Arab Emirates Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the UAE Army.svg | link alias-army = United Arab Emirates Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png | link alias-navy = United Arab Emirates Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly |
Honours
Club
Shanghai Shenhua
- Chinese FA Super Cup: 2002
PSV Eindhoven
Austria Wien
Guangzhou Evergrande
- Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Chinese League One: 2010[13]
- Chinese FA Cup: 2012[14]
- Chinese Super Cup: 2012
- AFC Champions League: 2013
International
China
Individual
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2005, 2012
- AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2013
References
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External links
- Sun Xiang profile with detailed statistics and biography timeline
- Player profile – doha-2006.com
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- Pages with script errors
- Country data redirects
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Chinese twins
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Chinese men's footballers
- Footballers from Shanghai
- China men's international footballers
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Eredivisie players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FK Austria Wien players
- Guangzhou F.C. players
- Shanghai Port F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for China
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players