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Full name | Sun Jihai | ||
Date of birth | September 30, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Right Back, Winger, Central Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Shaanxi Chanba | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1995–2002 | Dalian Shide | 123 | (7) |
1998–1999 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2002–2008 | Manchester City | 130 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Sheffield United | 12 | (0) |
2009 | → Chengdu United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2010– | Shaanxi Chanba | 47 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1996–2008 | China | 78 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Traditional Chinese | 孫繼海 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孙继海 | ||||||||||||
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Jihai Sun (simplified Chinese: 孙继海; traditional Chinese: 孫繼海; pinyin: Sūn Jìhǎi; born 30 September 1977 in Dalian, Liaoning, China) is a Chinese association football player. He is currently playing for Chinese side Inter Xi'an and for the China national football team as a defender or a midfielder.
Sun's main strengths are his speed, physical strength, crossing and attacking forays down the wings. He is a highly versatile player, having played as a central defender, a holding midfielder, and on both wings. Sun is one of the most important players in the Chinese football history.
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Club career
Dalian Wanda
Sun started his professional career with Dalian Wanda in 1995 and made his first appearance on May 28, 1995. Sun did not intend to start his professional career at such a young age. Like all the top young Chinese players of that generation, he wanted to go to the training camp in Brazil. However, he was not selected as he was not deemed to possess enough potential. Sun showed great character by not letting this huge disappointment derail him. He worked very hard and eventually enjoyed what is undoubtedly the most successful career of any Chinese football player.
Crystal Palace
After three successful years at Dalian, Sun along with Fan Zhiyi signed for Crystal Palace in 1998. They became the first footballers from China to play in the English leagues. Sun made his debut for Crystal Palace in a 0–3 defeat at Bury in the first leg of the Football League Cup match.
Manchester City
In 2002, Sun signed for Manchester City from Dalian for £2 million. He made his City debut in a 4–2 win over Coventry City.
Sun enjoyed a great start to his first season in the Premier league. His solid defense and dangerous attacking forays won over many City fans. He was voted the best player at Manchester City for the month of September 2002.
In October 2002, Sun became the first Chinese footballer to score in the Premier League when he headed home the first City goal in their 2–0 win over Birmingham City.[1]
At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, Sun damaged his cruciate ligaments[disambiguation needed ] in a tackle with Chelsea striker Eiður Guðjohnsen and missed the rest of the season. After recuperating and following a strict physical regimen devised by his father, Sun was a regular starter in the Man City line up.
Sun's 2006–07 season was set back yet again by another injury, he made his return on 10 February 2007, against Portsmouth, which Man City lost 2 – 1.
With the arrival of Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sun rarely played in the 2007–08 season. He was replaced by Vedran Ćorluka on the right back position and Michael Ball played as the defensive substitute instead of him.
Sheffield United
On 2 July 2008, Sun signed a two year deal with Championship club Sheffield United.[2] Sun only managed 19 mins of his first match in a Blades shirt, getting sent off after picking up two yellows in a friendly.[3] He went on to make his full debut in the opening fixture of the season against Birmingham City.[4] He was sent off during a game against Coventry City after a lunging tackle from behind on Maltese player Michael Mifsud. The FA charged him for his behavior after receiving a red card but considered his past good record, handed him an additional one match ban. Having played regularly until November he succumbed to an injury and subsequently failed to force his way back into the first team and made only a handful of appearances in the FA Cup in the second half of the season. Sun was then released from his contract in July 2009 with United claiming he had 'failed to settle' in Yorkshire.[5]
Chengdu Blades
Sun left Sheff Utd and has signed for Chengdu Blades, hoping to make an impact. He steadily established himself in Chengdu and helped them to achieve the club's best league position (7th).
Shaanxi Chanba
Sun moved to Shaanxi Chanba on 8 January 2010, reuniting him with former China national team manager Zhu Guanghu.[6]
International career
Sun made his international debut for China on 6 December 1996 against Uzbekistan.
At China's first match during the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Costa Rica, Sun picked up an ankle injury after a tackle from behind by Costa Rican defender, Mauricio Solís after just 17 minutes. Unable to play, Sun was replaced after 25 minutes and sat out for the rest of China's matches.
On June 7, 2008, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Qatar, Sun was shown a straight red card for dissent while he was warming up as a substitute on the bench. China lost the match 0–1.
International goals
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 June 2004 | Workers Stadium, Beijing | ![]() |
2-0 | 4-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001
- Chinese FA Cup: 2001
- Chinese Super Cup: 1997
Individual
- CFA Young Player of the Year: 1998
Club career stats
- Last update: 2 November 2011
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1995 | Dalian Shide | Jia-A League | 13 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
1996 | 21 | 0 | - | - | ||||||||
1997 | 19 | 0 | - | |||||||||
1998 | 18 | 1 | - | |||||||||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1998–99 | Crystal Palace | First Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |
China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1999 | Dalian Haichang | Jia-A League | 8 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
2000 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
2001 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | |||||||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2001–02 | Manchester City | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
2002–03 | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 31 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||
2005–06 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
2008–09 | Sheffield United | Championship | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |
China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2009 | Chengdu Blades | Super League | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |||
2010 | Shaanxi Chanba | 27 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||||
2011 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | China PR | 180 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
England | 165 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 4 | ||
Career total | 345 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Man City back to winning ways". BBC. 26 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2342427.stm. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Boss makes double swoop". sufc.co.uk. 2008-07-02. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1337595,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "KVK Tienen 1–3 Sheffield United – report". sufc.co.uk. 2008-07-17. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Reactions/0,,10418~1345513,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1 Sheffield United 0". thestar.co.uk. 2008-08-09. http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Birmingham-City-1--Sheffield.4375099.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Sun Jihai leaves Sheffield United". bbc.co.uk. 2000-07-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8135859.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ 孙继海零身价转会陕西 朱广沪乃是促成关键人(Chinese)
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