Sun Xiang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sun Xiang | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Shanghai Cable 02 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2010 | Shanghai Shenhua | 136 | (13) |
| 2007 | → PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 110 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Shanghai SIPG | 51 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | China U-20 | ||
| 2002–2003 | China U-23 | ||
| 2002–2013 | China | 69 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2016 |
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Sun Xiang (simplified Chinese: 孙祥; traditional Chinese: 孫祥; pinyin: Sūn Xiáng; born 15 January 1982) is a Chinese footballer.
Sun Xiang started his football career playing for Shanghai Cable 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. Unfortunately in 2013 the Chinese Football Association would revoke 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.
Sun, along with Sun Ji, attracted the interests of multiple clubs abroad and had trials with Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven in 2006, but PSV decided to not sign the pair. 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. After the end of his loan period, he was not offered a long-term contract with the club despite appeals from Sun to stay with the club.
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. He made his debut on 9 July 2008 in a 1-1 draw against SK Austria Kärnten. This was followed by his first league goal for the club on 7 March 2009 in a 4-0 victory against LASK Linz. When his loan period expired, he returned to Shanghai where he played for the remainder of the 2009 season.
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