Sun Jihai
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Sun Jihai (Chinese: 孙继海; pinyin: Sūn Jìhǎi; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n tɕî xàɪ]; born 30 September 1977) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played in the English Premier League. Sun is one of the most well-known footballers in East Asia, as he is the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when he scored a goal for Manchester City in October 2002,[1] and also the first Chinese footballer to score in the UEFA Cup. Sun was a member of the China national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the country's only appearance at the World Cup finals.
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Full name | Sun Jihai [孙继海] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 46) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zhuanghe, Dalian, Liaoning, China | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
2008–2009 | Sheffield United | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009 | → Chengdu Blades (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2010–2014 | Guizhou Renhe | 118 | (1) | |||||||||||
2015 | Chongqing Lifan | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016 | Beijing Renhe | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 453 | (11) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1996–2008 | China | 80 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Simplified Chinese | 孙继海 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 孫繼海 | ||||||||
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Sun founded Beijing Haiqiu Technology Company (HQ Sports) in February 2016, while he still played for Beijing Renhe in the China League One division. Subsequently, in December of the same year, Sun ended his 22 years of professional football career by announcing his official retirement in a public event. Also at the same occasion, Sun announced the successful first round funding of his company, led by China Media Capital (CMC), Tencent and Yuan Xun Fund. HQ Sports has now developed to a staff force of more than 100 and with focus on Sports Technology, Media and Datatainment business in China and Worldwide.[2]