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Sun Xiang

{{short description|Chinese footballer}}

{{EngvarB|date=March 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{family name hatnote|Sun|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sun Xiang
孙祥

| image = Xiangsun.JPG

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| caption = Sun in 2008

| fullname = Sun Xiang

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shanghai, China

| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211203509/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=11 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1995–2001

| youthclubs1 = Shanghai 02

| years1 = 2002–2010

| clubs1 = Shanghai Shenhua

| caps1 = 136

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = → PSV Eindhoven (loan)

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008–2009

| clubs3 = → Austria Wien (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2010–2014

| clubs4 = Guangzhou Evergrande

| caps4 = 110

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Shanghai SIPG

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 321

| totalgoals = 18

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001

| nationalteam1 = China U-20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam2 = China U-23

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 = 2002–2013

| nationalteam3 = China

| nationalcaps3 = 69

| nationalgoals3 = 5

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's football}}

{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Japan | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 South Korea | Team}}

}}

Sun Xiang ({{zh|s=孙祥|p=Sūn Xiáng}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|s|wen|1|-|x|yang|2|}}; 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china03.html|title=China 2003|date=18 April 2004|website=RSSSF|accessdate=21 August 2012}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-03/31/content_12300071.htm |title= Details of soccer referee investigation released to public|work=China Daily|date=31 March 2011|accessdate=30 September 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/8046/2013/02/18/189s748945.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410040530/http://english.cri.cn/8046/2013/02/18/189s748945.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2013|title=China Strips Shenhua of 2003 League Title, Bans 33 People for Life|publisher=english.cri.cn|date=18 February 2013|accessdate=30 September 2016}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/17/dutch_courage_n.php|title=Dutch courage not enough for Sun Xiang|publisher=shanghaiist.com|accessdate=21 August 2012}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.at/a/sun-xiang-kaernten-arbeitsbewilligung-freigabe-211868|title=Sun Xiang darf gegen Kärnten auflaufen: Arbeitsbewilligung & Freigabe eingetroffen|publisher=news.at|date=9 July 2008|accessdate=30 September 2016}} He made his debut on 9 July 2008 in a 1–1 draw against SK Austria Kärnten.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/07/09/austria/bundesliga/fk-austria-memphis-magna/sk-austria-karnten/632926/|title=AUSTRIA WIEN VS. AUSTRIA KÄRNTEN 1-1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=9 July 2008|accessdate=30 September 2016}} This was followed by his first league goal for the club on 7 March 2009 in a 4–0 victory against LASK Linz.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/03/07/austria/bundesliga/fk-austria-memphis-magna/lask-linz/633040/|title=AUSTRIA WIEN VS. LASK LINZ 4-0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=7 March 2009|accessdate=30 September 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20100428/n271811367.shtml|script-title=zh:现身中甲新贵恒大训练场 孙祥不出国门留守广州|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=21 August 2012|language=zh}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-01-05/13267470566.shtml|script-title=zh:上海上港官方宣布孙祥自由身加盟球队|publisher=sports.sina.com|date=5 January 2015|accessdate=5 January 2015|language=zh}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10504570/demba-ba-suffers-horrific-leg-break-while-playing-for-shanghai-shenhua|title=Demba Ba suffers horrific leg break while playing for Shanghai Shenhua|last=Valente|first=Allan|date=17 July 2016|website=Skysports.com|access-date=18 July 2016}} In December 2016, it was revealed that Sun was diagnosed as highly aggressive B-cell lymphoma.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/16/1216/08/C8D6CMJC00058780.html|title=医学专家:若所曝病历真为孙祥 那他生命有危险|date=16 December 2016|website=Netease|access-date=17 February 2017}} Sun did not clarify or confirm the report. On 6 February 2017, Shanghai SIPG announced Sun had left the club due to "physical problems".{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20170206/n479995560.shtml|title=王燊超或出任上港新队长 孙祥因身体原因暂离队|date=6 February 2017|website=Sohu|access-date=6 February 2017}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|30 October 2016}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes A3 Champions Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Shanghai 02

|2000

|rowspan="2"|China League Two

|

colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–
2001

|

colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–
colspan="2"|Total!
rowspan="10"|Shanghai Shenhua

|2002

|rowspan="2"|Chinese Jia-A League

|25

210colspan="2"|–3020312
2003

|25

240colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–292
2004

|rowspan="7"|Chinese Super League

|20

040colspan="2"|–3030300
2005

|22

320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–243
2006

|15

210colspan="2"|–20colspan="2"|–182
2007

|14

2colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–142
2008

|4

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–40
2009

|11

2colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–112
2010

|0

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–00
colspan="2"|Total

!136

1312000805016113
PSV Eindhoven (loan)

|2006–07

|Eredivisie

|5

000colspan="2"|–40colspan="2"|–90
Austria Wien (loan)

|2008–09

|Austrian Bundesliga

|19

241colspan="2"|–40colspan="2"|–273
rowspan="6"|Guangzhou Evergrande

|2010

|China League One

|14

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–141
2011

|rowspan="4"|Chinese Super League

|25

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–251
2012

|25

020colspan="2"|–8010360
2013

|23

140colspan="2"|–14040451
2014

|23

000colspan="2"|–10000330
colspan="2"|Total

!110

36000320501533
rowspan="3"|Shanghai SIPG

|2015

|rowspan="2"|Chinese Super League

|25

010colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–260
2016

|26

010colspan="2"|–70colspan="2"|–340
colspan="2"|Total

!51

020007000600
colspan="3"|Career total

!321

182410055010041019

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=International goals=

{{updated|6 October 2011}}

:Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sun goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Sun Xiang

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2005Helong Stadium, Changsha, China{{fb|CRC}}align="center"|2–2align="center"|2–2Friendly
231 July 2005Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea{{fb|KOR}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–12005 East Asian Football Championship
311 October 2006King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan{{fb|PLE}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
422 June 2008Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia{{fb|AUS}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
56 October 2011New Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China{{fb|UAE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–1Friendly

Honours

=Club=

Shanghai Shenhua

PSV Eindhoven

Austria Wien

Guangzhou Evergrande

=International=

China

=Individual=

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=8085&pn=Sun_Xiang Sun Xiang profile with detailed statistics and biography timeline]
  • [http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx?Register=5858754 Player profile – doha-2006.com]
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{{succession box|before=Li Weifeng|title=China national football team captain|years=2012|after=Zheng Zhi}}

{{succession box |before=Wang Shenchao |title=Shanghai SIPG captain |years=2015–2016 |after=Wang Shenchao }}

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{{2012 Chinese Super League Team of the Year}}

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Category:1982 births

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