Sun Zheng'ao

Sun Zheng'ao
孙正傲
Personal information
Full nameSun Zheng'ao
Date of birth8 March 1994
Place of birthQingdao, Shandong, China
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Shenzhen FC
Number16
Youth career
Qingdao Hainiu Football School
Hangzhou Greentown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011Wenzhou Provenza10(0)
2012–Hangzhou Greentown0(0)
2014→ Beijing BIT (loan)12(0)
2015–Shenzhen FC (loan)0(0)
National team
2010China U-17
2011-2012China U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2013
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.

Sun Zheng'ao (Chinese: 孙正傲; pinyin: Sūn Zhèng'ào; born 8 March 1994 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shenzhen FC in the China League One.

Club career

Sun joined Hangzhou Greentown youth team system from Qingdao Hainiu Football School when he was a teenager. He started his professional football career in 2011 when he was snet to China League Two club Wenzhou Provenza (Hangzhou Greentown youth team) for one year. He played 10 times in the 2011 league season. Sun was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown's first team squad by Takeshi Okada in 2012. On 26 June 2012, he made his debut in the third round of 2012 Chinese FA Cup which Hangzhou beat Shanghai Dongya 3–0.[1] In 2012 season, he mainly played in the reserve league and made just two appearances in the FA Cup. In July 2014, Sun moved to China League One side Beijing BIT on a six-month loan deal. In February 2015, Sun was loaned to League One side Shenzhen FC for one season.[2]

International career

Sun played for Chinese under-17 national team in the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship. He played two matches in the group stage and was sent off in the second match against United Arab Emirates.[3] In October 2011, he was called up into China U-20 squad for 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. Although China U-20 qualified into the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship, he was sent off in the last match against Australia with a flagrant foul, which team manager Jan Olde Riekerink considered it as a disgraceful action and said he would never call up Sun for the U-20s squad in the future.[4] However, Riekerink took back his words and Sun received another called up for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. He played two matches in the championship as China were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three matches.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011Wenzhou ProvenzaChina League Two100---100
2012Hangzhou GreentownChinese Super League0020--20
20130020--20
20140000--00
2014B.I.T.China League One12000--120
Total China PR 220400000260

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 November 2014

References

  1. 绿城青年帮3-0上海特莱士 90后小伙"长脸"冈田 at china.com.cn 2012-06-27 Retrieved 2013-08-22 (Chinese)
  2. 深足基本敲定塞内加尔前锋将加盟 巴西锋将替补 at sports.sina.com.cn 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-28 (Chinese)
  3. 胡博文丢单刀郑达伦救主 10人国少1-1平阿联酋 at 163.com 2010-10-27 Retrieved 2013-08-22 (Chinese)
  4. 里克林克:孙正傲得红牌是耻辱 国青不会再用他 at 163.com 2011-11-09 Retrieved 2013-08-22 (Chinese)