Sun Jihai
Defender, born 1977, 7 clubs, 2 loans, 2000s era
Sun Jihai played for 7 clubs in his senior career, starting at Dalian Shide in 1995. His longest spell was at Manchester City: 6 seasons, 2002–2008. He went out on loan 2 times, to Crystal Palace, Chengdu Blades. He returned to Dalian Shide and Sheffield United after time away. His last club was Beijing Renhe, where he played until 2016.
- Dalian Shide1995–98Dalian Shide, 1995–98Crystal Palace1998–99loan from DSCrystal Palace, 1998–99, on loan from Dalian ShideDalian Shide1999–02backDalian Shide, 1999–02, back after loanManchester City2002–08Manchester City, 2002–08
- Sheffield United2008–09Sheffield United, 2008–09Chengdu Blades2009loan from SHUChengdu Blades, 2009, on loan from Sheffield UnitedSheffield United2009–10backSheffield United, 2009–10, back after loanBeijing Renhe2010–14Beijing Renhe, 2010–14
- Chongqing Lifan2015Chongqing Lifan, 2015Beijing Renhe2016Beijing Renhe, 2016
Sun Jihai’s clubs
| Years | Club | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–1998 | Dalian Shide | |
| 1998–1999 | Crystal Palace | Loan from Dalian Shide |
| 1999–2002 | Dalian Shide | Returned |
| 2002–2008 | Manchester City | |
| 2008–2009 | Sheffield United | |
| 2009 | Chengdu Blades | Loan from Sheffield United |
| 2009–2010 | Sheffield United | Returned |
| 2010–2014 | Beijing Renhe | |
| 2015 | Chongqing Lifan | |
| 2016 | Beijing Renhe |
Who else played for both?
Played alongside
Players in our database who were at the same club in the same seasons.
- Richard DunneManchester City
- Hao HaidongDalian Shide
- Joey BartonManchester City
- Sylvain DistinManchester City
- Claudio ReynaManchester City
- Nedum OnuohaManchester City
- Trevor SinclairManchester City
- Yu HaiBeijing Renhe
- Antoine SibierskiManchester City
- Darius VassellManchester City
- Micah RichardsManchester City
- Nicky WeaverManchester City
Quick answers
- What clubs did Sun Jihai play for?
- Sun Jihai played for 7 clubs in his senior career: Dalian Shide, Crystal Palace, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Chengdu Blades, Beijing Renhe and Chongqing Lifan.
- What was Sun Jihai's last club?
- Sun Jihai's last club was Beijing Renhe (2016).
- What was Sun Jihai's first club?
- Sun Jihai started his senior career at Dalian Shide in 1995.
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