Sun Delin

Sun Delin (Chinese: 孙德林; born 20 January 2001), known outside of China as Sterling Seyedin or Dylan Sterling, is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Delin
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2017–2021 Guangzhou City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 1. FC Düren II 6 (0)
2022–2023 Guangzhou City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Washington, D.C. in the United States to a Chinese mother and an Iranian-American father, Sun's family moved to Guangzhou, China shortly after his birth.[2] He took an interest in acting from a young age, and appeared in his first television commercial at the age of one year and four months old.[2] By the age of eleven, he had featured in almost 1000 commercials, as well as being cast in a number of TV shows and movies.[2]

As well as taking an interest in football at a young age, he also played a lot of other sports, most notably martial arts, winning a number of gold medals in international tournaments.[2] He also played basketball as a child, and featured in a commercial with NBA player Kevin Garnett.[2]

Club career

Early career and experience abroad

Sun first started playing football at a young age, and while preparing to star in the lead role in a film called "Little Flag Raiser" - a film about a boy who likes to play football - he was given the opportunity to train with a women's football team at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in preparation for the role.[2] He also received personal football training from former Chinese international Chi Minghua.[2]

At the age of sixteen, Sun joined the academy of professional side Guangzhou City.[3] He progressed through the academy, before moving to Germany in 2021 to sign with 1. FC Düren.[4][5] While in Germany, he featured solely for the reserve team of FC Duren.

Guangzhou City

In 2022, he returned to China and re-joined Guangzhou City, going on to make his debut in the Chinese FA Cup, providing an assist for Wu Chengru's goal in the 1–0 win over Xi'an Ronghai.[6] He would go on to make two more appearances for Guangzhou City, including one in the Chinese Super League, but was ultimately released by the club ahead of the following season.

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 April 2023.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Düren II 2021–22 Landesliga Mittelrhein 60–0060
Guangzhou City 2022 Chinese Super League 102[lower-alpha 1]00030
Career total 70200090
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup

References
  1. Sun Delin at WorldFootball.net
  2. "中美混血冠军曾扮演李小龙弟弟" [The Chinese-American mixed-race champion once played the role of Bruce Lee's brother]. qqgfw.com (in Chinese). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. "康家小将多重身份，演员or球员？广州城队主力球员孙德林来咯！" [The young general of the Kang family has multiple identities, actor or player? Sun Delin, the main player of the Guangzhou City team, is here!]. k.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. Zheng, Caixiong (20 August 2021). "China-trained soccer phenom joins Germany club". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. "从广州到科隆，这是他的故事" [From Guangzhou to Cologne, this is his story]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "孙德林首秀献助攻，广州城晋级足协杯第三轮" [Sun Delin provided assists in his debut, Guangzhou City advanced to the third round of the FA Cup]. new.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. Sun Delin at Soccerway
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