Bernard Sun

Bernard Yipeng Sun (Chinese: 孙怡朋; pinyin: Sūn Yípéng; born 3 February 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for English club Birmingham City.

Bernard Sun
Personal information
Full name Bernard Yipeng Sun
Date of birth (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
FC Kaiserslautern
2015–2016 TuS Koblenz
2016 JFV Rhein-Hunstrück
2016–2017 Sportfreunde Eisbachtal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Estudiantes Murcia 28 (0)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2021–2022 Türk Gücü Friedberg 0 (0)
2022– FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz 0 (0)
International career
China U16
China U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Shanghai, Sun moved to Koblenz, Germany, at the age of seven[1] and represented FC Kaiserslautern, TuS Koblenz, JFV Rhein-Hunstrück and Sportfreunde Eisbachtal as a youth. In 2017, after finishing his development, he moved to Spain after agreeing a contract with FC Jumilla and being assigned to their reserves, Estudiantes de Murcia CF of the Tercera División.

Sun made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, starting in a 3–1 away win against CD Minera.[2] He scored his first goal the following 3 March, netting his team's third in a 5–3 success at CD Bala Azul.

On 30 January 2019, Sun was loaned to Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June, and was initially assigned to their farm team, CF Pobla de Mafumet, also a fourth-tier club.[3] He made his professional debut on 26 May, coming on as a late substitute for Pol Prats in a 3–3 home draw with Elche CF in the Segunda División.[4]

On 2 September 2019, Sun joined Birmingham City on a two-year deal.[5] He made no first-team appearances, and in May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that he would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season.[6]

References
  1. "塔拉戈纳官方宣布签下了中国小将孙怡朋" [Tarragona officially announced the signing of Chinese teenager Sun Yipeng] (in Chinese). Zhuanhui5.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "La Minera sigue sin alcanzar la victoria y el Estudiantes se lleva los puntos del Llano (1–3)" [Minera remain winless and Estudiantes take the points out of the Llano (1–3)] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "Bernard Sun llega cedido por el FC Jumilla" [Bernard Sun arrives on loan from FC Jumilla] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Locura en Tarragona: el Nástic iguala un 0–3 al Elche" [Craziness in Tarragona: Nàstic come back from 3–0 down to draw with Elche]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Blues sign Bernard Sun". Birmingham City F.C. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "Retained and released list". Birmingham City F.C. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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