| Sun Shilin 孙世林 | |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Dalian, Liaoning, China |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Harbin Yiteng |
| Years1: | 2006–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Harbin Yiteng |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | Fushun Xinye |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Liaoning Whowin |
| Caps3: | 73 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Fujian Smart Hero (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Caps5: | 105 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 January 2023 |
Sun Shilin (; born 24 October 1988 in Dalian) is a Chinese former football player.
On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Sun was banned from football-related activities for lifetime for involving in match-fixing.[1] [2]
In 2006, Sun Shilin started his professional footballer career with Harbin Yiteng in the China League Two.[3] In February 2011, Sun transferred to China League Two side Fushun Xinye.[4]
In January 2012, Sun transferred to Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin. In February 2012，he moved to China League One side Fujian Smart Hero on a one-year loan deal.[5] He made his league debut for Liaoning on 18 May 2013 in a game against Guangzhou Evergrande, coming on as a substitute for Pablo Brandán in the 79th minute.[6] On 20 March 2015, he received a ban of three months by Chinese Football Association for age falsification which he changed his age from 24 October 1988 to 24 October 1989.[7]
On 1 December 2016, Sun moved to fellow Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[8] On 8 February 2017, he made his debut in the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off against Brisbane Roar in a 2-0 defeat.[9] He made his league debut for Shanghai on 5 March 2017 in a 4–0 home victory against Jiangsu Suning, coming on as a substitute for Cao Yunding in the 72nd minute.[10] On 11 March 2017, Sun put his hand on Alexandre Pato's shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up sign after Pato lost a penalty in a league match against Tianjin Quanjian.[11] He was charged for his unsporting conduct and received a ban of two matches on 24 March 2017.[12]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harbin Yiteng | 2006 | China League Two | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | |||||
| 2007 | China League One | 16 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 19 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | China League Two | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | |||||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| Fushun Xinye | 2011 | China League Two | 12 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 1 | |
| Fujian Smart Hero (loan) | 2012 | China League One | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 0 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 253 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 6 | |||