Dalian defender Sun Guowen, 29, made his national team debut as a substitute for Deng Hanwen in the Chinese men's soccer team's 1-2 New Zealand national team international friendly. However, during the match, Sun Guowen appeared on the right side of the field in front of the net, unlike his last two seasons with the club. Head coach Jankovic needed him to be more involved in the offense. Finally, in extra time, the change worked. Sun Guowen helped Barton score, earning his first assist with the national team.
Sun Guowen was born in September 1993 and is 1.82 meters tall. He comes from Dalian Shide youth training system. He entered the first team of Shide in 2011. He was merged with Shide into Dalian Albin in 2013 until last season. As a youngster, Sun Guowen was a regular on the National Youth and Olympic teams. He also participated in the men's soccer tournament at the Incheon Asian Games. At the time, he wore the No. 7 jersey, which suggests that he was an attacking player when he first started out.
It is true that when Sun Guowen first started out, he mainly played as a winger or flanker. However, in this position, Sun Guowen had to compete with many foreigners and veterans, which led to him not having much playing time at the beginning of his career, which slowed down his development. It wasn't until the second half of the 2019 season when he was transformed into a wingback by renowned coach Rafa Benitez that he gradually played as a starter in the Chinese Super League.
Last season, Sun Guowen had a full-blown breakout. He made 26 appearances in China, contributing two goals and three assists, making him one of China's best wing-backs, a prerequisite for his inclusion in this national soccer training name. Sun Guowen can be considered a late bloomer as he finished at the age of 30 with his first game for the national team coming up. Personally, I believe that being selected for the national football team is an incentive and recognition, as well as a motivation to continue to work hard and persevere in the future.
But. For the new season, Sun Guowen has left longtime Dalianer and is about to be officially announced as a member of Chinese Super League giant Shandong Taishan. After coming to his new employer, Sun Guowen will not only have to face the problem of adapting to the new environment, but also compete with all the good players in the team. Hopefully, he will integrate into his new team as soon as possible, become a starter for Taishan as soon as possible, and continue to perform well in the Chinese Super League so that he can gain a firm foothold in the national soccer team.
