Taking stock of the 5 major Asian players to stay in the foreign world, Sun Jihai is a domestic benchmark, and now he is a brother in Asia
For many Asian players, being able to play in the five major leagues in Europe is the professional dream of every Asian player for a lifetime, if you can still enter the starting list there, or even become a core player, it is the most proud thing in the career of every Asian player, but for many Asian players, it is very rare to be able to play there because of physical and technical reasons, and in the past 20 years or so, There are not a few Asian players who have gone to Europe to stay abroad Today we will talk about who are all of them?
The first is our former Chinese team defender Sun Jihai, Sun Jihai once after his debut, by many domestic fans as the best left-back in China, and in terms of speed and defense, Sun Jihai has done the best, and even he was selected as the best player in Manchester City's history, and in the 6 years of 02-08, he became the best candidate for Manchester City's left-back, and also saved the team many times in the game. The honors he has achieved have also been officially recognized by the English Football League, and Sun Jihai has now reached a height that is difficult for many domestic players to reach.
Behind Sun Jihai is Ali Dei. Ali Dei has reached the highest height of his career during his time in the Bundesliga, and he also played at Bayern for a while, and also won the Bundesliga with the team. He then played for Hertha Berlin and even helped score a goal in the Champions League match against AC Milan. For Iranian players, Ali Dei's career in Europe is an unprecedented success.
The third is Japan's midfield core player Hidetoshi Nakata, who had partnered with world-class superstars such as Totibati when he played for Roma at the time, and they also won the Serie A championship that year, and even many Asian players regarded Hidetoshi Nakata as a milestone in his career in the west. At that time for Roma, Hidetoshi Nakata's free-kick and his attack were a strong guarantee for the team's midfield attack.
The 4th is the South Korean player Che Fangen, Che Fangen was in Europe at that time, it can be said that the offensive ability is very good, he reached the peak of his career at Bayer Leverkusen, not only with the team to win the Bundesliga championship but also won the Europa League, and he played in the Bundesliga for 5 years, at least 10 goals per year, when Che Fangen was the ceiling of Asian players staying in the ocean.
The last thing to say is today's superstar Son Heung-min, who has been playing for Tottenham for about 7 years, and now he has become a core player of Tottenham Hotspur step by step, and even his price in the transfer market of European football has reached 90 million euros. For a player like Son Heung-min, many European giants hope to bring him in. Son has now become one of the strongest players in Asia to stay in Europe. Well, the above is the 5 Asian players who stayed in Europe for you today, which of these 5 players do you think has a more brilliant travel career? Feel free to leave your comments in the comments section and we will discuss them together.