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

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. 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. 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.

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. He also played basketball as a child, and featured in a commercial with NBA player Kevin Garnett.

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. He also received personal football training from former Chinese international Chi Minghua.

At the age of sixteen, Sun joined the academy of professional side Guangzhou City. He progressed through the academy, before moving to Germany in 2021 to sign with 1. FC Düren. 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. 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.

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2001 births
Living people
Soccer players from Washington, D.C.
Soccer players from Maryland
American people of Chinese descent
American men's soccer players
Chinese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Chinese Super League players
Guangzhou City F.C. players
American expatriate men's soccer players
American expatriate soccer players in Germany
Chinese expatriate men's footballers
Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Chinese male child actors
Chinese male models