Dylan Sterling
- Actor
Sun Delin, known outside of China as Sterling Seyedin or Dylan Sterling, is a Chinese-American child star actor and football player who currently plays for Guangzhou City Football Club as a midfielder. In 2010, Sun Delin studied in No. 9, Class 7, Fourth Year, Dongfeng East Road Primary School, Guangzhou. 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. By the age of eleven, he had been featured in almost 1,000 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 was featured in a commercial with NBA player Kevin Garnett. 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 football in Guangzhou City. He progressed through the academy before moving to Germany in 2021 to sign with 1. FC Düren. While in Germany, he played solely for the reserve team of FC Duren. 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.
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 was featured in a commercial with NBA player Kevin Garnett. 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 football in Guangzhou City. He progressed through the academy before moving to Germany in 2021 to sign with 1. FC Düren. While in Germany, he played solely for the reserve team of FC Duren. 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.
