Sun Zheng'ao (; born 8 March 1994) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Qingdao Hainiu.
Club career Sun joined Hangzhou Greentown youth team system from Qingdao Hainiu Football School when he was a teenager. He started his professional football career in 2011 when he was sent to China League Two club Wenzhou Provenza (Hangzhou Greentown youth team) for one year. He played 10 times in the 2011 league season. Sun was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown's first team squad by Takeshi Okada in 2012. On 26 June 2012, he made his debut in the third round of 2012 Chinese FA Cup which Hangzhou beat Shanghai Dongya 3–0.绿城青年帮3-0上海特莱士 90后小伙"长脸"冈田 at china.com.cn 2012-06-27 Retrieved 2013-08-22 In 2012 season, he mainly played in the reserve league and made just two appearances in the FA Cup. In July 2014, Sun moved to China League One side Beijing BIT on a six-month loan deal. In February 2015, Sun was loaned to League One side Shenzhen FC for one season.深足基本敲定塞内加尔前锋将加盟 巴西锋将替补 at sports.sina.com.cn 2015-02-27 Retrieved 2015-02-28 He made his Super League debut on 13 August 2016 in a 3–0 home victory against Henan Jianye.中超-路尧乌龙送大礼拉蒙建功 绿城3-0完胜建业 at sports.sina.com.cn 2016-08-13 Retrieved 2016-11-03 Unfortunately he would be part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the season. He would remain with the club and go on to establish himself as a regular member within the team as they renamed themselves Zhejiang Professional. He would then play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.
On 5th July 2025, Sun was loan to another Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.
On 19 December 2025, Zhejiang FC announced Sun's departure after the 2025 season.
On 17 February 2026, Sun transferred to Qingdao Hainiu.
International career Sun played for China U16 in the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship. He played two matches in the group stage and was sent off in the second match against United Arab Emirates.胡博文丢单刀郑达伦救主 10人国少1-1平阿联酋 at 163.com 2010-10-27 Retrieved 2013-08-22 In October 2011, he was called up into China U19 squad for 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. Although China U-20 qualified into the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship, he was sent off in the last match against Australia with a flagrant foul, which team manager Jan Olde Riekerink considered it as a disgraceful action and said he would never call up Sun for the U-20s squad in the future.里克林克:孙正傲得红牌是耻辱 国青不会再用他 at 163.com 2011-11-09 Retrieved 2013-08-22 However, Riekerink took back his words and Sun received another called up for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. He played two matches in the championship as China were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three matches.
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.孙正傲 at sodasoccer.com 2019-10-31 Retrieved 2019-10-31 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWenzhou Provenza2011China League Two100---100Hangzhou Greentown/Zhejiang FC2012Chinese Super League0020--2020130020--2020140000--0020163020--502017China League One17030--200201811000--11020197020--9020206010-2090202122110-202512022Chinese Super League18041--221Total84117100401052B.I.T. (loan)2014China League One12000--120Shenzhen Ruby (loan)20152000--20 Career total108117100401292
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