Five China players have played in the Premier League in history.

First place: Dong Fangzhuo (Manchester United) Dong Fangzhuo was once hailed as the promising star of the new generation of China football. Although she finally fell down, it was also a classic case of China players in the Premier League. In June 2004, Dong Fangzhuo, who was only 19 years old at that time, joined the Premier League Red Devils Manchester United for a transfer fee of 3.5 million pounds, setting a football record in China.

Second place: Li Tie (Everton) After the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002, Li Tie was attracted by Everton, a Premier League team, because of his outstanding performance in the World Cup, and then left his motherland and came to England.

Third place: Li Weifeng (Everton) After the 2002 World Cup in Korea and, in addition to Li Tie, another China international also joined the Everton Club in the Premier League. China's national player is Li Weifeng, nicknamed Big Head, and Li Weifeng is the best central defender in Asia. However, during his six months at Everton, he didn't seem to find the feeling of English football and never really integrated into the team. In the end, he had to choose to leave.

Fourth place: Zheng Zhi (Charlton) Zheng Zhi was loaned to Charlton in Premier League by Shandong Luneng on February 29th, 2006. As a result, he became the first China footballer to join the Premier League on loan in the history of China football.

Fifth place: Sun Jihai (Manchester City) Sun Jihai, as an outstanding representative of the players studying in China, still has unsurpassed success in the Premier League. On February 26th, 2002, Dalian Shide announced that Sun Jihai had joined Manchester City, which was still in League One, for a transfer fee of 2 million pounds. His transfer fee also broke the record of Asian players.