Li Yuanyi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zhongjiang, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shandong Taishan | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mingyu Football School | ||
| 2007–2013 | Tianjin Teda | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Arsenal (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Real SC (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Casa Pia | 15 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Boavista | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Leixões (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tianjin Teda (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Tianjin Teda | 51 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Shenzhen FC | 97 | (5) |
| 2023– | Shandong Taishan | 69 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | China U-19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | China U-23 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | China | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Li Yuanyi (Chinese: 李源一; pinyin: Lǐ Yuányī; born 28 August 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Li started his football career when he received organized football training at Mingyu Football School, later joining Tianjin Teda's youth academy in 2007.[1] He soon gained a loan spell to English Premier League side Arsenal's academy for further training under a cooperation project between Nike and the Football Association in 2010.[2] Afterwards, Li went to Portugal as a part of the Chinese Football Association's 500.com Stars Project in 2011.[3] He arrived in Portugal on 16 December 2011 and played for Real SC's youth academy alongside Ruan Yang.
Casa Pia
[edit | edit source]In July 2012, Li transferred to second tier Segunda Divisão side Casa Pia. He made his debut on 28 October 2012 for the club in a 2–1 lost against Oriental, coming on as a substitute for André Oliveira in the 34th minute; however, he was sent off after receiving two successive yellow cards in the 56th and 58th minute in his debut match.[4] He gradually became a starter within the team and scored his first goal for the club on 13 January 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Carregado.[5] He made 15 league appearances and scored four goals in the 2012–13 season.
Boavista
[edit | edit source]On 23 August 2013, Li transferred to another Segunda Divisão club Boavista on a free transfer.[6] However, his former club, Tianjin claimed that Li was still under the contract with Tianjin and refused to acknowledge the transfer, but the dispute was quickly resolved.[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2013 in a 1–0 win against Coimbrões, coming on as a substitute for João Beirão in the 82nd minute.[citation needed] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 October 2013 in a 2–0 win against Perafita.[citation needed]
Leixões (loan)
[edit | edit source]On 7 August 2014, after Boavista returned to the top flight Primeira Liga, Li was loaned out to Segunda Liga side Leixões.[8] He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 2–1 win against Aves, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Augusto in the 70th minute.[9] He extended his loan deal with Leixões for one season on 6 July 2015.[10]
Guangzhou Evergrande
[edit | edit source]On 16 July 2015, Li transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande; however, he remained with Leixões to fulfill his loan deal before joining Guangzhou in December 2015.[11] He made his debut for the club on 19 April 2016 in a 2-0 away win against Korean club Pohang Steelers in the 2015 AFC Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Ricardo Goulart in the 53rd minute.[12]
Tianjin Teda
[edit | edit source]On 15 July 2016, Li was loaned to fellow top tier side Tianjin Teda until 31 December 2016.[13] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 23 July 2016 in a 3–1 away lost to Hangzhou Greentown.[14] In February 2017, Li permanently transferred to Tianjin Teda.[15]
Shenzhen
[edit | edit source]On 27 February 2019, Li transferred to fellow top tier side Shenzhen.[16] He would go on to make his debut for Shenzhen in a 3–1 home victory against Hebei China Fortune on 2 March 2019.[17]
Shandong Taishan
[edit | edit source]On 11 April 2023, Li joined fellow Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.[18] On 25 April 2023, he made his Taishan debut in a 2–1 home win against Zhejiang. On 30 July 2023, he scored his first goal for Taishan in a 3–0 home win against Beijing Guoan.
International career
[edit | edit source]On 21 March 2024, Li made his international debut in a 2–2 away draw against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. [19] On 26 March 2024, Li was shown a straight red card in his second international game, a 4-1 home win against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. [20]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 13 March 2024.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Casa Pia | 2012–13 | Segunda Divisão | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| Boavista | 2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| Leixões (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tianjin Teda (loan) | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Tianjin Teda | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Shenzhen | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||||
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 91 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 5 | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 239 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 23 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Guangzhou Evergrande
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 泰达小将葡萄牙留洋 新年无鞭炮无春晚无家人陪 Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at 163.com 24 January 2012 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国天才球星飞进阿森纳 有望加盟引足协高度重视 at sina.com 22 November 2010 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ 关于公布中国青少年球员赴葡萄牙培训名单的通知 Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Chinese Football Association 30 August 2011 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ Casa Pia 1 - 2 Oriental Lisboa at soccerway.com 28 October 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2014
- ^ Casa Pia 1 - 1 Carregado at soccerway.com 13 January 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2014
- ^ 前葡超冠军宣布签泰达新星 U22国足主力曾单场3球 at sina.com 23 August 2013 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ 天津泰达称与李源一有合同 转会存争议或上诉FIFA at sina.com 24 August 2013 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Chinese)
- ^ Boavista empata com Cesarense em jogo-treino Archived 25 September 2014 at archive.today at espbr.com 7 August 2014 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Leixões 2 - 1 C.D. Aves at soccerway.com 13 September 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2014
- ^ Yuanyi Li renova e mais três contratações at Leixões S.C. 6 July 2015 Retrieved 2015-07-16 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 徐新、李源一正式加盟广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部 Archived 25 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 25 December 2015 Retrieved 2016-04-26 (in Chinese)
- ^ 未来可期!李源一恒大生涯首秀险破门 at sohu 19 April 2016 Retrieved 2016-04-26 (in Chinese)
- ^ 关于球员马里克•埃沃纳、李源一加盟的公告 Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Tianjin Teda F.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-15 (in Chinese)
- ^ 李源一世界波斩中超首球 回泰达想这刻他等太久 at Sina 23 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-26 (in Chinese)
- ^ 泰达买断恒大中场李源一 支付约2000万元签4年 at sports.sohu.com 17 February 2017 Retrieved 2017-02-17 (in Chinese)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Li Yuanyi at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's international footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- China men's under-20 international footballers
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Footballers from Sichuan
- People from Deyang
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Chinese Super League players
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Real S.C. players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Guangzhou F.C. players
- Shenzhen F.C. players
- Shandong Taishan F.C. players
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal