Li Chao (footballer)

Li Chao (Chinese: 李超; pinyin: Lǐ Chāo; born 15 August 1987 in Tai'an) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender.

Li Chao
李超
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987
Place of birth Tai'an, Shandong, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2000 Tai'an Sports School
2000–2001 Zibo Sports School
2001–2002 Beijing Guoan
2002–2005 Sichuan First City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sichuan FC ? (?)
2011–2016 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 158 (10)
2017–2022 Wuhan Zall 70 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Club career

Li Chao received organized football training at Tai'an Sports School, Zibo Sports School, Beijing Guoan and Sichuan First City between 1999 and 2005.[1] After Sichuan First City was dissolved in early 2006, he joined newly founded club Sichuan FC. Li played three seasons in China League Two and two seasons in China League One for Sichuan.

Li transferred to League Two club Fujian Smart Hero in early 2011.[1] He followed the club as they moved to Shijiazhuang and he became the team captain in 2013. He played all 30 league matches in the 2014 season and captained the club to win promotion to the Chinese Super League.[1] On 9 March 2015, Li made his Super League debut in the season's first match which Shijiazhuang lost to Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1.[2]

On 1 January 2017, Li moved to League One side Wuhan Zall on a free transfer after Shijiazhuang were relegated to the second tier.[3] He would make his debut on 11 March 2017 in a league game against Baoding Yingli ETS that ended in a 1-1 draw.[4] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and he would win the division as well as gaining promotion at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.[5]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sichuan FC2006China League Two??---??
2007??---??
2008China League One190---190
2009171---171
2010China League Two??---??
Total 361000000361
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright2011China League Two263---263
2012China League One24300--243
201327020--290
201430200--302
2015Chinese Super League27200--272
201624010--250
Total 1581030000016110
Wuhan Zall2017China League One29000--290
201817020--190
2019Chinese Super League6010--70
20202050-1[lower-alpha 1]080
202110000--100
20226010--70
Total 700800010790
Career total 26411110001027611
  1. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Wuhan Zall

References
  1. 永昌队长成泰安中超第1人 曾进国安梯队愿回乡踢球 at sina.com 2014-11-11 Retrieved 2015-03-11 (in Chinese)
  2. 中超-高拉特传射于汉超压哨绝杀！恒大2-1永昌 at sina.com 2015-03-09 Retrieved 2015-03-11 (in Chinese)
  3. 武汉卓尔官方宣布签约永昌队长 at sports.sohu.com 2017-01-01 Retrieved 2017-01-02
  4. "China » League One 2017 » 1. Round » Wuhan Zall FC - Baoding Yingli ETS 1:1". worldfootball.net. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. 李超 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.


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