Li Lei (footballer, born 1992)
Li Lei (Chinese: 李磊; pinyin: Lǐ Lěi; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì lèɪ]; born 30 May 1992) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Qingdao, Shandong, China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Qingdao Hailifeng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Shanghai Shenxin | 44 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Henan Jianye | 38 | (3) |
| 2015–2021 | Beijing Guoan | 115 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Grasshoppers | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Beijing Guoan | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | China | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2021 | |||
Club career
Li Lei spent his youth career at his hometown team Qingdao Hailifeng and would go on to establish himself as left midfielder before recently promoted side Nanchang Hengyuan became interested in him at the end of the 2009 league season where they would promote him to the senior side.
He made his professional football league debut at the age of seventeen on April 17, 2010 against Hangzhou Greentown, however he received a straight red card just ten minutes into his career after fouling Hangzhou player Sun Ji.[1] Despite this setback once his suspension ended he was immediately brought back into the senior side and start the next possible game on May 9, 2010 against Shaanxi Zhongjian. He scored his first goal for Shanghai Shenxin in a 2-0 win against Jiangsu Sainty on the 31st October 2010.[2]
Li transferred to Henan Jianye on 16 February 2013.[3]
On 18 January 2015, Li made a move to fellow Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.[4] He scored his first goal for Beijing on 21 April 2017 in a 1–1 home draw against Tianjin Quanjian.[5]
On 20 December 2021, Li signed with Grasshoppers in Switzerland.[6] On 28 February 2023, Li terminated his contract with Grasshoppers,[7] despite only having a few more months left of his contract. In his 14 appearances, 13 in the league and one in the cup, he supplied one assist.[8]
In March 2023, Li returned to Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[9]
International career
Li made his debut for the Chinese national team in a 1–0 loss against Thailand in the 2019 China Cup.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 3 | ||||
| Henan Jianye | 2013 | China League One | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Beijing Guoan | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 115 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 4 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Beijing Guoan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 212 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 10 | ||
- Includes Chinese FA Cup, Swiss Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | |||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
- 跟贴区. "17岁李磊上演梅西式首秀 复制国米少年成名轨迹_网易体育". Sports.163.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- "Jiangsu Sainty vs. Shanghai Shenxin - 31 October 2010 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- "建业官方宣布签申鑫后卫 曾入选国青经考察后加盟". sina.com.cn. 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- 国安官方宣布签约建业小将 at sports.sohu.com 2015-01-18 Retrieved 2015-01-20
- 国安大将用中超首球救主 国脚潜力?他还需再进步 at sports.sina.com 2017-04-21 Retrieved 2017-04-22
- "GC VERPFLICHTET LI LEI". Grasshopper Club Zürich (in German). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "感谢有你！官宣：李磊告别草蜢" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "LI LEI TO LEAVE GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZURICH". gcz.ch. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- "官方：德索萨、阿代米、恩加德乌、韩佳奇等8人加盟北京国安" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "李磊". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-26. Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "China PR – Li Lei – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- "足协杯-比埃拉建功张稀哲斩杀 国安客场2-2夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
External links
- Li Lei at National-Football-Teams.com
- Li Lei at Soccerway
- Player stats at Sohu.com