Li Yan (footballer, born 1984)

Li Yan (Chinese: 李岩; pinyin: Li Yán; born July 19, 1984) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shanxi Longjin in the China League Two.

Li Yan
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-19) July 19, 1984
Place of birth Baoding, Hebei, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shanxi Longjin
Number 17
Youth career
Beijing Kuanli
2001–2002 Guangzhou Yida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Guangzhou Sunray Cave Easter 14 (0)
2004–2012 Guangzhou Evergrande 145 (10)
2004–2005Sunray Cave (loan) ? (3)
2012Guangzhou R&F (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2015 Guangzhou R&F 57 (1)
2016–2019 Baoding Yingli ETS 86 (8)
2020– Shanxi Longjin 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2019

Club career

Li started his senior career in 2002 with China League Two club Guangzhou Sunray Cave Easter. He made 14 appearances in 2003 league season and moved to second tier club Guangzhou Sunray Cave in 2004, however he was often used as a substitute in the early years. He was loaned out to Guangzhou Easter's second team, which was about to participate in the 2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League season and returned to Guangzhou in the summer of 2005. Li scored his first goal for Guangzhou on 16 July 2005, three days before his 21st birthday. He scored the winning goal in injury time, which ensured Guangzhou win Qingdao Hailifeng 2-1.[1]

In the 2007 league season Shen Xiangfu came in as manager, which saw Li steadily established himself in Guangzhou and was a key player within the club as they went on to win the division title.[2] Within the top tier Li adapted very well within the league and was a vital member of the team that saw Guangzhou establish themselves as regulars within the division, however at the end of the 2009 Chinese Super League campaign it was discovered that the club had fixed a game during 2006 and were punished with relegation.[3] Li would however remain faithful toward Guangzhou and played a key role as they immediately won promotion and the division title at the end of the 2010 league season.[4] As this was going on the Evergrande Real Estate Group invested heavily within the club by bringing in Chinese international Zheng Zhi and South Korean international Cho Won-Hee into central midfield. This would limit Li's playing time and despite being part of the team that went on to win the 2011 Chinese Super League title he only played in a handful of games.

Li was loaned to Guangzhou R&F on 11 July 2012.[5] He made 11 appearances for the Blues in the second half of the 2012 league season. On 9 November, Guangzhou R&F announced that they had made the move permanent with an undisclosed fee.[6]

On 21 January 2016, Li transferred to his hometown club Baoding Yingli ETS in the China League Two.[7]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guangzhou Sunray Cave Easter2002China League Two---
2003140---140
Total 140000000140
Guangzhou Sunray Cave2004China League One0000--00
200516220--182
200619320--213
2007222---222
2008Chinese Super League301---301
2009260---260
2010China League One231---231
2011Chinese Super League6010--70
20123100-0031
Total 1451050000015010
Sunray Cave (loan)2004–05Hong Kong First Division League?3????-?3
Guangzhou R&F (loan)2012Chinese Super League11010--120
Guangzhou R&F201328010--290
201412010--130
201517110-30211
Total 571300030630
Baoding Yingli ETS2016China League Two20010--210
2017China League One22100--221
2018China League Two19210--202
201925510--275
Total 868300000898
Shanxi Longjin2020China League Two81---81
Career total 32123120003033623

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. 日之泉上演惊人逆转 最后时刻胜海信积分追上亚泰 at sports.sina.com.cn 2005-07-16 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
  2. China 2007 Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.com 18 Apr 2008 Retrieved 2012-08-04
  3. Chengdu Blades demoted at fifa.com 23 February 2010 Retrieved 2012-08-04
  4. China 2010 Archived July 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.com 21 Jun 2012 Retrieved 2012-08-04
  5. 关于球员李岩租借广州富力足球俱乐部的公告 Archived 2012-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at Guangzhou Evergrande Official Website 2012-07-11 Retrieved 2012-11-15 (in Chinese)
  6. 恒大中场李岩正式转会富力 租借期表现好获认可 at sports.sohu.com 2012-11-09 Retrieved 2012-11-15 (in Chinese)
  7. 李岩加盟保定容大 昔日中超战将回归故乡 at hebeizuqiu.net 2016-01-21 Retrieved 2016-01-22
  8. 李岩 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠 南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2019-08-06.


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