Li Yi

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Personal information
Li Yi
Date of birth	June 20, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bengbu, China
Height	1.84 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Xian Chanba
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997 1998 1999 2000-2006 2007-present	Tianjin Huochetou Shenzhen Pingan Beijing Guoan Shenzhen Kingway Xian Chanba	18 (4)
National team²
2001-present	China	29 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Li Yi (Simplified Chinese: 李毅) is a Chinese soccer player and coach. A striker on China national football team. He now plays for Xian Chanba.

His off-field comments often overshadow his soccer skills. His random comments, such as ones that says his ball protecting likes Thierry Henry, make him a target for much criticism and sarcasm by the home fans. Nevertheless, some people think his performance is better than Henry at sometimes, and some people say that Henry's ball protecting likes Li Yi on blogs.

In ACL 2005, he scored two vital goals, especially the third goal in extra time, in the 3-1 second leg win against Al-Ahli (Jeddah) of Saudi Arabia. Shenzhen Jianlibao reached the semi-finals, but eventually lost to Al Ain of UAE.