Li Yuanyi

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Yuanyi
李源一
Personal information
Full nameLi Yuanyi
Date of birth28 August 1993
Place of birthZhongjiang, Sichuan, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Leixões
Number20
Youth career
2004–2006Mingyu Football School
2007–2013Tianjin Teda
2010–2011→ Arsenal (loan)
2011–2012→ Real SC (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Casa Pia15(4)
2013–Boavista19(2)
2014–→ Leixões (loan)12(1)
National team‡
2013–China U-2212(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2015

Li Yuanyi (Chinese: 李源一; pinyin: Lǐ Yuányī; born 28 August 1993) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Segunda Liga side Leixões on loan from Boavista.

Club career

Li Yuanyi 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 was deemed as a player with high potential and soon moved to 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.

In July 2012, Li transferred to Segunda Divisão side Casa Pia. On 28 October 2012, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 defeat against Oriental Lisboa, coming on as a substitute for André Oliveira. However, he was sent off after receiving two successive yellow cards 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 A.D. Carregado.[5]

On 23 August 2013, Li transferred to another Segunda Divisão club Boavista on a free transfer.[6] However, former club Tianjin Teda claimed that Li was still under the contract with Tianjin and refused to acknowledge the transfer, but the dispute was quickly resolved.[7] On 15 September 2013, he made his debut for Boavista in a 1–0 victory against Coimbrões, coming on as a substitute for João Beirão.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 October 2013 in a 2–0 victory against F.C. Perafita.[9]

On 7 August 2014, after Boavista returned to the Primeira Liga, Li was loaned out to Segunda Liga side Leixões.[10] On 13 September 2014, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home victory against C.D. Aves, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Augusto.[11]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2012-13Casa PiaSegunda Divisão15400——154
2013-14BoavistaCampeonato Nacional19210——202
2014-15LeixõesSegunda Liga1210000—121
Career total 467100000477

References

  1. ↑ 泰达小将葡萄牙留洋 新年无鞭炮无春晚无家人陪 at 163.com 2012-01-24 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Chinese)
  2. ↑ 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 2010-11-22 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Chinese)
  3. ↑ 关于公布中国青少年球员赴葡萄牙培训名单的通知 at Chinese Football Association 2011-08-30 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Chinese)
  4. ↑ Casa Pia 1 - 2 Oriental Lisboa at soccerway.com 2012-10-28 Retrieved 2014-09-25
  5. ↑ Casa Pia 1 - 1 Carregado at soccerway.com 2013-01-13 Retrieved 2014-09-25
  6. ↑ 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 2013-08-23 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Chinese)
  7. ↑ 天津泰达称与李源一有合同 转会存争议或上诉FIFA at sina.com 2013-08-24 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Chinese)
  8. ↑ SC Coimbrões 0-1 Boavista at zerozero.pt 2013-09-15 Retrieved 2014-09-25
  9. ↑ Perafita 0-2 Boavista at zerozero.pt 2013-10-06 Retrieved 2014-09-25
  10. ↑ Boavista empata com Cesarense em jogo-treino at espbr.com 2014-08-07 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Portuguese)
  11. ↑ Leixões 2 - 1 C.D. Aves at soccerway.com 2014-09-13 Retrieved 2014-09-25