Li Shuai

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Shuai
李帅
Personal information
Full name Li Shuai
Date of birth (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Shanghai Shenhua
Number
Youth career
1997–2001 Qingdao Hainiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Qingdao Jonoon 40 (0)
2007–2015 Guangzhou Evergrande 137 (0)
2016– Shanghai Shenhua 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Li Shuai (simplified Chinese: 李帅; traditional Chinese: 李帥; pinyin: Li Shuài, born 18 August 1982) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Li Shuai started his football career playing for Qingdao Jonoon's youth academy. In the 2002 season, Li was promoted to the first team and made his debut on 1 September 2002 in a 4-1 loss against Beijing Guoan.[1] After several seasons as the backup goalkeeper, Li would start to rise to prominence by playing in 23 league games throughout the 2005 league campaign as he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper.[2] The following season for Li was to prove unsuccessful with Qingdao as they flirted with relegation. He also found himself playing a significantly smaller role within the team by playing in only thirteen games within the season.[3]

At the start of the 2007 league season, Li transferred to second tier side Guangzhou GPC. After only one season with the team, he quickly established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper and saw Guangzhou immediately promoted into the Chinese Super League after winning the second tier title.[4] Within the top tier again, Li would make sure the club were midtable regulars for the next several seasons until the club were relegated for match-fixing at the end of the 2009 season which occurred in 2006 before he joined the club.[5] Despite this, Li remained loyal towards the club and he went on to make his 100th appearance for Guangzhou on 18 September 2010 in a 2-1 win against Yanbian FC. He became the club's second-choice goalkeeper after June 2011. He was linked with Shanghai Shenhua at the end of the 2014 season; however, he decided to stay in Guangzhou and signed a one-year extension with an option to a second year with the club on 19 November 2014.[6]

On 19 January 2016, Li transferred to fellow top tier side Shanghai Shenhua.[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2015 [8]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2002Qingdao JonoonChinese Jia-A League1000---10
20030000---00
2004Chinese Super League305020--100
20052301040--280
200613010---140
2007Guangzhou Evergrande China League One210----210
2008Chinese Super League300----300
2009290----290
2010China League One240----240
2011Chinese Super League11020---130
201210060-20-180
20133020-001060
20144020-000060
20155010-5030140
Total China PR 17702006070402140

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

References

  1. "北京国安4:1 青岛哈德门 - 人民网——体育——直播". live.sports.people.com.cn. 2002-09-01. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. "李帅". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. "China 2006". rsssf.com. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. "China 2007". rsssf.com. 18 Apr 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. "Chengdu Blades demoted". fifa.com. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. "李帅续约因绿地诚意小 郑智已顶薪续约一年一签". 163.com. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  7. "李帅正式转会上海绿地申花足球俱乐部". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. Li Shuai profile at Soccerway

External links

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