Li Yuanyi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Li Yuanyi | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Zhongjiang, Sichuan, China | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Mingyu Football School | ||
2007–2013 | Tianjin Teda | ||
2010–2011 | → Arsenal (loan) | ||
2011–2012 | → Real SC (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2012–2013 | Casa Pia | 15 | (4) |
2013–2015 | Boavista | 19 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Leixões (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2016– | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | China U-20 | 9 | (5) |
2014– | China U-23 | 11 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2016. |
Li Yuanyi (Chinese: 李源一; pinyin: Lǐ Yuányī; born 28 August 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.
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 significant 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. He made his debut on 28 October 2012 for the club in a 2-1 loss 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] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2013 in a 1-0 win 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 win 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] He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 2-1 win against C.D. Aves, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Augusto.[11] He extended his loan deal with Leixões for one season on 6 July 2015.[12]
On 16 July 2015, Li transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande; however, he remained with Leixões to fulfill his loan deal before joining Guangzhou in January 2016.
Career statistics
- As of 6 December 2015
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
2012-13 | Casa Pia | Segunda Divisão | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 4 | ||
2013-14 | Boavista | Campeonato Nacional | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | ||
2014-15 | Leixões | Segunda Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |
2015-16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | Portugal | 63 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Casa Pia 1 - 2 Oriental Lisboa at soccerway.com 2012-10-28 Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ Casa Pia 1 - 1 Carregado at soccerway.com 2013-01-13 Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ SC Coimbrões 0-1 Boavista at zerozero.pt 2013-09-15 Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ Perafita 0-2 Boavista at zerozero.pt 2013-10-06 Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ Boavista empata com Cesarense em jogo-treino at espbr.com 2014-08-07 Retrieved 2014-09-25 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Leixões 2 - 1 C.D. Aves at soccerway.com 2014-09-13 Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ Yuanyi Li renova e mais três contratações at Leixões S.C. 2015-07-06 Retrieved 2015-07-16 (Portuguese)