| Li Rui 李锐 | |
| Fullname: | Li Rui |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bayi |
| Youthyears2: | 2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Qinhuangdao China Football School |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Shenzhen Yantian Football School |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | Mafra |
| Youthyears5: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs5: | Sporting CP |
| Youthyears6: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs6: | Shenzhen Ruby |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | 1º de Dezembro |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Aves |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Oliveirense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Braga |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Académica de Coimbra (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Trofense (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | R&F |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Guangzhou R&F |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 47 |
| Goals10: | 9 |
| Years11: | 2023 |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2024 |
| Caps12: | 19 |
| Goals12: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 February 2024 |
Li Rui (; born 2 May 1994) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Li was banned from football-related activities for lifetime for involving in match-fixing.[1] [2]
Li Rui started his professional football career in 2014 when he was signed by Campeonato de Portugal side 1º de Dezembro. He scored first senior goal on 30 November 2014, in a 2–0 away win against Sintrense.[3] Li scored three goals in 17 appearances in the 2014–2015 season. Li transferred to LigaPro side Aves in the summer of 2015. He made his debut for Aves on 8 August 2015, in a 1–0 home defeat against Covilhã, coming on for Ernest Nyarko in the 67th minute.[4] He was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal club Oliveirense in September 2015.
Li transferred to Primeira Liga side Braga on 8 January 2016.[5] He was loaned to LigaPro side Académica de Coimbra on 8 August 2016.[6] He made his debut for Académica on 25 September 2016, in the second round of 2016–17 Taça de Portugal against Gouveia, coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel in the 61st minute.[7] On 30 October 2016, he made his league debut for the club in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente, coming on for Pedro Nuno in the 75th minute.[8] Failing to establish at Académica, Li was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Trofense in February 2017.
Li joined Hong Kong Premier League side R&F in August 2017. On 16 September 2017, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away loss against Southern District.[9] He scored twice on 28 October 2017 against Yuen Long, which ensured R&F's first victory of the season.[10] On 18 January 2018, R&F (Hong Kong)'s parent club Guangzhou R&F signed Li to their squad.[11] He was then loaned to R&F (Hong Kong) again for the rest of 2017–18 season. Li returned to Guangzhou R&F in the summer of 2018. On 21 October 2018, he made his debut for Guangzhou R&F in a 2–0 away defeat against Henan Jianye.[12]
Statistics accurate as of match played 5 November 2023.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1º de Dezembro | 2014–15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 3 | ||
| Aves | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oliveirense (loan) | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 1 | |
| Académica de Coimbra (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Trofense (loan) | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | |
| R&F | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | China League Two | 9 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | China League One | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 25 | 4 | |||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | China League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | China League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 20 | |||