Li Shuai (footballer, born 1995) explained

Li Shuai
李帅
Birth Date:18 June 1995
Birth Place:Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Shanghai Port
Clubnumber:32
Youthyears1:2007–2014
Youthclubs1:Changchun Yatai
Youthyears2:2014–2015
Youthclubs2:Mafra
Years1:2016–2021
Clubs1:Dalian Professional
Caps1:100
Goals1:2
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Shanghai Port
Caps2:25
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2016–2018
Nationalteam1:China U-23
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–
Nationalteam2:China
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:27 August 2023
Ntupdate:26 November 2023

Li Shuai (; born 18 June 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team.

Club career

Li Shuai would play for the Changchun Yatai youth team before continuing with his development with Portuguese club Mafra.[1] On 5 January 2016 he would return to China to join China League One side Dalian Yifang (now known as Dalian Professional).[2] He made his senior debut on 12 March 2016 in a 2–0 home win over Zhejiang Yiteng.[3] On 9 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 home win against Qingdao Huanghai.[4] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and played in 16 league matches for the club as Dalian Yifang won the 2017 China League One division title and promotion to the first tier at the end of the season.[5]

Li would be linked with fellow top tier clubs Jiangsu Suning, Tianjin Quanjian and Guangzhou Evergrande in the 2018 winter transfer window. However, his former club Changchun Yatai submitted a claim to the Chinese Football Association for his ownership in January 2018 and held back any further transfers.[1] He stayed at Dalian Yifang and made his Chinese Super League debut on 3 March 2018 in an 8–0 crushing defeat against Shanghai SIPG, coming on for Wang Jinxian in the 66th minute.[6] Despite the defeat he would still remain a vital member of the team and go on to score his first first-tier league goal on 14 September 2018 in a 1–0 win over Tianjin Quanjian to secure Dalian's first away victory of the season.[7]

Li's contract with Dalian would come to an end and fellow top tier club Shanghai Port would sign him on a free transfer on 28 July 2022.[8] He would make his debut in a league game on 1 September 2022 against Cangzhou Mighty Lions in a 0-0 draw.[9]

International career

Li was called up to the China national team by Marcello Lippi on 8 September 2019,[10] but did not have his first appearance until the 10 October 2019 match against Guam.

Career statistics

Club statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dalian Yifang /
Dalian Professional
2016China League One17020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-190
201716110colspan="2"-colspan="2"-171
2018Chinese Super League18130colspan="2"-colspan="2"-211
201921020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-230
202011010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-120
202117000colspan="2"-20190
Total10029000201112
Shanghai Port2022Chinese Super League7030colspan="2"-colspan="2"-100
Career total107212000201212

International statistics

National team
YearAppsGoals
201910
202310
Total20

Honours

Dalian Professional

2017[5]

Shanghai Port

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 亚泰多次与李帅面谈无果 经纪人称未签职业合同. Sina. 2018-01-30. 2018-03-07.
  2. Web site: 大连一方宣布续约斯塔勒 签2国脚级外援+4内援. Netease. 2016-01-05. 2018-03-07.
  3. Web site: 中甲-孙铂破僵班古拉锁胜 一方2-0毅腾迎开门红. Sina. 2016-03-12. 2018-03-07.
  4. Web site: 中甲-穆谢奎破城小将闪击 一方2-1黄海四连胜. Sina. 2017-04-09. 2018-03-07.
  5. Web site: 2017中甲联赛积分榜. Sina. 2017-03-11. 2019-08-06.
  6. Web site: 中超-屠杀!奥斯卡武磊演双帽 上港8-0一方开门红. Sina. 2018-03-03. 2018-03-07.
  7. Web site: 中超-李帅斩获处子球 一方客场1-0权健迎客场首胜. Sina. 2018-09-14. 2018-10-16.
  8. Web site: 海港新闻官:伊萨卡隆身披34号 其叔叔曾效力国米. Sina. 2022-07-28. 2023-01-31.
  9. Web site: CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS VS. SHANGHAI PORT 0 - 0. soccerway.com. 2022-09-01. 2023-01-31.
  10. Web site: 国足发兵马尔代夫,24人大名单中,4位是小学校友. sohu.com. 2019-09-08. 2023-01-31.
  11. News: 李帅. sodasoccer.com. 2018-03-07.