Zhang Li (footballer, born August 1989) should not be confused with Zhang Li (footballer, born February 1989).
| Zhang Li 张力 | |
| Fullname: | Zhang Li |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Luoyang, Henan, China |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Henan Jianye |
| Years1: | 2009–2016 |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Wuhan Zall (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2023 |
| Caps3: | 92 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 December 2022 |
Zhang Li (Chinese: 张力; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder.
In 2009, Zhang Li started his professional footballer career with Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.[1] He eventually made his league debut for Henan on 21 May 2011 in a game against Dalian Shide.[2] In February 2015, he was loaned to China League One club Wuhan Zall until 31 December 2015.[3] He was sent to the reserved team in 2016.
In February 2017, Zhang moved to fellow Super League side Changchun Yatai.[4] He would go on to make his debut for the club in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. on 12 March 2017, which ended in a 1-0 defeat.[5] On 4 August 2018 in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua, Zhang was accused of racially abusing opposing player Demba Ba.[6] An investigation by the Chinese Football Association saw Zhang officially guilty of causing chaos, however no reference to racial abuse was mentioned. He was handed a six match ban and a fine of 42,000 yuan (US$6,100) on 10 August 2018.[7]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Henan Jianye | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | China League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |||
| Wuhan Zall (loan) | 2015 | China League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 0 | |
| Changchun Yatai | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | China League One | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 92 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 155 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 6 | |||