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Li Zhilang

Li Zhilang
李智塱
Personal information
Full name Li Zhilang
Date of birth (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Guangzhou Evergrande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 13 (0)
2014–2022 Meizhou Hakka 133 (2)
International career
2009–2010 China U-20
2012 China U-22
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2022

Li Zhilang (Chinese: 李智塱; pinyin: Li Zhìlǎng; born 22 August 1991) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Guangzhou Evergrande and Meizhou Hakka.

Club career

Li Zhilang first started his footballing career with Guangzhou Evergrande's youth academy as a young player. Li was promoted to Guangzhou's first team squad by then manager Peng Weiguo in the 2010 season.[1] The subsequent manager Lee Jang-soo handed Li his debut for Guangzhou on 25 April 2010 in an away draw against Chengdu Blades.[2] In his first season with the club he go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and win the division title and promotion with the club at the end of the 2010 China League One season.[3]

While Li may have been part of the squad that saw significant investment as Guangzhou won multiple league titles he saw very little playing time.[4] In March 2014, Li moved to China League Two side Meizhou Kejia.[5] He went on to win the 2015 China League Two division and promotion into the second tier.[6] He would then go on to be a vital member of the team for several seasons until they gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign, before he decided to retire.[7]

International career

Li was called up into the Chinese under-20 national team's squad by Su Maozhen in June 2009.[8] He also took part in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification for China's qualifying matches.

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2022.[9]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guangzhou Evergrande 2010 China League One 12 0 - - - 12 0
2011 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 1 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Meizhou Hakka 2014 China League Two 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
2015 18 2 3 2 - - 21 4
2016 China League One 25 0 2 0 - - 27 0
2017 20 0 1 0 - - 21 0
2018 29 0 1 0 - - 30 0
2019 18 0 0 0 - - 18 0
2020 12 0 1 0 - - 13 0
2021 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
Total 133 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 142 4
Career total 146 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 155 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

Meizhou Kejia

References

  1. ^ 全新广州足球吹响“集结号” Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine at gzdaily.dayoo.com 2009-12-02 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 李智塱处子秀获得认可 李章洙用人策略令人佩服 at sports.163.com 2010-04-25 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ a b "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠 南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "China 2012". RSSSF. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ 梅县俊城客家足协杯名单 at sports.sina.com 2014-03-29 Retrieved 2014-03-31 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ a b "中乙决赛-超越120分钟闷平 客家点球8-7险胜夺冠" (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. ^ 广药三小将入选国奥集训队 广州再出国字号球员 at sports.163.com 2009-06-10 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
  9. ^ 李智塱 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine