Li Yan (; born July 19, 1984) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shanxi Longjin in the China League Two.
Club career Li started his senior career in 2002 with China League Two club Guangzhou Sunray Cave Easter. He made 14 appearances in 2003 league season and moved to second tier club Guangzhou Sunray Cave in 2004, however he was often used as a substitute in the early years. He was loaned out to Guangzhou Easter's second team, which was about to participate in the 2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League season and returned to Guangzhou in the summer of 2005. Li scored his first goal for Guangzhou on 16 July 2005, three days before his 21st birthday. He scored the winning goal in injury time, which ensured Guangzhou win Qingdao Hailifeng 2-1.日之泉上演惊人逆转 最后时刻胜海信积分追上亚泰 at sports.sina.com.cn 2005-07-16 Retrieved 2012-08-04
In the 2007 league season Shen Xiangfu came in as manager, which saw Li steadily established himself in Guangzhou and was a key player within the club as they went on to win the division title.China 2007 at rsssf.com 18 Apr 2008 Retrieved 2012-08-04 Within the top tier Li adapted very well within the league and was a vital member of the team that saw Guangzhou establish themselves as regulars within the division, however at the end of the 2009 Chinese Super League campaign it was discovered that the club had fixed a game during 2006 and were punished with relegation.Chengdu Blades demoted at fifa.com 23 February 2010 Retrieved 2012-08-04 Li would however remain faithful toward Guangzhou and played a key role as they immediately won promotion and the division title at the end of the 2010 league season.China 2010 at rsssf.com 21 Jun 2012 Retrieved 2012-08-04 As this was going on the Evergrande Real Estate Group invested heavily within the club by bringing in Chinese international Zheng Zhi and South Korean international Cho Won-Hee into central midfield. This would limit Li's playing time and despite being part of the team that went on to win the 2011 Chinese Super League title he only played in a handful of games.
Li was loaned to Guangzhou R&F on 11 July 2012.关于球员李岩租借广州富力足球俱乐部的公告 at Guangzhou Evergrande Official Website 2012-07-11 Retrieved 2012-11-15 He made 11 appearances for the Blues in the second half of the 2012 league season. On 9 November, Guangzhou R&F announced that they had made the move permanent with an undisclosed fee.恒大中场李岩正式转会富力 租借期表现好获认可 at sports.sohu.com 2012-11-09 Retrieved 2012-11-15
On 21 January 2016, Li transferred to his hometown club Baoding Yingli ETS in the China League Two.李岩加盟保定容大 昔日中超战将回归故乡 at hebeizuqiu.net 2016-01-21 Retrieved 2016-01-22
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.李岩 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuangzhou Sunray Cave Easter2002China League Two --- 2003140---140Total140000000140Guangzhou Sunray Cave2004China League One0000--00200516220--182 200619320--2132007222---222 2008Chinese Super League301---3012009260---2602010China League One231---2312011Chinese Super League6010--7020123100-0031Total1451050000015010Sunray Cave (loan)2004–05Hong Kong First Division League?3????-?3Guangzhou R&F (loan)2012Chinese Super League11010--120 Guangzhou R&F201328010--290201412010--130201517110-30211Total571300030630Baoding Yingli ETS2016China League Two20010--2102017China League One22100--2212018China League Two19210--202201925510--275Total868300000898Shanxi Longjin2020China League Two81---81 Career total32123120003033623
Honours
Club Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2011 China League One: 2007, 2010 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012
References
External links Player profile at 7m.cn