Li Zhilang (; 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.全新广州足球吹响“集结号” at gzdaily.dayoo.com 2009-12-02 Retrieved 2012-08-04 The subsequent manager Lee Jang-soo handed Li his debut for Guangzhou on 25 April 2010 in an away draw against Chengdu Blades.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 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.
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. In March 2014, Li moved to China League Two side Meizhou Kejia.梅县俊城客家足协杯名单 at sports.sina.com 2014-03-29 Retrieved 2014-03-31 He went on to win the 2015 China League Two division and promotion into the second tier. 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.
International career Li was called up into the Chinese under-20 national team's squad by Su Maozhen in June 2009.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 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.李智塱 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuangzhou Evergrande2010China League One120---1202011Chinese Super League0000--002012100000001020130000000000 Total130000000130Meizhou Hakka2014China League Two5000--50 201518232--2142016China League One25020--270201720010--210201829010--300201918000--180202012010--13020216010--70 Total13329200001424 Career total14629200001554
Honours
Club Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012, 2013 China League One: 2010 AFC Champions League: 2013
Meizhou Kejia China League Two: 2015
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