Li Yuanyi (; born 28 August 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.
Club career
Youth Li started his football career when he received organized football training at Mingyu Football School, later joining Tianjin Teda's youth academy in 2007.泰达小将葡萄牙留洋 新年无鞭炮无春晚无家人陪 at 163.com 24 January 2012 Retrieved 2014-09-25 He soon gained a loan spell to English Premier League side Arsenal's academy for further training under a cooperation project between Nike and the Football Association in 2010.中国天才球星飞进阿森纳 有望加盟引足协高度重视 at sina.com 22 November 2010 Retrieved 2014-09-25 Afterwards, Li went to Portugal as a part of the Chinese Football Association's 500.com Stars Project in 2011.关于公布中国青少年球员赴葡萄牙培训名单的通知 at Chinese Football Association 30 August 2011 Retrieved 2014-09-25 He arrived in Portugal on 16 December 2011 and played for Real SC's youth academy alongside Ruan Yang.
Casa Pia In July 2012, Li transferred to second tier Segunda Divisão side Casa Pia. He made his debut on 28 October 2012 for the club in a 2–1 lost against Oriental, coming on as a substitute for André Oliveira in the 34th minute; however, he was sent off after receiving two successive yellow cards in the 56th and 58th minute in his debut match.Casa Pia 1 - 2 Oriental Lisboa at soccerway.com 28 October 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2014 He gradually became a starter within the team and scored his first goal for the club on 13 January 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Carregado.Casa Pia 1 - 1 Carregado at soccerway.com 13 January 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2014 He made 15 league appearances and scored four goals in the 2012–13 season.
Boavista On 23 August 2013, Li transferred to another Segunda Divisão club Boavista on a free transfer.前葡超冠军宣布签泰达新星 U22国足主力曾单场3球 at sina.com 23 August 2013 Retrieved 2014-09-25 However, his former club, Tianjin claimed that Li was still under the contract with Tianjin and refused to acknowledge the transfer, but the dispute was quickly resolved.天津泰达称与李源一有合同 转会存争议或上诉FIFA at sina.com 24 August 2013 Retrieved 2014-09-25 He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2013 in a 1–0 win against Coimbrões, coming on as a substitute for João Beirão in the 82nd minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 October 2013 in a 2–0 win against Perafita.
Leixões (loan) On 7 August 2014, after Boavista returned to the top flight Primeira Liga, Li was loaned out to Segunda Liga side Leixões.Boavista empata com Cesarense em jogo-treino at espbr.com 7 August 2014 Retrieved 2014-09-25 He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 2–1 win against Aves, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Augusto in the 70th minute.Leixões 2 - 1 C.D. Aves at soccerway.com 13 September 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2014 He extended his loan deal with Leixões for one season on 6 July 2015.Yuanyi Li renova e mais três contratações at Leixões S.C. 6 July 2015 Retrieved 2015-07-16
Guangzhou Evergrande On 16 July 2015, Li transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande; however, he remained with Leixões to fulfill his loan deal before joining Guangzhou in December 2015.徐新、李源一正式加盟广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部 at Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 25 December 2015 Retrieved 2016-04-26 He made his debut for the club on 19 April 2016 in a 2-0 away win against Korean club Pohang Steelers in the 2015 AFC Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Ricardo Goulart in the 53rd minute.未来可期!李源一恒大生涯首秀险破门 at sohu 19 April 2016 Retrieved 2016-04-26
Tianjin Teda On 15 July 2016, Li was loaned to fellow top tier side Tianjin Teda until 31 December 2016.关于球员马里克•埃沃纳、李源一加盟的公告 at Tianjin Teda F.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-15 He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 23 July 2016 in a 3–1 away lost to Hangzhou Greentown.李源一世界波斩中超首球 回泰达想这刻他等太久 at Sina 23 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-26 In February 2017, Li permanently transferred to Tianjin Teda.泰达买断恒大中场李源一 支付约2000万元签4年 at sports.sohu.com 17 February 2017 Retrieved 2017-02-17
Shenzhen On 27 February 2019, Li transferred to fellow top tier side Shenzhen. He would go on to make his debut for Shenzhen in a 3–1 home victory against Hebei China Fortune on 2 March 2019.
Shandong Taishan On 11 April 2023, Li joined fellow Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. On 25 April 2023, he made his Taishan debut in a 2–1 home win against Zhejiang. On 30 July 2023, he scored his first goal for Taishan in a 3–0 home win against Beijing Guoan.
International career On 21 March 2024, Li made his international debut in a 2–2 away draw against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 26 March 2024, Li was shown a straight red card in his second international game, a 4-1 home win against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Career statistics .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCasa Pia2012–13Segunda Divisão15400–––154Boavista2013–14Campeonato Nacional19210–––202Leixões (loan)2014–15Segunda Liga1610000––1612015–161311000––141Total29210000000302Guangzhou Evergrande2016Chinese Super League2000–200040Tianjin Teda (loan)2016Chinese Super League8100–––81Tianjin Teda2017Chinese Super League25420–––274201823220–––252Total56740000000607Shenzhen2019Chinese Super League30100–––301202016010–––171202119340–––233202226100–––261Total91550000000965Shandong Taishan2023Chinese Super League25240–91–38320242000–––20Total27240009100403Career total23922150001110026523
Honours Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese FA Super Cup: 2016
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