Li Tenglong (; born 6 January 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Russia, he is a youth international for China.
Club career Li was born in Moscow, Russia to a Chinese mother from Xi'an and a Vietnamese father. He joined Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow in 2007, and stayed with the club for twelve years. He moved to Spain and joined Granada in February 2019, but in May of the same year, he suffered a fracture in his left leg, keeping him out for the majority of the season. He was promoted to the club's 'B' team, Recreativo Granada, in 2020, but suffered another injury in May 2021, this time to his right leg, and missed another season.
He returned to footballing action in February 2022, when he was loaned to sixth-tier FC Cubillas.
International career Li's mother made sure he retained his Chinese citizenship. He has been approached by both the Russian and Vietnamese footballing associations to represent each nation. He was first called up to the China youth teams in 2018, playing at the Weifang Cup, despite being two years younger than his compatriots. He was called up to the under-21 squad in 2022, his first call-up in three years.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRecreativo Granada2020–21Segunda División B00––00002021–22Segunda División RFEF00––0000 Total0000000000Cubillas (loan)2021–22División de Honor Andaluza8000–0080Henan FC2023Chinese Super League 2000–0020 Career total100000000100 Notes
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