Zhang Li (footballer, born August 1989)

Not to be confused with Zhang Li (footballer, born February 1989).

Zhang Li (Chinese: 张力; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Zhang Li
张力

Personal information
Full name	Zhang Li
Date of birth	(1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Luoyang, Henan, China
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2008	Henan Jianye
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Henan Jianye	42	(2)
2015	→ Wuhan Zall (loan)	20	(0)
2017–2023	Changchun Yatai	92	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Club career

In 2009, Zhang Li started his professional footballer career with Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.^[1] He eventually made his league debut for Henan on 21 May 2011 in a game against Dalian Shide.^[2] In February 2015, he was loaned to China League One club Wuhan Zall until 31 December 2015.^[3] He was sent to the reserved team in 2016.

In February 2017, Zhang moved to fellow Super League side Changchun Yatai.^[4] He would go on to make his debut for the club in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. on 12 March 2017, which ended in a 1-0 defeat.^[5] On 4 August 2018 in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua, Zhang was accused of racially abusing opposing player Demba Ba.^[6] An investigation by the Chinese Football Association saw Zhang officially guilty of causing chaos, however no reference to racial abuse was mentioned. He was handed a six match ban and a fine of 42,000 yuan (US$6,100) on 10 August 2018.^[7]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Henan Jianye	2009	Chinese Super League	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	2010		0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
	2011		9	0	3	0	-		-		12	0
	2012		20	2	0	0	-		-		20	2
	2013	China League One	3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	2014	Chinese Super League	10	0	3	1	-		-		13	1
	Total		42	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	48	3
Wuhan Zall (loan)	2015	China League One	20	0	0	0	-		-		20	0
Changchun Yatai	2017	Chinese Super League	25	0	1	0	-		-		26	0
	2018		18	1	0	0	-		-		18	1
	2019	China League One	26	2	0	0	-		-		26	2
	2020		8	0	2	0	-		-		10	0
	2021	Chinese Super League	6	0	2	0	-		-		6	0
	2022		9	0	1	0	-		-		10	0
	Total		92	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	96	3
Career total			155	5	10	1	0	0	0	0	164	6

Honours

Club

Henan Jianye

• China League One: 2013^[9]

Changchun Yatai

• China League One: 2020^[10]

References

1. 2009赛季中超联赛河南建业队球员名单 at sina.com 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2014-04-09 (in Chinese)
2. 实德小将绝杀破门 河南0-1大连8轮不胜 at sohu.com 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2014-04-09 (in Chinese)
3. 卓尔宣布租借建业中场1年 at sports.sina.com 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-02-28 (in Chinese)
4. 亚泰引进3名外援5名内援 完成新赛季拼图 at sports.sohu.com 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-16 (in Chinese)
5. "GUANGZHOU R&F VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
6. "Chinese Super League footballer who allegedly racially abused Demba Ba is banned". bbc.co.uk. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "Chinese footballer Zhang Li banned for six games after racial insults against Demba ba". en.as.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
8. 张力 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
9. "中甲30轮积分榜：建业毅腾携手冲超 贵州重足降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
10. "观察： 亚泰重返中超--金元逝去 秩序回归". sports.sina.com.cn. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

• Zhang Li at Soccerway