Li Zhilang
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Li Zhilang | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Meizhou Hakka | 133 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | China U-20 | ||
| 2012 | China U-22 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2022 | |||
Li Zhilang (Chinese: 李智塱; pinyin: Li Zhìlǎng; born 22 August 1991) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Guangzhou Evergrande and Meizhou Hakka.
Club career[edit]
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.[1] The subsequent manager Lee Jang-soo handed Li his debut for Guangzhou on 25 April 2010 in an away draw against Chengdu Blades.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] In March 2014, Li moved to China League Two side Meizhou Kejia.[5] He went on to win the 2015 China League Two division and promotion into the second tier.[6] 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.[7]
International career[edit]
Li was called up into the Chinese under-20 national team's squad by Su Maozhen in June 2009.[8] He also took part in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification for China's qualifying matches.
Club statistics[edit]
Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2022.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2010 | China League One | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2014 | China League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | China League One | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 133 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 全新广州足球吹响“集结号” Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine at gzdaily.dayoo.com 2009-12-02 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
- ^ 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 Chinese)
- ^ a b "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠 南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "China 2012". RSSSF. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ 梅县俊城客家足协杯名单 at sports.sina.com 2014-03-29 Retrieved 2014-03-31 (in Chinese)
- ^ a b "中乙决赛-超越120分钟闷平 客家点球8-7险胜夺冠" (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ 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 (in Chinese)
- ^ 李智塱 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Li Zhilang at Soccerway