Zhang Li (footballer, born August 1989)

Chinese footballer

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

Zhang Li
张力Personal information

Full name|  Zhang Li
Date of birth|  (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 34)
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.

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

## Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

### Club[edit]

Henan Jianye

* China League One: 2013[9]

Changchun Yatai

* China League One: 2020[10]

## References[edit]

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. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
6. ^ "Chinese Super League footballer who allegedly racially abused Demba Ba is banned". bbc.co.uk. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
7. ^ "Chinese footballer Zhang Li banned for six games after racial insults against Demba ba". en.as.com. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
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. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
10. ^ "观察： 亚泰重返中超--金元逝去 秩序回归". sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

## External links[edit]

* Zhang Li at Soccerway

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Changchun Yatai F.C. - current squad

* 2 Abduhamit
* 3 Wang Yaopeng
* 4 Rosić
* 5 Li Shenyuan
* 6 Zhang Huachen
* 7 Liu Yun
* 8 Wang Jinxian
* 9 Berić
* 10 Serginho
* 13 Cheng Changcheng
* 14 Yang Xinyang
* 15 Tian Yuda
* 19 Liao Chengjian
* 20 Zhang Yufeng
* 21 Cui Qi
* 23 Wu Yake
* 24 Yan Zhiyu
* 25 He Zhenyu
* 26 Yuan Mincheng
* 28 Wang Zhifeng
* 29 Tan Long
* 30 Sabit
* 32 Sun Guoliang
* 33 Feng Shuaihang
* 34 He Yiran
* 35 Wang Yu
* 37 Jing Boxi
* 38 Liu Junbo
* 39 Zhao Xiaolong
* 40 Guilherme
* 42 Zou Dehai
* 43 Wu Junjie
* 44 Žulj
* 45 Wei Feng
* Manager: Chen Yang

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*[Gls]: League goals
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