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Li Rui (footballer)

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Li Rui
李锐
Personal information
Full name Li Rui
Date of birth (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Huizhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2004 Bayi
2005 Qinhuangdao China Football School
2005–2010 Shenzhen Yantian Football School
2011–2012 Mafra
2012 Sporting CP
2013–2014 Shenzhen Ruby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 1º de Dezembro 17 (3)
2015–2016 Aves 2 (0)
2015–2016Oliveirense (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 Braga 0 (0)
2016–2017Académica de Coimbra (loan) 1 (0)
2017Trofense (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 R&F 14 (6)
2018–2019 Guangzhou R&F 3 (0)
2020 Guangxi Baoyun 9 (1)
2021–2022 Nanjing City 47 (9)
2023 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 10 (0)
2024 Shaanxi Union 19 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024

Li Rui (simplified Chinese: 李锐; traditional Chinese: 李銳; pinyin: Lǐ Ruì; born 2 May 1994) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Li was banned from football-related activities for lifetime for involving in match-fixing.[1][2]

Club career

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Li Rui started his professional football career in 2014 when he was signed by Campeonato de Portugal side 1º de Dezembro. He scored first senior goal on 30 November 2014, in a 2–0 away win against Sintrense.[3] Li scored three goals in 17 appearances in the 2014–2015 season. Li transferred to LigaPro side Aves in the summer of 2015. He made his debut for Aves on 8 August 2015, in a 1–0 home defeat against Covilhã, coming on for Ernest Nyarko in the 67th minute.[4] He was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal club Oliveirense in September 2015.

Li transferred to Primeira Liga side Braga on 8 January 2016.[5] He was loaned to LigaPro side Académica de Coimbra on 8 August 2016.[6] He made his debut for Académica on 25 September 2016, in the second round of 2016–17 Taça de Portugal against Gouveia, coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel in the 61st minute.[7] On 30 October 2016, he made his league debut for the club in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente, coming on for Pedro Nuno in the 75th minute.[8] Failing to establish at Académica, Li was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Trofense in February 2017.

Li joined Hong Kong Premier League side R&F in August 2017. On 16 September 2017, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away loss against Southern District.[9] He scored twice on 28 October 2017 against Yuen Long, which ensured R&F's first victory of the season.[10] On 18 January 2018, R&F (Hong Kong)'s parent club Guangzhou R&F signed Li to their squad.[11] He was then loaned to R&F (Hong Kong) again for the rest of 2017–18 season. Li returned to Guangzhou R&F in the summer of 2018. On 21 October 2018, he made his debut for Guangzhou R&F in a 2–0 away defeat against Henan Jianye.[12]

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 5 November 2023.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1º de Dezembro 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 17 3 0 0 - - - 17 3
Aves 2015–16 LigaPro 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Oliveirense (loan) 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 10 1 0 0 - - - 10 1
Académica de Coimbra (loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 1 0 1 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Trofense (loan) 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 0 0 - - - 4 0
R&F 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 14 6 1 0 1[a] 0 - 4[b] 0 20 6
Guangzhou R&F 2018 Chinese Super League 3 0 0 0 - - - 3 0
2019 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Guangxi Baoyun 2020 China League Two 9 1 - - - - 9 1
Nanjing City 2021 China League One 23 5 1 0 - - - 26 5
2022 24 4 1 0 - - - 25 4
Total 47 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 9
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 2023 China League One 10 0 1 0 - - - 11 0
Shaanxi Union 2024 China League Two 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Career total 117 20 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 127 20

References

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  1. ^ "中国足球协会关于对有关涉案人员行业处罚情况的通报" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "金敬道、顾超等43人被终身禁足!中国足协公布禁足大名单" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Sintrense 0-2 1º Dezembro". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Desp. Aves 0-1 1º Sp. Covilhã". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Sp. Braga contrata chinês Li Rui". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Chinês mostra o que vale na Académica". noticiasdecoimbra.pt (in Portuguese). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "CD Gouveia 1-2 Académica". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 25 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Académica 0-0 Gil Vicentea". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Kwoon Chung Southern 3-1 R&F". hkfa.com. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Sun Bus Yuen Long 1-2 R&F". hkfa.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  11. ^ "粤媒曝丁海峰已完成体检 富力将支付2000万差价". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  12. ^ "富力小将:首秀给自己打6分 争取早日走出低谷". Sina (in Chinese). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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