Li Rui (footballer)

Li Rui (simplified Chinese: 李锐; traditional Chinese: 李銳; pinyin: Lǐ Ruì; born 2 May 1994) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.

Li Rui
李锐
Personal information
Full name Li Rui
Date of birth (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Place of birth Huiyang, Guangdong, China
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou R&F
Number 64
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)
2015–2016 → Oliveirense (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 Braga 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Académica de Coimbra (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Trofense (loan) 4 (0)
2017 R&F 6 (4)
2018– Guangzhou R&F 3 (0)
2018 → R&F (loan) 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Club career

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.[1] 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.[2] He was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal club Oliveirense in September 2015.

Li transferred to Primeira Liga side Braga on 8 January 2016.[3] He was loaned to LigaPro side Académica de Coimbra on 8 August 2016.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He scored twice on 28 October 2017 against Yuen Long, which ensured R&F's first victory of the season.[8] On 18 January 2018, R&F (Hong Kong)'s parent club Guangzhou R&F signed Li to their squad.[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1º de Dezembro 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 17300---173
Aves 2015–16 LigaPro 200000--20
Oliveirense (loan) 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 10100---101
Académica de Coimbra (loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 101000--20
Trofense (loan) 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 4000---40
R&F 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 146101[lower-alpha 1]0-4[lower-alpha 2]0206
Guangzhou R&F 2018 Chinese Super League 3000---30
Career total 5110201000405810
  1. Appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
  2. Appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup

References
  1. "Sintrense 0-2 1º Dezembro". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. "Desp. Aves 0-1 1º Sp. Covilhã". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. "Sp. Braga contrata chinês Li Rui". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. "Chinês mostra o que vale na Académica". noticiasdecoimbra.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. "CD Gouveia 1-2 Académica". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. "Académica 0-0 Gil Vicentea". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  7. "Kwoon Chung Southern 3-1 R&F". hkfa.com. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  8. "Sun Bus Yuen Long 1-2 R&F". hkfa.com. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  9. "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.
  10. "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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