Li Chao (

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: 李超;

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: ''Lǐ Chāo''; born 15 August 1987 in

Tai'an Tai'an () is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to ...

) is a

football player who currently plays as a defender for

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association ...

side

Wuhan Zall Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based i ...

Club career

Li Chao received organized football training at Tai'an Sports School, Zibo Sports School,

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their hom ...

and

Sichuan First City Sichuan First City () is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Chengdu, Sichuan where they played in the Chengdu Sports Centre. They were founded in 1953 and spent a large part of their history within the top tier of Chinese footb ...

between 1999 and 2005.永昌队长成泰安中超第1人曾进国安梯队愿回乡踢球
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was dissolved in early 2006, he joined newly founded club Sichuan FC. Li played three seasons in

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

and two seasons in

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

for Sichuan. Li transferred to League Two club Fujian Smart Hero in early 2011. He followed the club as they moved to Shijiazhuang and he became the team captain in 2013. He played all 30 league matches in the 2014 season and captained the club to win promotion to the

. On 9 March 2015, Li made his Super League debut in the season's first match which Shijiazhuang lost to

Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

2–1. On 1 January 2017, Li moved to League One side

on a free transfer after Shijiazhuang were relegated to the second tier. He would make his debut on 11 March 2017 in a league game against

Baoding Yingli ETS Baoding Yingli ETS () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Baoding, Hebei and their home stadium is the 13,000 ...

that ended in a 1-1 draw. He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and he would win the division as well as gaining promotion at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''

Honours

Club

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Chao 1987 births Living people Chinese footballers People from Tai'an Association football defenders Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Wuhan F.C. players