Li Chun Yip () is a former

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professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Li played his first league match for Rangers. He was a member of the

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. Subsequently, he moved to Instant-Dict. After Instant-Dict was disbanded, Li joined Happy Valley. In 2004, he was also called up for the

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. In 2006, he moved to

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, but due to a serious injury, his contract was not renewed at the end of the season.

Telecom

In 2007, Li gave up being a professional footballer and went to work for

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. He played amateur football in the

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for Telecom. He was too good at this level and scored 28 goals in two seasons. Li scored 19 goals in the 2007–08 season to finish second in the goal scorers chart.。

Happy Valley

In the 2009–10 season, Happy Valley recruited Li and appointed him as the club's captain.

Tai Po

After Happy Valley was relegated, Li joined

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. He scored 4 goals for his new club in his first four games, 3 of them are free kicks, helping the team defeat fellow

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rivals

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and

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. Tai Po's coach Cheung Bo Chun also claimed his performances have been phenomenal.明报:大埔擒飛馬半場已開4:3
Ming Pao.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Chun Yip 1981 births Living people Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Citizen AA players Happy Valley AA players Tai Po FC players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Association football midfielders Hong Kong footballers Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong