Li Jian (; born 1 March 1989 in

Foshan Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, China) is an Ecuadorian-Chinese footballer.

Club career

Li started his professional career with

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 ...

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Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once own ...

in 2007. He made an impression within the team as Guangdong Sunray Cave won promotion to the second tier at the end of the 2008 season. On 27 June 2009, he scored his first League One goal in the 4–2 home victory against

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

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Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 12 November 2014''

Personal life

Li Jian's father is Chinese and mother is Ecuadorian.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Jian 1989 births Living people Chinese footballers Ecuadorian people of Chinese descent Chinese people of Ecuadorian descent Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent Footballers from Foshan People from Foshan Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. players Association football midfielders China League One players