Li Zhilang (

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:李智塱;

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: ''Li Zhìlǎng''; born 22 August 1991) is a former

professional footballer who played as a

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for Guangzhou Evergrande and Meizhou Hakka.

Club career

Li Zhilang first started his footballing career with Guangzhou Evergrande's youth academy as a young player. Li was promoted to Guangzhou's first team squad by then manager Peng Weiguo in the 2010 season. The subsequent manager Lee Jang-soo handed Li his debut for Guangzhou on 25 April 2010 in an away draw against Chengdu Blades. In his first season with the club he go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and win the division title and promotion with the club at the end of the

2010 China League One The 2010 China League One is the seventh season since the establishment. Teams After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan F.C. were relegated to China League Two 2010. Th ...

season. While Li may have been part of the squad that saw significant investment as Guangzhou won multiple league titles he saw very little playing time. In March 2014, Li moved to

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 ...

side Meizhou Kejia. He went on to win the

2015 China League Two The 2015 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 26th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. There were 16 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 8 t ...

division and promotion into the second tier. He would then go on to be a vital member of the team for several seasons until they gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the

2021 China League One The 2021 China League One ( zh, 2021中国足球协会甲级联赛) is the 18th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic The 2021 Chi ...

campaign, before he decided to retire.

International career

Li was called up into the Chinese under-20 national team's squad by Su Maozhen in June 2009. He also took part in the

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for China's qualifying matches.

Club statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2022.''李智塱
at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01

Honours

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande *

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Meizhou Kejia *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Zhilang 1991 births Living people People from Qingyuan Footballers from Guangzhou Chinese footballers Guangzhou F.C. players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football midfielders 21st-century Chinese people