Li Xinyu (Chinese: 李新宇; born 21 August 1996), formerly known as Li Zheng (Chinese: 李峥), is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Suzhou Dongwu.

Li Xinyu
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Suzhou Dongwu
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2016 Jiangsu Sainty
2016 Gondomar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Gondomar B 3 (0)
2017Tianjin TEDA (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2021 Meizhou Hakka 4 (0)
2022 Liaoning Shenyang Urban 9 (0)
2023– Suzhou Dongwu 9 (0)
International career
2016 China U19
2017 China U20 1 (0)
2017 China U22 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Li Xinyu would go abroad to Portugal to start his professional career with Gondomar and especially the Gondomar B team before returning to China with Tianjin TEDA on loan and then a permanent move with second tier club Meizhou Hakka, where he would make his debut in a 2018 Chinese FA Cup game on 11 April 2018 against Hainan Boying that ended in a defeat on penalties after a 0-0 draw.[1] He would be utilized as a reserve choice goalkeeper and be part of the squad that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[2]

He would join another second tier club in Liaoning Shenyang Urban on 27 April 2022 and would make his debut for them in a league game on 5 August 2022 against Shijiazhuang Gongfu in a 2-1 defeat.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 21 October 2023.[4][5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gondomar B 2016–17 AF Porto Divisão de Elite 3 0 0 0 3 0
Tianjin TEDA (loan) 2017 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meizhou Hakka 2018 China League One 0 0 1 0 1 0
2019 0 0 1 0 1 0
2020 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021 3 0 1 0 3 0
Total 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2022 China League One 9 0 0 0 9 0
Suzhou Dongwu 2023 China League One 9 0 2 0 11 0
Career total 25 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 0

References

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  1. ^ "足协杯第3轮,海南FC点球大战3比1淘汰梅州客家" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ^ "China » League One 2022 » 13. Round » Liaoning Shenyang Urban - Shijiazhuang Gongfu FC 1:2". worldfootball.net. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ Li Xinyu at Soccerway
  5. ^ Li Xinyu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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