Li Jian (; born 1 March 1989 in

Foshan Foshan (, ; Chinese: 佛山) 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 Pearl River Delta m ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, China) is an Ecuadorian-Chinese footballer.

Club career

Li started his professional career with

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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 ow ...

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 Football Club (), previously Shanghai SIPG (), is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Port plays its home matches at the Pudong Football Stadium, located within ...

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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 men's 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 Men's association football midfielders China League One players