Li Tixiang (

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: 李提香;

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: ''Lǐ Tíxiāng''; ; born 1 September 1989) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who currently plays as a left-footed

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

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in the

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

Club career

Li started his football career in 2009 when he was promoted to

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

's first team squad. The following season in an attempt to gain more playing time Li was loaned to Beijing Guoan's satellite team

Beijing Guoan Talent Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore Football Club (北京国安精英队) was a Chinese professional soccer club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2010. The club was a satellite team of the Chinese Super League clu ...

, which would play as a foreign team in

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in 2010. Wearing the number 10 shirt, Li served as the key player of the team. He made his senior debut in a 1–0 home defeat against

Étoile FC Étoile Football Club was a professional football club which was formed to play in Singapore's S.League in 2010 and is currently a local football academy focused on grassroots football development for the underprivileged. Étoile FC was the f ...

on 12 February 2010. He scored his first senior goal in the first round of

2010 Singapore Cup The 2010 Singapore Cup (known as the RHB Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) started on 24 May 2010. It was the 13th staging of the annual Singapore Cup soccer tournament. 12 S.League clubs and 4 invited foreign teams played in this edition ...

which Beijing Guoan Talent lost to invited foreign team

Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...

from Hong Kong 2–1. On 7 September, the club was involved in a brawl during a match with Young Lions at

Jalan Besar Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium, officially the Jalan Besar ActiveSG Stadium, is a football stadium located in Kallang, Singapore. The stadium is part of the Jalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre, a community sports facility that includes the stadium as ...

. Li was fined S$2,500 by

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(FAS) for participating the brawl. He scored his first senior league goal on 19 October in a 3–1 home defeat against

Albirex Niigata (Singapore) Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite ...

. Li returned to Beijing Guoan in 2011. On 25 May, he made his debut for Beijing Guoan on the third round of

2011 Chinese FA Cup The TOSHIBA 2011 Chinese FA Cup ( Chinese: 东芝2011中国足球协会杯) was the 13th edition of Chinese FA Cup. The match of first round began on 4 May 2011, and the final took place on 19 November 2011. Tianjin Teda won the title for the fi ...

which Beijing beat

Nanchang Hengyuan Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangh ...

6–1 at

Workers Stadium The Workers' Stadium (), often called Gongti, Gong Ti or Kung T'i, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Chaoyang District of north-eastern Beijing, China. It was mostly used for association football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and was l ...

, coming on as a substitute for

Zhang Xizhe Zhang Xizhe (; ; born 23 January 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan as an attacking midfielder. Club career Zhang Xizhe started his football career with Beijing Guoan whe ...

in the 46th minute. His first Super League debut came on 2 July in a match against Shaanxi Renhe coming on as substitute for

Piao Cheng Piao Cheng (; ; born 21 August 1989) is a Chinese people, Chinese footballer of Korean people, Korean descent who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. Club career Piao Cheng started his football career with second tier ...

in a 1–1 draw. In January 2014, Li was loaned to Segunda Liga side

Tondela Tondela () is a municipality in the central Portuguese subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 28,946, in an area of 371.22 km². History Local writer and intellectual Amadeu Ferraz de Carvalho (1876–1951) wrote of the munic ...

until the end of 2013/14 season. However, he failed to establish himself within the team and played just one match in the final round of the season which Tondela lost to

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador J ...

1–0 on 11 May 2014. Tondela officially announced Li's departure on 12 May 2014. On 14 July 2016, Li transferred to

side

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Cangzhou Mighty Lions Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Cangzhou, Hebei and their home stadium ...

. He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 31 July 2016 in a Hebei Derby match against

Hebei China Fortune Hebei Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Langfang, Hebei and their home stadium is the L ...

. He played nine matches for Shijiazhuang in the second half of the season. On 19 November 2016, Li moved to fellow Super League side

Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home ven ...

on a free transfer after Shijiazhuang relegated to the second tier. He made his debut for the club on 1 April 2017 in a 1–0 away victory against

Yanbian Funde Yanbian Funde F.C. () was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin province where their home stadium is the Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000. ...

, coming on as a substitute for

Chen Zhizhao Chen Zhizhao ; born 14 March 1988), known as Zizao in Brazil, is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. Club career Chen Zhizhao started his football career playing for Shanghai Shenhua's yout ...

in the 62nd minute. On 18 June 2017, Li was involved in a collision and was sent off during a league match with

Shanghai SIPG 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 st ...

. He received a ban of 5 matches by the

Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country's ...

Personal life

Li's given name, Tixiang, comes from the Chinese translation of Italian painter

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian (Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, n ...

(Chinese: 提香).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Tixiang 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Tangshan Chinese footballers Footballers from Hebei Beijing Guoan F.C. players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Guangzhou City F.C. players Singapore Premier League players Chinese Super League players Liga Portugal 2 players Chinese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Singapore Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Association football midfielders