Li Wenbo (; born 9 December 1983 in

Shenyang Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...

) is a former Chinese

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Li Wenbo began his professional football career with Shenyang Ginde and made his league debut on 13 July 2003, in a 1–0 home defeat against Qingdao Beilaite. His second league appearance came at the beginning of the 2005 league season in the first game of the league campaign against

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...

on April 3, 2005, in a 1–1 draw. He established himself as regular within the team's defence and scored his first league goal against

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on October 23, 2005, in a 2–1 defeat. For the next several seasons was an important member of the team and was part of the squad that moved to

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when the club renamed themselves Changsha Ginde. By the

2010 Chinese Super League The 2010 Chinese Super League season (also known as Pirelli Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the seventeenth season of a Professional sports, professional asso ...

, Li was part of the team that were relegated at the end of the season. Throughout the league break there was much speculation about his future and it was expected that he would transfer to second-tier club Shenyang Dongjin in February 2011. Li decided to stay with his club and was with them when the club moved to

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and renamed themselves

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, which revived the club and they were promoted at the end of the

2011 China League One The 2011 China League One is the eighth season of the China League One, the second tier of the China, Chinese Association football, football league pyramid, since its establishment. It began on 26 March 2011 and ended in October 2011. The size of ...

season. In February 2014, Li transferred to fellow Super League club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. Li joined

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side Shenyang Dongjin in June 2018. On 23 June 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Baotou Nanjiao. Li became a free player in July 2018 when Shenyang Dongjin failed to register for the rest of the season due to wage arrears.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 12 July 2018.''李文博
at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29

References

External links

Player profile
at Sohu.com

at Sodasoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Wenbo 1983 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Shenyang Guangzhou City F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Shenyang Dongjin F.C. players Men's association football defenders Chinese Super League players China League One players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen