Li Xinyu ( zh, s=李新宇, t=, p=; born 21 August 1996), formerly known as Li Zheng ( zh, s=李峥, t=, p=), is a Chinese
footballer
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currently playing as a
goalkeeper
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for
Suzhou Dongwu.
Club career
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
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (), previously Tianjin TEDA (), is a Chinese professional football club based in Tianjin, that competes in . Tianjin Jinmen Tiger plays its home matches at the TEDA Soccer Stadium, located within Binhai. The f ...
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
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Schedule
The schedule was as follows.
Home Advantage Dec ...
game on 11 April 2018 against
Hainan Boying that ended in a defeat on penalties after a 0-0 draw. 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
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.
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.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Yangzhou
Footballers from Jiangsu
Chinese men's footballers
China men's youth international footballers
Chinese expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
China League One players
21st-century Chinese sportsmen
Jiangsu F.C. players
Gondomar S.C. players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Meizhou Hakka F.C. players
Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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