Li Tixiang
李提香
Personal information
Full name Li Tixiang
Date of birth (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Tangshan, Hebei, China
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2009 Beijing Guoan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Beijing Guoan 19 (0)
2010 → Beijing Guoan Talent (loan) 31 (1)
2014 → Tondela (loan) 1 (0)
2016 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 9 (0)
2017–2022 Guangzhou R&F 118 (2)
2023– Zhejiang 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

Li Tixiang (Chinese: 李提香; pinyin: Lǐ Tíxiāng; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì tʰǐ ɕjáŋ]; born 1 September 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a left-footed midfielder or centre-back for Zhejiang in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Li started his football career in 2009 when he was promoted to Beijing Guoan'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, which would play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League 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 on 12 February 2010. He scored his first senior goal in the first round of 2010 Singapore Cup which Beijing Guoan Talent lost to invited foreign team Kitchee 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. Li was fined S$2,500 by Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for participating the brawl.[1] He scored his first senior league goal on 19 October in a 3–1 home defeat against Albirex Niigata (Singapore).

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 which Beijing beat Nanchang Hengyuan 6–1 at Workers Stadium, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Xizhe in the 46th minute.[2] His first Super League debut came on 2 July in a match against Shaanxi Renhe coming on as substitute for Piao Cheng in a 1–1 draw.[3]

In January 2014, Li was loaned to Segunda Liga side Tondela until the end of 2013/14 season.[4] 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 1–0 on 11 May 2014.[5] Tondela officially announced Li's departure on 12 May 2014.[6]

On 14 July 2016, Li transferred to Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[7] He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 31 July 2016 in a Hebei Derby match against Hebei China Fortune.[8] 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 on a free transfer after Shijiazhuang relegated to the second tier.[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 April 2017 in a 1–0 away victory against Yanbian Funde, coming on as a substitute for Chen Zhizhao in the 62nd minute.[10] On 18 June 2017, Li was involved in a collision and was sent off during a league match with Shanghai SIPG.[11] He received a ban of 5 matches by the Chinese Football Association.[12]

After six seasons at Guangzhou he would join another top tier club in Zhejiang on 18 January 2023.[13]

Personal life

Li's given name, Tixiang, comes from the Chinese translation of Italian painter Titian (Chinese: 提香).[14]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beijing Guoan 2009 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
2011 2 0 1 0 - - 3 0
2012 6 0 0 0 - 0 0 6 0
2013 10 0 1 0 - 2 0 13 0
2014 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
2015 1 0 2 0 - 1 0 4 0
2016 0 0 2 0 - - 2 0
Total 19 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 28 0
Beijing Guoan Talent (loan) 2010 S. League 31 1 1 1 1 0 - 33 2
Tondela (loan) 2013/14 Segunda Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2016 Chinese Super League 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
Guangzhou R&F 2017 18 0 3 0 - - 21 0
2018 26 0 5 0 - - 31 0
2019 15 0 1 0 - - 16 0
2020 14 0 3 0 - - 17 0
2021 18 1 1 0 - - 19 1
2022 27 1 1 0 - - 28 1
Total 118 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 132 2
Career total 178 3 21 1 1 0 3 0 203 4

References

  1. ^ 6 Young Lions and 10 Beijing players charged for S.League brawl at redsports.sg 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2012-12-11
  2. ^ 北京国安6:1狂胜南昌衡源 挺进足协杯八强 at sports.163.com 2011-05-26 Retrieved 2012-12-11 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 中超-曲波点射徐亮扳平 国安客场1-1陕西4连平 at sports.163.com 2011-07-02 Retrieved 2012-12-11 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 国安留洋小将曾拒其他队高薪 临行续约感谢国安 at sports.sohu.com 2014-01-20 Retrieved 2014-01-22 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ Moreirense 1-0 Tondela at zerozero.pt 2014-05-11 Retrieved 2014-05-13 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ CD Tondela Termina Ligação Com Yi Guo E Li Tixiang Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine at CD Tondela 2014-05-12 Retrieved 2014-05-13 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ 国安官宣李提香转会至永昌 at sohu.com 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-14 (in Chinese)
  8. ^ 大羽主动变阵改善攻防 李提香首秀亮相打满全场 at sohu.com 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-11-03 (in Chinese)
  9. ^ 富力官宣签约2内援 国安旧将携中甲抢断王加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2016-11-19 Retrieved 2016-11-20
  10. ^ 中超-扎哈维破门 富力补时陷争议1-0延边取3连胜 at sports.sina.com 2017-04-01 Retrieved 2017-04-01
  11. ^ 双方爆发激烈冲突2将染红 富力1-1上港7轮不胜 at sohu.com 2017-06-18 Retrieved 2017-06-23 (in Chinese)
  12. ^ 足协处罚李提香过分力量推击对手:停赛5场+罚款 at sina.com 2017-06-22 Retrieved 2017-06-23 (in Chinese)
  13. ^ "浙江队官方：球队签下广州城球员李提香". m.dongqiudi.com. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  14. ^ 李提香：不想当徐亮接班人 足球是生命不是工作 at xinhuanet.com 2013-03-07 Retrieved 2014-05-13 (in Chinese)
  15. ^ Li Tixiang at Soccerway

External links

Zhejiang Professional F.C. – current squad
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