Li Rui (footballer)

Li Rui
李锐
Personal information
Full name Li Rui
Date of birth (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Place of birth Huiyang, Guangdong, China
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Académica de Coimbra
Number 33
Youth career
2000–2004 Bayi
2005 China Football School
2005–2010 Shenzhen Yantian Football School
2011–2012 Mafra
2012 Sporting CP
2013–2014 Shenzhen Ruby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 1º de Dezembro 17 (3)
2015–2016 Aves 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Oliveirense (loan) 10 (1)
2016– Braga 0 (0)
2016–Académica de Coimbra (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2016.


This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Rui (Chinese: 李锐; pinyin: Lǐ Ruì; born 2 May 1994) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra in the LigaPro.

Club career

Li Rui started his professional football career in 2014 when he was signed by Campeonato de Portugal side 1º de Dezembro. He scored first senior goal on 30 November 2014, in a 2–0 away win against Sintrense.[1] Li scored three goals in 17 appearances in the 2014–2015 season. Li transferred to LigaPro side Aves in the summer of 2015. He made his debut for Aves on 8 August 2015, in a 1–0 home defeat against Covilhã, coming on for Ernest Nyarko in the 67th minute.[2] He was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal club Oliveirense in September 2015.

Li transferred to Primeira Liga side Braga on 8 January 2016.[3] He was loaned to LigaPro side Académica de Coimbra on 8 August 2016.[4] He made his debut for Académica on 25 September 2016, in the second round of 2016–17 Taça de Portugal against Gouveia, coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel in the 61st minute.[5]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 September 2016 [6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2014–151º de DezembroCampeonato de Portugal 17300--173
2015–16AvesLigaPro 200000-20
2015–16OliveirenseCampeonato de Portugal 10100--101
2016–17Académica de CoimbraLigaPro 001000-10
Total Portugal 294100000304

References

  1. "Sintrense 0-2 1º Dezembro". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. "Desp. Aves 0-1 1º Sp. Covilhã". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. "Sp. Braga contrata chinês Li Rui". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. "Chinês mostra o que vale na Académica". noticiasdecoimbra.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. "CD Gouveia 1-2 Académica". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. Li Rui at thefinalball.com
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