Li Fang (footballer)
Li Fang (Chinese: 李放; pinyin: Lǐ Fàng; born 27 January 1993 in Guangyuan) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Chongqing Lifan in the China Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Li Fang | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right-back, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chongqing Lifan | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mingyu Football School | ||
| 2006–2008 | Tianjin Teda | ||
| 2008–2010 | Sichuan Youth | ||
| 2011–2012 | Pombal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Sichuan FC | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | Pombal | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sichuan FC | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sporting Covilhã | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Chongqing Lifan | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010 | China U-17 | ||
| 2011 | China U-20 | ||
| 2013–2014 | China U-22 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 | |||
Club career
In 2011, Li Fang started his senior football career with China League Two club Sichuan FC as a forward. He moved to Portuguese Third Division side Pombal in December 2011 and played three matches for Pombal in the 2011-12 season. Li returned to Sichuan in June 2012 and then transferred to Segunda Liga side Sporting Covilhã in August 2012. On 28 November 2012, he made his debut for Covilhã in a league match against União da Madeira where he coming on as a substitute for Hugo Moreira in the 86th minute.[1] He left Covilhã at the end of 2012/13 league season.
In February 2014, Li transferred to China League One side Chengdu Tiancheng.[2] He made his debut for Chengdu on 27 July 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat against Qingdao Hainiu, coming on as a substitute for Gao Xiang in the 82nd minute.[3] At Chengdu he would play in midfield and defence, however none of these changes would help in seeing the club avoid relegation at the end of the season, which saw Li become an unattached player in 2015 after Chengdu dissolved due to the downgrade.[4]
Li joined China Super League side Chongqing Lifan in the 2016 season.[5] He made his debut in a 2016 Chinese FA Cup match against Tianjin Quanjian with a 4–0 away defeat, coming on for Yang Yun in the 70th minute.[6]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.[7][8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sichuan FC | 2011 | China League Two | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | |||
| Pombal | 2011–12 | Terceira Divisão | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sichuan FC | 2012 | China League Two | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||
| Sporting Covilhã | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | 2014 | China League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
References
- "Sporting Covilhã vs. União Madeira 1 - 3". soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- 成都天诚签约“马明宇第二” 天才小将曾拒申花 at sports.qq.com 2014-02-27 Retrieved 2014-02-27
- 中甲-曲波破门导演逆转 成都1-2海牛李章洙遭两连败 at sports.sina.com 2014-07-27 Retrieved 2016-11-04
- 2014赛季中甲第30轮后积分榜 at sports.sohu.com 2014-11-02 Retrieved 2018-10-24
- 力帆确定30人大名单 at sports.163.com 2016-02-25 Retrieved 2016-11-04
- 足协杯-赵旭日法比亚诺建功 权健4-0胜10人力帆 at sports.163.com 2016-05-11 Retrieved 2016-11-04
- "李放". sodasoccer.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- "Fang Li". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
External links
- Li Fang at Soccerway