Li Ngai Hoi (Chinese: 李毅凱; Jyutping: lei5 ngai6 hoi2; born on 15 October 1994 in Hong Kong), is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for China League One club Nantong Zhiyun.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Li Ngai Hoi | ||
Date of birth | (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back Left back Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nantong Zhiyun | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Kitchee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2020 | Kitchee | 47 | (3) |
2011–2012 | → Hong Kong Sapling (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Pegasus (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Southern (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2014 | → Shenyang Zhongze (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → South China (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016–2018 | → Pegasus (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2021– | Nantong Zhiyun | 31 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Hong Kong U-18 | ||
2012 | Hong Kong U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (0) |
2016– | Hong Kong | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2022 |
Li was a student of Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School and is under their youth football academy scheme with Kitchee. He also plays for the school's football team.[1]
Li trained with English Premier League club Aston Villa after winning the Be A Pro competition organised by the club and Nike in August 2011.[2] Li was promoted from the youth system of Kitchee in 2010. For the 2011–12 season, he was loaned to Hong Kong Sapling to gain more playing experiences.[3] On 2 October 2011, Li made his debut for Hong Kong Sapling in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield first round first leg away match against Tuen Mun.[4]
In the 2012–13 season, Li joined Pegasus on a loan contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] He returned to Kitchee at the end of the season. In July 2013, Li joined China Super League club Dalian Aerbin for trial. Later, Li joined fellow First Division club Southern on a season-long loan from Kitchee on 7 August 2013.
On 9 January 2018, Li was recalled by Kitchee ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign.[6]
On 8 February 2021, Kitchee accepted Li's transfer request and stated that they would allow the player to leave immediately.[7] Four days later, it was announced that Li had signed with China League One club Nantong Zhiyun for a transfer fee of RMB $1 million.[8]
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 August 2022.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kitchee | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 86 | 7 | ||
Hong Kong Sapling (loan) | 2011–12 | Hong Kong First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Pegasus (loan) | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Southern (loan) | 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
Shenyang Zhongze (loan) | 2014 | China League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
South China (loan) | 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Pegasus (loan) | 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
2022 | China League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Career total | 114 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 169 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hong Kong | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |