Li Xiaoming (simplified Chinese: 李晓明; traditional Chinese: 李曉明; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎomíng; born 19 January 1996) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for China League One side Suzhou Dongwu.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Li Xiaoming | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Suzhou Dongwu | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Shanghai Luckystar | ||
| 2013–2015 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | → CF Crack's (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Henan Jianye (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Shenzhen FC (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Suzhou Dongwu | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014–2015 | China U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | China U23 | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020 | |||
Li Xiaoming was born in Shanghai.[1] He started his professional football career in January 2015 when he was loaned to Shanghai Shenhua's satellite team CF Crack's in the Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana.[2] He returned to Shanghai Shenhua in July 2015.[3] On 15 January 2016, he was loaned to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye for one plus one year as part of Bi Jinhao's transfer deal.[4] On 5 March 2016, Li made his Super League debut in the first match of 2016 season against Shanghai SIPG.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 6 May 2016 in a 4–3 away defeat against Hebei China Fortune.[6] He played 21 league matches in the 2016 season and won the title of Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year Award.[7] Li's loan deal at Henan was ended in advance at the end of 2016 season.[8] He was loaned to China League One side Shenzhen FC for one season on 28 February 2017.[9] In January 2018, Li returned to Shanghai Shenhua for the 2018 season.[10] On 2 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Changchun Yatai, coming on for Sun Shilin in the 86th minute.[11]
On 14 February 2019, Li transferred to newly-relegated China League One side Changchun Yatai.[12] After a mistake-filled 12-match spell at the club, Li was sent out on loan to fellow second-tier side Nantong Zhiyun, then-managed by Englishman Gary White.
On 23 October 2020, Li loaned to Suzhou Dongwu.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CF Crack's (loan) | 2014-15 | Primera Regional de Valencia | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Henan Jianye (loan) | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| Shenzhen FC (loan) | 2017 | China League One | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 | ||
| Changchun Yatai | 2019 | China League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nantong Zhiyun (loan) | 2019 | China League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
Changchun Yatai F.C. – current squad | |
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Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year | |
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