Li Ang (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Li Ang
李昂

| image =

| fullname = Li Ang

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pei County, Jiangsu, China

| currentclub = Shanghai Port

| clubnumber = 2

| height = {{convert|1.87|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Centre-back, Left-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2011–2012

| clubs1 = Jiangsu Youth

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2014–2020

| clubs2 = Jiangsu Suning

| caps2 = 165

| goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2021–

| clubs3 = Shanghai Port

| caps3 = 58

| goals3 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = China U-19

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam2 = China U-23

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2014–

| nationalteam3 = China

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 10 April 2024

| ntupdate = 12 October 2021

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

}}

Li Ang ({{zh|s=李昂|p=Lǐ Áng}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|l|i|3|-|ang|2|}}; born 15 September 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port and the China national team.

Club career

Li Ang started his football career with Jiangsu Suning in 2014 after playing for Jiangsu Youth during the 2011 season and the 2012 season.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-03-05/17457052307.shtml 江苏舜天2014中超名单：德扬穿10号多名国脚领衔] at sina.com 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-05-26 {{in lang|zh}} He made his debut for the club in a league game on 8 March 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Guizhou Renhe.[http://sports.sohu.com/20140308/n396273653.shtml 德扬首秀错失杀机江苏舜天0-0贵州人和] at sohu.com 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-09 {{in lang|zh}} He scored his first goal for the club in a league game on 11 May 2014 in a 1-0 win against Changchun Yatai.[http://sports.sohu.com/20140511/n399411155.shtml 后卫破门 10人舜天客场1-0亚泰六轮首胜] at sohu.com 2014-05-11 Retrieved 2014-05-26 {{in lang|zh}} Throughout the season he would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the team and would play in the 2014 Chinese FA Cup, which the club lost 5-4 on aggregate to Shandong Luneng Taishan.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2014-11-22/17017420111.shtml|title=足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀鲁能5-4舜天夺冠|publisher=Sina|date=2014-11-22|accessdate=2020-04-04}} The following season Li would continue to cement his position within the team and go to win the 2015 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua.{{cite news|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2015-11-29/doc-ifxmazmz8993885.shtml|title=足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2015-11-29|accessdate=2019-08-17}}

Li would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2020 Chinese Super League title with the club.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2020-11-12/doc-iiznezxs1548903.shtml|title=中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-11-12|accessdate=2021-01-25|language=zh}} On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3123472/inter-milan-doubt-suning-call-time-chinese-champions-jiangsu-fc|access-date=2021-02-28|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}} On 12 March 2021, Li was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Shanghai Port.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1886815.html|title=官方：李昂、杜佳、阿布拉汗加盟上海海港|work=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2021-03-14|access-date=2023-04-07|language=zh}} He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 22 April 2021 against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in a 6-1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/22/china-pr/csl/tianjin-teda/shanghai-east-asia/3492302/|title=TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER VS. SHANGHAI PORT 1 - 6|work=soccerway.com|date=2021-04-22|access-date=2023-04-07|language=zh}}

International career

Li made his debut for the Chinese national team on 22 June 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Macedonia.{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2014-06/22/c_126654684.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625100807/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2014-06/22/c_126654684.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2014|title=热身赛-进攻乏力毫无亮点国足闷战0-0平马其顿|publisher=xinhuanet.com|date=22 June 2014|accessdate=22 June 2014}}

Career statistics

=Club statistics=

{{updated|31 January 2023}}.[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225618/9C537C6A55371215.shtml 李昂] at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 {{in lang|zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608030704/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/113/225618/9C537C6A55371215.shtml |date=2019-06-08}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Jiangsu Youth \|2011 \|rowspan="2"\|China League Two	13	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|13	1
2012	16	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|16	1
colspan="2"\|Total !29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
rowspan=8\|Jiangsu Suning \|2014 \|rowspan=7\|Chinese Super League	27	1	7	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|34	2
2015	23	3	5	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|28	4
2016	22	2	5	0	3	0	1{{efn\|name=CFASC\|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}	0	31	2
2017	18	1	4	0	8	0	1{{efn\|name=CFASC}}	0	31	1
2018	29	3	4	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|33	3
2019	28	3	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|30	3
2020	18	0	6	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|24	2
colspan="2"\|Total !165\|\|13\|\|33\|\|4\|\|11\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|213\|\|17
rowspan="3" \|Shanghai Port \|2021 \| rowspan="2" \|Chinese Super League \|13	1	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|14	1
2022 \|22	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|24	0
colspan="2" \|Total !35\|\|1\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|38\|\|1
colspan="3" \| Career total ! 229\|\|16\|\|36\|\|4\|\|11\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|278\|\|20