Li Kai

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Li Kai
李凯

| fullname = Li Kai[李凯]

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|25}}

| birth_place = Qingdao, Shandong, China

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Forward, Left winger, Defender

| currentclub = Qingdao Red Lions (on loan from Qingdao West Coast)

| clubnumber = 27

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Dalian Shide | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2011–2013 | clubs3 = Guizhou Renhe | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Qingdao Hainiu (loan) | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Qingdao Hainiu | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Jiangxi Liansheng | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Qingdao Jonoon | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = Heze Caozhou | caps9 = – | goals9 = –

| years10= 2020– | clubs10= Qingdao West Coast | caps10= 61 | goals10= 25

| years11= 2024– | clubs11= →Qingdao Red Lions (loan) | caps11= 0 | goals11= 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

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| pcupdate = 31 December 2020

| ntupdate =

}}

Li Kai ({{zh|s=李凯|t=李凱|p=Li Kǎi}}; Born July 25, 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for {{Chinese football updater|QDRLions}} club Qingdao Red Lions.

Club career

Li Kai began his professional football career after graduating from the Dalian Shide youth team in 2008 and would make his senior debut for the club on June 25, 2008 in a league game over Liaoning Whowin where Dalian won 2-1.{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2008&gameid=A10074|title=2-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2008-06-25|accessdate=2012-07-30}} In his debut season Li Kai would go on to score his first goal for the club on September 12, 2008 in a 3-1 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua.{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2008&gameid=A14106|title=3-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2008-07-12|accessdate=2012-07-30}} However, the team suffered a disappointing season which saw Dalian flirt with relegation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china08.html |title=China 2008 |date=3 Apr 2009 |accessdate=2012-07-30 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html |archivedate=2010-07-21 }}

By the beginning of the 2010 league season Dalian allowed Li Kai to go on loan to top tier side Shaanxi Baorong Chanba and he would make his debut for the club on March 28, 2010 in a 1-1 draw against his parent club Dalian Shide.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/28/china-pr/csl/shanxi-baorong/dalian-shide/918247/|title=Guizhou Renhe vs. Dalian Shide 1-1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=28 March 2010|accessdate=2012-07-30}} By July 28, 2010 he would then score his first goal for the club in a league game against Chongqing Lifan, which ended in a 2-2 draw.{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2010&gameid=A15117|title=2-2 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2010-07-28|accessdate=2012-07-30}} His loan period made his move permanent the following season before his new club decided to move to Guizhou and renamed themselves Guizhou Renhe in 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|title=Only in the CSL: Shaanxi Chanba Moving to Guizhou in 2012 |publisher=wildeastfootball.net|date=December 6, 2011|accessdate=2012-07-30}}

On 2 January 2016, Kai transferred to Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20160102/n433283079.shtml|title=永昌官方宣布李凯加盟球队|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=2016-01-02|accessdate=2016-01-04}} He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 1 May 2016 in a 2–0 defeat against Tianjin Teda, coming on for Mi Haolun in the 81st minute.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-05-01/doc-ifxrtztc3120195.shtml|title=中超-津门颜值1哥轻松"捡"2球泰达主场2-0永昌 |publisher=Sina|date=May 1, 2016|accessdate=November 3, 2016}}

In March 2017, Kai transferred to League Two side Jiangxi Liansheng.[http://www.sos110.com/h/787928.html 申新援到位江西联盛蓄势待发！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315094825/http://www.sos110.com/h/787928.html |date=2017-03-15 }} at sos110.com 2017-03-14 Retrieved 2017-03-15 On 7 March 2018, Kai transferred to Qingdao Jonoon. [https://www.dongqiudi.com/archive/565723.html 官方：朱晓健、李凯加盟中能] at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-07 Retrieved 2017-03-07

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/li-kai/28680/ LI KAI] at Soccerway.com Retrieved 2021-04-29

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\|Dalian Shide	2008	Chinese Super League	20	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|20	2
2009	Chinese Super League	20	3	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|20	3
colspan=2 \| Total !40\|\|5\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|40\|\|5
Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan)	2010	Chinese Super League	26	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	2
rowspan=4\|Shaanxi Baorong Chanba/ Guizhou Renhe	2011	Chinese Super League	18	1	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|20	1
2012	Chinese Super League	14	0	5	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|19	0
2013	Chinese Super League	2	0	0	0	3	1	colspan="2"
\|5	1
colspan=2 \| Total !34\|\|1\|\|7\|\|0\|\|3\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|44\|\|2
Qingdao Hainiu (loan)	2013	China League Two	11	6	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|11	6
rowspan=3\|Qingdao Hainiu	2014	China League One	15	3	4	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|19	3
2015	China League One	15	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	0
colspan=2 \| Total !30\|\|3\|\|4\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|34\|\|3
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	2016	Chinese Super League	10	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	0
Jiangxi Liansheng	2017	China League Two	21	5	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|23	5
Qingdao Jonoon	2018	China League Two	21	4	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|21	4
Heze Caozhou	2019	CMCL	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai	2020	China League Two	9	4	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|9	4
colspan=3 \| Career total !202\|\|30\|\|15\|\|0\|\|3\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|220\|\|31