Li_Ang_(footballer)
Li Ang (footballer)
Chinese footballer
Li Ang (Chinese: 李昂; pinyin: Lǐ Áng; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ǎŋ]; born 15 September 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port and the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Li Ang | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Pei County, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Jiangsu Youth | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 165 | (13) |
| 2021– | Shanghai Port | 58 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | China U-19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | China U-23 | 13 | (2) |
| 2014– | China | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Li Ang started his football career with Jiangsu Suning in 2014 after playing for Jiangsu Youth during the 2011 season and the 2012 season.[1] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 8 March 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Guizhou Renhe.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a league game on 11 May 2014 in a 1-0 win against Changchun Yatai.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Li would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2020 Chinese Super League title with the club.[6] 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.[7] On 12 March 2021, Li was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Shanghai Port.[8] 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.[9]
Li made his debut for the Chinese national team on 22 June 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Macedonia.[10]
Club statistics
- As of 31 January 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jiangsu Youth | 2011 | China League Two | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 165 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 17 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
International statistics
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Jiangsu Suning
Shanghai Port
Individual
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2019
- 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 Chinese)
- 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 Chinese)
- 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 Chinese)
- "足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠". Sina. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- "中超-特谢拉造红牌+破门 苏宁2-1恒大夺中超首冠" (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- "Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "官方：李昂、杜佳、阿布拉汗加盟上海海港". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER VS. SHANGHAI PORT 1 - 6". soccerway.com (in Chinese). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "热身赛-进攻乏力毫无亮点 国足闷战0-0平马其顿". xinhuanet.com. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- 李昂 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-29 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine