Li Ang (footballer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

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.

Li Ang
李昂

Personal information
Full name	Li Ang
Date of birth	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31)
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)
Medal record Representing  China Men's football EAFF Championship 2019 South Korea Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021

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.^[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]

International career

Li made his debut for the Chinese national team on 22 June 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Macedonia.^[10]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[a]	0	31	2
	2017		18	1	4	0	8	0	1[a]	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

1. 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

Honours

Jiangsu Suning

• Chinese Super League: 2020^[6]
• Chinese FA Cup: 2015^[5]

Shanghai Port

• Chinese Super League: 2023

Individual

• Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2019