Li Xun (Chinese: 李勋; Korean리훈; born 2 January 1992 in Tumen, Yanbian) is a Chinese professional footballer of Korean descent who currently plays for as a forward or attacking midfielder for Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Li Xun
리훈
李勋
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tumen, Jilin, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Yanbian FC 83 (7)
2018 Jilin Baijia 13 (1)
2019– Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
Li Xun
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李勋
Korean name
Hangul리훈

Club career edit

Li Xun started his professional football career in 2013 when he was promoted to China League One side Yanbian FC's first team squad.[1] He quickly established himself within the first team and became a regular starter in the season. On 18 August 2013, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 defeat against Shenyang Shenbei.[2] He played 22 league matches and scored 2 goals in the 2015 season as Yanbian won promotion to the Chinese Super League. On 19 February 2016, after an unsuccessful trial with Beijing Guoan, he signed a new contract with Yanbian.[3] On 5 March 2016, Li made his Super League debut in the first match of 2016 season against Shanghai Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Yoon Bit-garam in the 91st minute in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[4]

Despite being an integral member of the squad that helped maintain Yanbian's status within the top tier throughout the 2016 Chinese Super League season, Li was unceremoniously dropped to the teams bench throughout the whole of the 2017 Chinese Super League and saw Yanbian relegated at the end of the season.[5] Speculation within the Chinese media suggested that the owners were unhappy with how Li's contract negotiations went and that he was actively looking to move.[6] In March 2018, Li transferred to China League Two side Jilin Baijia. On 28 February 2019, Li joined second-tier club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (now known as Cangzhou Mighty Lions) and was placed in their reserve squad.

Career statistics edit

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[7]

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
Yanbian FC 2013 China League One 24 2 0 0 - - 24 2
2014 20 3 1 0 - - 21 3
2015 22 2 0 0 - - 22 2
2016 Chinese Super League 17 0 1 0 - - 18 0
2017 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 83 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 85 7
Jilin Baijia 2018 China League Two 13 1 2 1 - - 15 2
Career total 96 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 100 9

Honours edit

Club edit

Yanbian FC

References edit

  1. ^ 2013赛季中甲联赛延边长白虎足球队球员大名单 at sports.xinmin.com 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-22 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 中甲-柳超传射建功何塞梅开二度 沈北3-1长白虎 at sports.163.com 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2016-04-06 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 延边小将归队续约 曾试训国安未打动扎切罗尼 at sports.qq.com 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-04-06 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 河太均建功登巴巴点射救主 申花1-1富德 at sports.sohu.com 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-21 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ "China 2017". RSSSF. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ^ "曾试训国安失败,租借归来却发现原东家已解散,但明年有望踢中超". k.sina.cn. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ^ "李勋". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016. Archived 2020-08-02 at the Wayback Machine

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