Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.19
goals / match
Nanjing City
top club · 50 apps
Position rank · 2024
#402
goals rank
#752
assists rank
22
season goals
3
season assists
Among 997 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€125k
peak value · 2018
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 17/18
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1994-05-02 · 6 players total
117Appearances
22Goals
3Assists
3Yellow cards
1Red cards
17Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Rui Li |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 李锐 |
| Date of birth | 1994-05-02 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
| Citizenship |  China |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-09-10 |
| Contract expires | — |
Sep 2024
Transfer: SX Union → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Shaanxi Union
21 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: GX PG Haliao → SX Union
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2023
Transfer: NJ City → GX PG Haliao
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Nanjing City
26 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Nanjing City
24 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Transfer: GX PG Haliao → NJ City
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: GZ City Res. → GX PG Haliao
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Guangxi Baoyun
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2019
Transfer: GZ R&F → GZ City Res.
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Braga B → GZ R&F
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Guangzhou R&F
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2018
Transfer: R&F → Braga B
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Braga B → R&F
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — R&F
20 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Coimbra → Braga B
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Braga B → Coimbra
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Académica Coimbra
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2016
Transfer: Desportivo Aves → Braga B
15/16 · Transfer
Dec 2015
Transfer: AD Oliveirense → Desportivo Aves
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Desportivo Aves → AD Oliveirense
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: 1º Dezembro → Desportivo Aves
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Desportivo Aves (- 2020)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €125k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 347 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2024. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals6 total · 2.03/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A6 total · 2.03/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Shaanxi Union
17.8%
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
0.0%
Nanjing City
34.0%
Guangxi Baoyun
38.7%
Guangzhou R&F
0.0%
R&F
9.6%
Académica Coimbra
0.0%
Desportivo Aves (- 2020)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaanxi Union | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 266 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nanjing City | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 509 |
| Guangxi Baoyun | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 579 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&F | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 144 |
| Académica Coimbra | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desportivo Aves (- 2020) | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chinese FA Cup | Shaanxi Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 2024 | League Two North | Shaanxi Union | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2024 | League Two Prom. | Shaanxi Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chinese FA Cup | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | League One | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chinese FA Cup | Nanjing City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | League One | Nanjing City | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| 2021 | Chinese FA Cup | Nanjing City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | League One | Nanjing City | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 242 |
| 2020 | League Two B | Guangxi Baoyun | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 579 |
| 2018 | Super League | Guangzhou R&F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Hong Kong FA Cup | R&F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Hong Kong Premier League | R&F | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 |
| 17/18 | Sapling Cup | R&F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Senior Shield | R&F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | Académica Coimbra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | Desportivo Aves (- 2020) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-20 | 1º Dezembro | Desportivo Aves | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Desportivo Aves | AD Oliveirense | Loan | 25000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-31 | AD Oliveirense | Desportivo Aves | Return from loan | 25000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-08 | Desportivo Aves | Braga B | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Braga B | Coimbra | Loan | 25000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-01 | Coimbra | Braga B | Return from loan | 25000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-18 | Braga B | R&F | Loan | 25000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | R&F | Braga B | Return from loan | 125000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-13 | Braga B | GZ R&F | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | GZ R&F | GZ City Res. | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-19 | GZ City Res. | GX PG Haliao | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-04-11 | GX PG Haliao | NJ City | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-04 | NJ City | GX PG Haliao | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-20 | GX PG Haliao | SX Union | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-09-10 | SX Union | Retired | Transfer | 75000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€125k
Low—
Δ since start−€25k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wubin Wen | 1 | 0 | 964 |
| Haolun Mi | 2 | 0 | 924 |
| Giovane | 1 | 2 | 918 |
| Elkut Eysajan | 1 | 0 | 882 |
| Ruiqi Yang | 2 | 0 | 871 |
| Weipu Wang | 1 | 0 | 848 |
| Mingtian Hu | 2 | 0 | 828 |
| Xuejian Zheng | 1 | 0 | 802 |
| Haiqing Cao | 1 | 1 | 798 |
| Yubiao Deng | 2 | 2 | 762 |
| Jingyi Zhang | 1 | 0 | 694 |
| Zhaohui Yang | 1 | 0 | 678 |
| Nemanja Vidic | 2 | 0 | 590 |
| Mingyu Zhao | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuchen Zhou | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zihao Huang | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zhiwei Xie | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Hong Kong Premier League | R&F | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | League One | Nanjing City | 5 | 23 |
| 2024 | League Two North | Shaanxi Union | 5 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | League One | Nanjing City | 3 | 25 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | R&F | Braga B | Return from loan | — | €125k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-18 | Braga B | R&F | Loan | — | €25k |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-01 | Coimbra | Braga B | Return from loan | — | €25k |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Braga B | Coimbra | Loan | — | €25k |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-31 | AD Oliveirense | Desportivo Aves | Return from loan | — | €25k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Desportivo Aves | AD Oliveirense | Loan | — | €25k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | 242 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2020 | 9 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 |
| 17/18 | 20 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
58 apps
9 G
3 A
Hong Kong Premier League
14 apps
6 G
0 A
League Two North
16 apps
5 G
0 A
Chinese FA Cup
5 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two B
9 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Rui Li?
Rui Li is a China professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Rui Li?
Rui Li is 32 years old. He was born on May 2, 1994 in Huizhou, Guangdong.
What position does Rui Li play?
Rui Li plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Rui Li play for?
Rui Li currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Rui Li scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rui Li has scored 22 goals in 117 appearances.