Personal information | |||
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Full name | Li Sirong [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dubrava | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2023 | ADO Den Haag | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023 | ADO Den Haag | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Vejle (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Vejle | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Dubrava | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 7 January 2024 (UTC) |
Li Sirong ( Chinese: 李嗣镕; born 4 May 2003), sometimes known in Europe as Sam Li, [2] is a Chinese footballer who plays as a right-back for Croatian side Dubrava.
Born in Dalian, Liaoning, Li started playing football at the age of eight. [3] His mother took him to Spain, Germany, and France, before deciding that the Netherlands would be the best place for her son to pursue a career in football. [3] He moved to the Netherlands at the age of twelve, training with an amateur side for over a year before passing a trial with professional side ADO Den Haag. [3]
In February 2020, he suffered a serious injury to his knee, keeping him out for almost a year. [4] Despite this, he recovered to sign his first professional contract with ADO Den Haag in January 2021, a three-and-a-half year deal. [5]
In January 2023, he was loaned to Danish side Vejle. [2] [6] He made his debut for Vejle in June 2023 and at the end of the season, the Li made a permanent move to Vejle. [7] On 13 September 2023, Vejle confirmed that Li had been sold to an unnamed Croatian club. [8] The club was later revealed as NK Dubrava.
Li is the son of former Chinese international footballer, and current general manager of Beijing Guoan, Li Ming. [9]
As well as professional football, Li also works as a model, and has worked with French personal care brand L'Oréal. [4] He has also modelled Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta and German brand Puma clothing, both for American men's magazine GQ.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ADO Den Haag | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Vejle (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish 1st Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Vejle | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dubrava | 2023–24 | Prva NL | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |