Li Shuai

Li Shuai was born on 18 August 1982 in Qingdao, Shandong, China. Li started his football career with Qingdao Hademen, where he acquired football skills and gained his first experience playing for the club’s youth team.

In 2002 Li Shuai signed a professional agreement with Qingdao Hademen where he had started his football career. The footballer made his debut on 1 September 2002. It was his only appearance in that season. For several years Li was utilized as a reserve keeper, and only in 2005 he managed to get into the first team of the club where he played 23 games. In the 2005/2006 campaign the team showed unsuccessful performance and hardly avoided Super League relegation. Li Shuai wasn’t lucky; he lacked playing time and made only substitute appearances. All in all, the footballer featured in 40 matches for Qingdao Hademen.

In 2007 Li Shuai penned a contract with Guangzhou Evergrande which played in the second division at that time. After a while the player cemented a starting XI position and became a first-choice goalkeeper of this Chinese team.

In 2007 and 2010 Shuai won the China League One title together with his team. In 2010 Li made his 100th appearances. Li Shuai also won the 2011 Chinese Super League title and the 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup. Nowadays Li continues his career in Guangzhou Evergrande where he still plays as a first-choice goalkeeper.