Li Ngai Hoi
Li Ngai Hoi (Chinese: 李毅凱; Jyutping: lei5 ngai6 hoi2; born on 15 October 1994 in Hong Kong), is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Li Ngai Hoi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Left back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Kitchee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Kitchee | 47 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Hong Kong Sapling (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pegasus (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Southern (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Shenyang Zhongze (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → South China (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Pegasus (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Hong Kong U-18 | ||
| 2012 | Hong Kong U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Hong Kong | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 Nov 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2020 | |||
Early career
Li was a student of Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School and is under their youth football academy scheme with Kitchee. He also plays for the school's football team.[1]
Club career
Li trained with English Premier League club Aston Villa after winning the Be A Pro competition organised by the club and Nike in August 2011.[2] Li was promoted from the youth system of Kitchee in 2010. For the 2011–12 season, he was loaned to Hong Kong Sapling to gain more playing experiences.[3] On 2 October 2011, Li made his debut for Hong Kong Sapling in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield first round first leg away match against Tuen Mun.[4]
In the 2012–13 season, Li joined Pegasus on a loan contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] He returned to Kitchee at the end of the season. In July 2013, Li joined China Super League club Dalian Aerbin for trial. Later, Li joined fellow First Division club Southern on a season-long loan from Kitchee on 7 August 2013.
On 9 January 2018, Li was recalled by Kitchee ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 14 December 2019.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Kitchee
References
- (in Chinese)董之英變身學界巴塞贈呂明才九蛋 Oriental Daily. 11 October 2010.
- (in Chinese)劉學銘李毅凱維拉學法 Oriental Daily. 14 May 2011.
- 傑志狙擊「魚腩」港菁誓再下一城 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Hong Kong Daily News. 25 September 2011.
- (in Chinese)康寶高級組銀牌首圈首回合 港菁教頭：入球遲早來 Apple Daily. 3 October 2011.
- "太陽飛馬顯活力 12/13昂首創高峰". Sun Pegasus FC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- "傑志主場首戰對手欲組國腳級防線 全北汽車向江蘇蘇寧提出借洪正好". Upower. Retrieved 9 January 2018. (in Chinese)