{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Li Kai <br> 李凯 | fullname = Li Kai | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|25}} | birth_place = Qingdao, Shandong, China | height = 1.85 m | position = Forward, Left winger, Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Dalian Shide | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2011–2013 | clubs3 = Guizhou Renhe | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Qingdao Hainiu (loan) | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Qingdao Hainiu | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Jiangxi Liansheng | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Qingdao Jonoon | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = Heze Caozhou | caps9 = – | goals9 = – | years10= 2020–2024 | clubs10= Qingdao West Coast | caps10= 61 | goals10= 25 | years11= 2024 | clubs11= → Qingdao Red Lions (loan) | caps11= 12 | goals11= 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009-2011 | nationalteam1 = China U23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 31 December 2020 | ntupdate = }}
'''Li Kai''' ({{zh|s=李凯|t=李凱|p=Li Kǎi}}; Born July 25, 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer.
==Club career== Li Kai began his professional football career after graduating from the Dalian Shide youth team in 2008 and would make his senior debut for the club on June 25, 2008 in a league game over Liaoning Whowin where Dalian won 2-1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2008&gameid=A10074|title=2-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2008-06-25|accessdate=2012-07-30}}</ref> In his debut season Li Kai would go on to score his first goal for the club on September 12, 2008 in a 3-1 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2008&gameid=A14106|title=3-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2008-07-12|accessdate=2012-07-30}}</ref> However, the team suffered a disappointing season which saw Dalian flirt with relegation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china08.html |title=China 2008 |date=3 Apr 2009 |accessdate=2012-07-30 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html |archivedate=2010-07-21 }}</ref>
By the beginning of the 2010 league season Dalian allowed Li Kai to go on loan to top tier side Shaanxi Baorong Chanba and he would make his debut for the club on March 28, 2010 in a 1-1 draw against his parent club Dalian Shide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/28/china-pr/csl/shanxi-baorong/dalian-shide/918247/|title=Guizhou Renhe vs. Dalian Shide 1-1|publisher=soccerway.com|date=28 March 2010|accessdate=2012-07-30}}</ref> By July 28, 2010 he would then score his first goal for the club in a league game against Chongqing Lifan, which ended in a 2-2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/gameinfo.php?season=2010&gameid=A15117|title=2-2 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐|publisher=csldata.sports.sohu.com|date=2010-07-28|accessdate=2012-07-30}}</ref> His loan period made his move permanent the following season before his new club decided to move to Guizhou and renamed themselves Guizhou Renhe in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|title=Only in the CSL: Shaanxi Chanba Moving to Guizhou in 2012|publisher=wildeastfootball.net|date=December 6, 2011|accessdate=2012-07-30|archive-date=2017-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705064304/https://wildeastfootball.net/2011/12/only-in-the-csl-shaanxi-chanba-moving-to-guizhou-in-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 2 January 2016, Kai transferred to Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20160102/n433283079.shtml|title=永昌官方宣布李凯加盟球队|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=2016-01-02|accessdate=2016-01-04}}</ref> He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 1 May 2016 in a 2–0 defeat against Tianjin Teda, coming on for Mi Haolun in the 81st minute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-05-01/doc-ifxrtztc3120195.shtml|title=中超-津门颜值1哥轻松"捡"2球 泰达主场2-0永昌 |publisher=Sina|date=May 1, 2016|accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
In March 2017, Kai transferred to League Two side Jiangxi Liansheng.<ref>[http://www.sos110.com/h/787928.html 申新援到位 江西联盛蓄势待发！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315094825/http://www.sos110.com/h/787928.html |date=2017-03-15 }} at sos110.com 2017-03-14 Retrieved 2017-03-15</ref> On 7 March 2018, Kai transferred to Qingdao Jonoon.<ref> [https://www.dongqiudi.com/archive/565723.html 官方：朱晓健、李凯加盟中能] at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-07 Retrieved 2017-03-07</ref>
==Career statistics== ''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.''<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/li-kai/28680/ LI KAI] at Soccerway.com Retrieved 2021-04-29</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Dalian Shide||2008||Chinese Super League||20||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||2 |- |2009||Chinese Super League||20||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||3 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !40||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||40||5 |- |Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan)||2010||Chinese Super League||26||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||2 |- |rowspan=4|Shaanxi Baorong Chanba/<br>Guizhou Renhe||2011||Chinese Super League||18||1||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||1 |- |2012||Chinese Super League||14||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||19||0 |- |2013||Chinese Super League||2||0||0||0||3||1||colspan="2"|-||5||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !34||1||7||0||3||1||0||0||44||2 |- |Qingdao Hainiu (loan)||2013||China League Two||11||6||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||6 |- |rowspan=3|Qingdao Hainiu||2014||China League One||15||3||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||19||3 |- |2015||China League One||15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !30||3||4||0||0||0||0||0||34||3 |- |Shijiazhuang Ever Bright||2016||Chinese Super League||10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||0 |- |Jiangxi Liansheng||2017||China League Two||21||5||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||5 |- |Qingdao Jonoon||2018||China League Two||21||4||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||4 |- |Heze Caozhou||2019||CMCL||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|- |- |Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai||2020||China League Two||9||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||4 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !202||30||15||0||3||1||0||0||220||31 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== ===Club=== '''Qingdao Hainiu''' * China League Two: 2013
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://csldata.sports.sohu.com/player.php?regnum=MA20606 Player stats] at Sohu.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Kai}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:Footballers from Qingdao Category:Dalian Shide F.C. players Category:Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Category:Qingdao F.C. players Category:Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Category:Jiangxi Lushan F.C. players Category:Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:China League One players Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Category:Men's association football utility players Category:Asian Games footballers for China Category:Qingdao West Coast F.C. players Category:Qingdao Red Lions F.C. players {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub}}