Zhang Li张力

Zhang Li (Chinese: 张力; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.

Club Career

In 2009, Zhang Li started his professional footballer career with Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League. He eventually made his league debut for Henan on 21 May 2011 in a game against Dalian Shide. In February 2015, he was loaned to China League One club Wuhan Zall until 31 December 2015. He was sent to the reserved team in 2016.

In February 2017, Zhang moved to fellow Super League side Changchun Yatai. He would go on to make his debut for the club in a league game against Guangzhou R&F F.C. on 12 March 2017, which ended in a 1-0 defeat. On 4 August 2018 in a league game against Shanghai Shenhua, Zhang was accused of racially abusing opposing player Demba Ba. An investigation by the Chinese Football Association saw Zhang officially guilty of causing chaos, however no reference to racial abuse was mentioned. He was handed a six match ban and a fine of 42,000 yuan (US$6,100) on 10 August 2018.