Li Tenglong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Tenglong
Personal information
Full name Li Tenglong (Chinese)
Lê Đằng Long (Vietnamese)
Date of birth (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Henan FC
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2019 CSKA Moscow
2019–2021 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Recreativo Granada 0 (0)
2022 → Cubillas (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Henan FC 2 (0)
International career
2019 China U18
2018 China U19
2022 China U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Li Tenglong (Chinese: 黎腾龙; born 6 January 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Russia, he is a youth international for China.

Club career

Li was born in Moscow, Russia, to a Chinese mother from Xi'an[2] and Vietnamese father.[3] He joined Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow in 2007, and stayed with the club for twelve years.[3] He moved to Spain and joined Granada in February 2019,[2] but in May of the same year, he suffered a fracture in his left leg, keeping him out for the majority of the season.[3] He was promoted to the club's 'B' team, Recreativo Granada, in 2020, but suffered another injury in May 2021, this time to his right leg, and missed another season.[3]

He returned to footballing action in February 2022, when he was loaned to sixth-tier FC Cubillas.[3]

International career

Li's mother made sure he retained his Chinese citizenship.[3] He has been approached by both the Russian and Vietnamese footballing associations to represent each nation.[4] He was first called up to the China youth teams in 2018, playing at the Weifang Cup, despite being two years younger than his compatriots.[5][6] He was called up to the under-21 squad in 2022, his first call-up in three years.[5][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 October 2023.[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Recreativo Granada 2020–21 Segunda División B 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cubillas (loan) 2021–22 División de Honor Andaluza 8 0 0 0 – 0 0 8 0
Henan 2023 Chinese Super League 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Li Tenglong at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "格拉纳达官方：中国球员黎腾龙正式加盟" [Granada official: Chinese player Li Tenglong officially joined]. toutiao.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "伤仲永,曾经的天才球员黎腾龙,现在已沦落到西班牙第6级联赛中" [Shang Zhongyong, once a talented player Li Tenglong, has now been reduced to the sixth level of the Spanish league]. k.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "他是中国足坛最神秘的新星，曾是豪门梯队核心球员，未来值得期待" [He is the most mysterious new star in Chinese football. He was once a core player of the wealthy echelon. The future is worth looking forward to]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "黎腾龙总结国青队留洋：克罗地亚比赛更利于练"脑"" [Li Tenglong summed up the national youth team's overseas study: the Croatian game is more conducive to training the "brain"]. ttplus.cn (in Chinese). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "从黎腾龙到萧高进，归化球员，中国足球需更谨慎些！" [From Li Tenglong to Xiao Gaojin, naturalized players, Chinese football needs to be more cautious!]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ "中国男足好消息！多名留洋球员陆续驰援，洋帅集体考察，检验成色" [Good news for the Chinese men's football team! A number of overseas players rushed to help one after another, and the foreign coaches collectively inspected and tested their quality]. c.m.163.com (in Chinese). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ Li Tenglong at Soccerway
  9. ^ Li Tenglong at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)