Li Xiancheng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Haimen, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantong Haimen Codion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Shanghai Lucky Star | ||
| 2011–2018 | Nantong Haimen Codion | ||
| 2018–2020 | SC Borgfeld | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Oberneuland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Brinkumer SV | 22 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Werder Bremen II | 20 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Nantong Haimen Codion | 15 | (1) |
| 2025 | Viktoria Berlin | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nantong Haimen Codion | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | China U16 | ||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:01, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Li Xiancheng (Chinese: 李贤成; born 23 August 2002) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for China League Two club Nantong Haimen Codion.
Club career
Li's father, Li Taizhen, first entered him in the academy of Shanghai Lucky Star in 2011, after noticing his son's interest in football.[2] After being unimpressed by Lucky Star's training facilities, his father founded the Nantong Haimen Codion training centre, and Li enrolled.[2][3] In 2018 he travelled to Germany to join local side SC Borgfeld. Having also represented FC Oberneuland at youth level, he joined Brinkumer SV in 2021.[2][4]
In June 2022, following impressive performances with Brinkumer SV, Li joined Werder Bremen, being assigned to their reserve team.[5] He made his debut in August of the same year.[6]
International career
Li has represented China at various youth levels internationally.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brinkumer SV | 2021–22 | Bremen-Liga | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Werder Bremen II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bremen-Liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Bremen Cup
- ↑ Appearance in promotion play-offs
References
- 1 2 Li Xiancheng at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 3 4 "留洋小球员简介—李贤成、王博文" [Brief introduction of foreign players - Li Xiancheng, Wang Bowen]. sunnews.cc (in Chinese). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "走出去才能赢得尊重!19岁中国小伙在德国地区联赛取得进球,中国著名青训俱乐部因他而生!" [Go out to earn respect! The 19-year-old Chinese boy scored in the German regional league, and the famous Chinese youth club was born because of him!]. yangtse.com (in Chinese). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Schlickmann, Felix (11 May 2022). "Chinesischer Doppelpack: Xiancheng Li und Bowen Wang wollen auch in Europa Profis werden" [Chinese double pack: Xiancheng Li and Bowen Wang also want to become professionals in Europe]. kreiszeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Johannson, Niklas (21 June 2022). "Xiancheng Li und Bowen Wang wechseln zur U 23 des SV Werder" [Xiancheng Li and Bowen Wang join SV Werder U23s]. weser-kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "19岁小将云达不莱梅首秀,更强的队友却因国青集训将缺席联赛两月" [19-year-old Werder Bremen makes his debut, but stronger teammates will miss the league for two months due to the national youth training camp]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Li Xiancheng at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Sportspeople from Nantong
- Footballers from Jiangsu
- Living people
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- Nantong Haimen Codion F.C. players
- FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players
- Regionalliga players
- China League Two players
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Chinese football defender stubs
- Chinese football midfielder stubs