Li Xinxiang
Chinese footballer (born 2005)
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Li Xinxiang (Chinese: 李新翔; pinyin: Lǐ Xīnxiáng; born 30 November 2005) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.
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Li Xinxiang in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Li Xinxiang | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Huoqiu County, Anhui, China | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Shanghai Port | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Shanghai Port B | 22 | (5) |
| 2025– | Shanghai Port | 23 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | China U22 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Shanghai Port
2024
In 2024, Li Xinxiang followed Shanghai Port B to compete in the 2024 China League Two. He made his professional debut on 24 March 2024, in a 2–1 away loss to Jiangxi Dark Horse Junior. On 5 April 2024, he scored his first goal for Shanghai Port B, in a 2–0 home win over Shenzhen Juniors.[1] On 25 May 2024, Li Xinxiang provided a goal and an assist in a 6–1 home win against Haikou Mingcheng.[2] On 29 September 2024, Li Xinxiang scored a double in an away league match against Nantong Haimen Codion, with the match finishing 2–1 for Shanghai Port B.[3] For his performance in that match, he was given the player of the round award.[4] Li Xinxiang finished the season with five goals in twenty-one appearances.[5]
2025
On 21 February 2025, Shanghai Port announced that Li Xinxiang would be registered for their 2025 Chinese Super League campaign.[6] On 11 March 2025, he made his first-team debut for Shanghai Port, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Mateus Vital in the second leg of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite round of 16, in a 4–1 away loss to Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos.[7] In addition to the first-team, Li Xinxiang continued to play for Shanghai Port B. On 22 March 2025, he provided an assist for Liao Chongjiu in a 2–1 win over Tai'an Tiankuang in a 2025 China League Two match.[8] On 28 March 2025, on his Chinese Super League debut, Li Xinxiang scored a goal and provided two assists in a 3–3 away draw with Qingdao West Coast, becoming the first player born in 2005 to score in the Chinese Super League, aged 19 years and 118 days.[9][10] With his performance, he also become the youngest ever player to provide a goal and an assist in a Chinese Super League match since 2012, and became the second youngest player to score a goal for Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League, behind only Li Deming.[11][12]
On 18 June, he scored Shanghai Port's opener in a 3–1 away league victory at Henan.[13] A week later on 26 June, he scored a goal and provided an assist for Gustavo in a 3–0 home win against Dalian Yingbo.[14] He then scored his fourth goal of the season in the following match on 30 June, equalising the game in an eventual 2–1 away win against Shenzhen Peng City.[15]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 November 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Port B | 2024 | China League Two | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2025 | China League Two | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| Career total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
Shanghai Port