# Li Hong (footballer)

Li Hong (Chinese: 历鸿; born 16 January 1993) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a left-back or centre-back for Changchun Yatai.
On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Li was banned from football-related activities for five years, from 10 September 2024 to 9 September 2029, for involving in match-fixing.

## Club career

Li Hong would play for the Changchun Yatai youth team before being promoted to their senior team and then loaned to third tier club Shaanxi Laochenggen in the 2013 China League Two season. On his return to Changchun he would be moved to their reserve squad until he transferred to second tier football club Zhejiang Yiteng on 26 February 2018. He would gradually establish himself as a regular within the team and aided his club to a twelfth place finish, however despite this the club were relegated after the club failed to apply for a League One license.
Li Hong joined another third tier club Yunnan Kunlu in the 2020 China League Two season before joining second tier club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic on 15 April 2021. He would make his debut in a league game on 5 May 2021 in a 4-1 victory against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. After going on to establish himself as an integral member of the team he would join top tier club Cangzhou Mighty Lions on 9 August 2022. He would make his debut in a league game on 24 August 2022 in a 1-1 draw against Zhejiang Professional.
On 30 March 2023, Li would join fellow top tier club Changchun Yatai for the start of the 2023 Chinese Super League season.

## Career statistics

    As of 31 January 2023.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Changchun Yatai | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Laochenggen (loan) | 2013 | China League Two | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 2018 | China League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 2019 | China League Two | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 1 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Total | Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 2020 | China League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2021 | China League One | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2022 | China League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Total | Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 101 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1 |