Li Xinxiang
.jpg) Li Xinxiang in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | 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 | 16 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 | |||
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.
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
In July 2023, Li Xinxiang was selected as part of a China U18 training camp.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 July 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 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Career total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
References
- ^ "上海海港B队2-0深圳青年人，刘柏杨破门，李新翔锁定胜局". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "上海海港B队6-1血洗海口名城，廖重九梅开二度，吴锦破门". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "上海海港B队2-1南通海门珂缔缘，李新翔包办2球". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "中乙第25轮最佳球员：海港B队李新翔当选". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b Li Xinxiang at Soccerway
- ^ "海港公布新赛季一线队名单：蒯纪闻入选，五外援在列". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "为海港扳回一城，19岁小将李新翔中超首秀即破门". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "上海海港B队2-1逆转泰安天贶，温钧翔、廖重九建功". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 22 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "海港客场连扳两城3-3西海岸，李新翔中超首秀两传一射，阿齐兹双响". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "初生牛犊！李新翔成为中超联赛2005年龄段首位进球球员". www.163.com (in Chinese). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "打破王彤纪录，李新翔是有统计以来中超单场传射最年轻的球员". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "19岁118天，李新翔是中超进球第二年轻的海港球员". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "河南1-3海港，李新翔、莱昂纳多建功，阿奇姆彭破门+屡失良机". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 18 June 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "海港3-0英博，李新翔传射+伤退，蒯纪闻助攻张琳芃破门". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "海港2-1逆转新鹏城，莱昂纳多传射制胜，李新翔世界波建功". www.dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "U18国足选拔队名单出炉：海港5人，申花4人，国少多人入选". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.