Li Haiqiang

South China

2006–07 season

He signed for South China in 2006. He was appointed as the captain in the second half of the season as the original captain Au Wai Lun served as a reserve player for most of the matches. On 21 May 2007, Li Haiqiang was awarded the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year after scoring 6 goals in the 2006–07 season. It was his debut season in Hong Kong First Division League and he was the first Mainland player to receive this award in its 30-year history. On Tuesday 24 July 2007, he played an integral part of South China's Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 tournament when he scored a terrific free-kick from approximately 40-yards out against Liverpool. The goal embarrassed Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson and recalled memories of Ronaldinho's World Cup 2002 goal against England. South China eventually lost the game by 3–1.

2007–08 season

In the 2007–08 season, Li scored 4 goals, and all of them came from free kicks. Li Haiqiang was named Hong Kong Footballer of the Year at the end of the season for the second year in a row, as well as being named a member of the Best Eleven.

2008–09 season

In the 2009 AFC Cup second-round match against Home United FC, Li Haiqiang scored two goals and helped South China win by 4:0 to progress to the quarter finals. On 1 August 2009, at the Panasonic Invitation Cup against Tottenham Hotspur, in the 68th minute, the referee pointed to the spot following a fairly innocuous challenge by Jake…

In 1999, Li was called up to the Chinese national football team's squad, but he did not play in any matches. After spending two seasons in Hong Kong, Li qualified to play for Hong Kong national football team. On 19 November 2008, Li made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Macau. Li took part as captain in Round 2 of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship tournament, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, helping Hong Kong qualify for the final tournament for the first time since 2003, when North Korea withdrew. On 4 October 2010, Li scored with a left-foot volley to help Hong Kong win a friendly by 1-0 against India. In June 2011, just before the friendly against Malaysia, Li announced that he had resigned from the Hong Kong national football team in March, due to old age.

Club

As of 11 June 2014

1 Others include 2012–13 Hong Kong season play-offs.

International

South China

Hong Kong First Division League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2006–07, 2009–10 Individual

Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008