Li Leilei (born June 30, 1977) is a Chinese

Chinese people

The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....

 football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...

 and the China national football team

China national football team

The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...

.

Club career

Li Leilei started his career with August 1 Jinsui which is eventually changed its name to Bayi Football Team

Bayi Football Team

Bayi Football Team was a football team under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army in China between 1951 and 2003.The Club's full name is The People's Liberation Army Bayi Football Club...

 in 1999. He would stay with them for five seasons becoming a regular member of the team. Zhu Guanghu

Zhu Guanghu

Zhu Guanghu is a Chinese football coach currently under contract with Shaanxi Chanba, and was previously the head coach of the China national football team to 22 August 2007.-Managerial career:...

 brought Li Leilei to Shenzhen Jianlibao where he had a successful period, winning the 2004 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

. Li Leilei drew the interests from Shandong Luneng where he transferred to in the 2006 season. He would make an immediate impact becoming a key member of the team winning the 2006 Chinese Super League title and Chinese FA Cup

Chinese FA Cup

The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....

. He would continue his pivotal role for the club by again winning the Chinese Super League title in 2008.

International career

After his successful period with Shenzhen Jianlibao Li Leilei was given the chance to make his debut in 2005 by Zhu Guanghu. During this period he was playing understudy to Liu Yunfei

Liu Yunfei

Liu Yunfei is a Chinese football player who most recently plays the goalkeeper for Shanghai Shenhua. He played for Tianjin Teda mostly as Jiang Jin's backup until 2001, when Jiang was called up to national duty. Liu won the Jia A goalkeeper of the year award in 2001.Meanwhile, Zong Lei, another...

 until the sudden retirement of Liu Yunfei in 2006 established Li Leilei as first choice goalkeeper in the run up to the 2007 AFC Asian Cup

2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

. Within the tournament Li Leilei would play the first two group games before injury ruled him out for the final group game.

Honours

With Shenzhen Jianlibao

• Chinese Super League
  Chinese Super League
  The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
  
  : 2004
  Chinese Super League 2004
  -Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football...
  
  

With Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...

• Chinese Super League
  Chinese Super League
  The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
  
  : 2006
  Chinese Super League 2006
  This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League , also known as Chinese Super League , which is the premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association....
  
  , 2008
  Chinese Super League 2008
  The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs...
  
  
• Chinese FA Cup
  Chinese FA Cup
  The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
  
  : 2006

External links

• Career Playee Profile
• Player stats at football-lineups website