Li Kai (; Born July 25, 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer.
Club career Li Kai began his professional football career after graduating from the Dalian Shide youth team in 2008 and would make his senior debut for the club on June 25, 2008 in a league game over Liaoning Whowin where Dalian won 2-1. In his debut season Li Kai would go on to score his first goal for the club on September 12, 2008 in a 3-1 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua. However, the team suffered a disappointing season which saw Dalian flirt with relegation.
By the beginning of the 2010 league season Dalian allowed Li Kai to go on loan to top tier side Shaanxi Baorong Chanba and he would make his debut for the club on March 28, 2010 in a 1-1 draw against his parent club Dalian Shide. By July 28, 2010 he would then score his first goal for the club in a league game against Chongqing Lifan, which ended in a 2-2 draw. His loan period made his move permanent the following season before his new club decided to move to Guizhou and renamed themselves Guizhou Renhe in 2012.
On 2 January 2016, Kai transferred to Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. He made his debut for Shijiazhuang on 1 May 2016 in a 2–0 defeat against Tianjin Teda, coming on for Mi Haolun in the 81st minute.
In March 2017, Kai transferred to League Two side Jiangxi Liansheng.申新援到位 江西联盛蓄势待发！ at sos110.com 2017-03-14 Retrieved 2017-03-15 On 7 March 2018, Kai transferred to Qingdao Jonoon. 官方：朱晓健、李凯加盟中能 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-07 Retrieved 2017-03-07
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.LI KAI at Soccerway.com Retrieved 2021-04-29
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDalian Shide2008Chinese Super League202---2022009Chinese Super League203---203 Total405000000405Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (loan)2010Chinese Super League262---262Shaanxi Baorong Chanba/Guizhou Renhe2011Chinese Super League18120--2012012Chinese Super League14050--1902013Chinese Super League200031-51 Total341703100442Qingdao Hainiu (loan)2013China League Two116---116Qingdao Hainiu2014China League One15340--1932015China League One15000--150 Total303400000343Shijiazhuang Ever Bright2016Chinese Super League10020--120Jiangxi Liansheng2017China League Two21520--235Qingdao Jonoon2018China League Two21400--214Heze Caozhou2019CMCL-----Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai2020China League Two94---94 Career total20230150310022031
Honours Club Qingdao Hainiu China League Two: 2013
References
External links Player stats at Sohu.com