Li Ngai Hoi (; born 15 October 1994) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District.
Early career Li was a student of Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School and is under their youth football academy scheme with Kitchee. He also plays for the school's football team.董之英變身學界巴塞贈呂明才九蛋 Oriental Daily. 11 October 2010.
Club career Li trained with English Premier League club Aston Villa after winning the Be A Pro competition organised by the club and Nike in August 2011.劉學銘李毅凱維拉學法 Oriental Daily. 14 May 2011. Li was promoted from the youth system of Kitchee in 2010. For the 2011–12 season, he was loaned to Hong Kong Sapling to gain more playing experiences.傑志狙擊「魚腩」港菁誓再下一城 Hong Kong Daily News. 25 September 2011. On 2 October 2011, Li made his debut for Hong Kong Sapling in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield first round first leg away match against Tuen Mun.康寶高級組銀牌首圈首回合 港菁教頭：入球遲早來 Apple Daily. 3 October 2011.
In the 2012–13 season, Li joined Pegasus on a loan contract for an undisclosed fee. He returned to Kitchee at the end of the season. In July 2013, Li joined China Super League club Dalian Aerbin for trial. Later, Li joined fellow First Division club Southern on a season-long loan from Kitchee on 7 August 2013.
On 9 January 2018, Li was recalled by Kitchee ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign.
On 8 February 2021, Kitchee accepted Li's transfer request and stated that they would allow the player to leave immediately. Four days later, it was announced that Li had signed with China League One club Nantong Zhiyun for a transfer fee of RMB $1 million. He would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season. On 28 June 2023, Li made his Chinese Super League debut for the club in the match against Shanghai Shenhua.
On 24 July 2023, Li returned to Hong Kong and joined Rangers. On 16 January 2024, the club agreed to terminate his contract upon his request to pursue other options.
On 29 January 2024, Li joined Lee Man. His move drew the ire of Rangers CEO Philip Lee, who had agreed to terminate Li's contract after the player had originally claimed that he was considering offers from abroad.
On 31 December 2025, Li was loaned to Eastern District until the end of the 2025–26 season.港超聯 理文外借李毅凱至東區 朱Sir：互幫！ on.cc 31 December 2025 He officially joined the club at the end of the season.
International career On 3 June 2016, Li made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2016 AYA Bank Cup match against Vietnam.
On 26 December 2023, Li was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Career statistics Club LI NGAI HOI at soccerway.com Retrieved 2020-12-31 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKitchee2015–16Hong Kong Premier League90001080402202016–17201000–00302017–1860100050001202018–19150212151302732019–20131100000612022020–21220000000022Total4735131181131867Hong Kong Sapling (loan)2011–12Hong Kong First Division1000010–00110Pegasus (loan)2012–13401000––50Southern (loan)2013–14800020––100Shenyang Zhongze (loan)2014China League One0000–––00South China (loan)2014–15Hong Kong Premier League100000400050Pegasus (loan)2016–17700000–301002017–18600010–30100Total13000100060200Nantong Zhiyun2021China League One22110–––231202216010–––1702023Chinese Super League1010–––20Total39130000000421 Career total122491712211911798
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsHong Kong201620201720201800201910202000202100202200202330202440Total120
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition13 June 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar2–22016 AYA Bank Cup26 June 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar0–32016 AYA Bank Cup323 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Jordan0–4Friendly49 November 2017Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong0–2Friendly514 December 2019Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea0–52019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship628 March 2023Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia0–2Friendly717 October 2023Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan0–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round816 November 2023Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran0–42026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round91 January 2024Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2–1Friendly1014 January 2024Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–32023 AFC Asian Cup1123 January 2024Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar0–32023 AFC Asian Cup1226 March 2024Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan0–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Honours Club Kitchee Hong Kong Premier League: 2017–18, 2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19 Hong Kong FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
Lee Man Hong Kong Premier League: 2023–24
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