Li Zhi

Li Zhi (; born 29 July 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing as a left-back for Jiangxi Dingnan United.

Club career Li Zhi would start his senior career with third tier football club Jingtie Locomotive in the 2015 China League Two campaign. The following season he would establish himself as a regular, however at the end of the campaign the club dissolved from the professional league. Li would be free to join another third tier club in Suzhou Dongwu where he established himself as their first choice left-back while he aided them to gain promotion.

On 12 April 2021, he transferred to second tier club in Chengdu Rongcheng. He would make his debut on 26 April 2021 in a league game against Jiangxi Beidamen, which ended in a 4-2 victory. At the end of the season he would establish himself as a regular within the team and aid them to promotion at the end of the 2021 league campaign. Despite the promotion, Li was loaned out to second tier club Kunshan FC where he established himself as regular within the team that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign. However, the club was disbanded prior to the 2023 Chinese Super League season.

Sichuan Jiuniu/Shenzhen Peng City On 21 April 2023, Li joined fellow China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu. He won the 2023 China League One with Jiuniu and achieved a unique feat in helping 3 different clubs achieve promotion to the Chinese top tier in 3 consecutive seasons. The club moved to Shenzhen and renamed as Shenzhen Peng City before the 2024 Chinese Super League season started. On 9 April 2024, he finally made his Chinese Super League debut and scored a direct free kick in a 2-1 shock away win at Beijing Guoan.

Jiangxi Dingnan United On 8 February 2026, Li joined China League One club Jiangxi Dingnan United.

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Honours

Club Kunshan FC China League One: 2022