On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Li was banned from football-related activities for lifetime for involving in match-fixing.
He made his debut for Aves on 8 August 2015, in a 1–0 home defeat against Covilhã, coming on for Ernest Nyarko in the 67th minute.
[6] He made his debut for Académica on 25 September 2016, in the second round of 2016–17 Taça de Portugal against Gouveia, coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel in the 61st minute.
[7] On 30 October 2016, he made his league debut for the club in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente, coming on for Pedro Nuno in the 75th minute.
[8] Failing to establish at Académica, Li was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Trofense in February 2017.