He scored his first senior goal in the first round of 2010 Singapore Cup which Beijing Guoan Talent lost to invited foreign team Kitchee from Hong Kong 2–1.

[2] His first Super League debut came on 2 July in a match against Shaanxi Renhe coming on as substitute for Piao Cheng in a 1–1 draw.

[4] However, he failed to establish himself within the team and played just one match in the final round of the season which Tondela lost to Moreirense 1–0 on 11 May 2014.

On 19 November 2016, Li moved to fellow Super League side Guangzhou R&F on a free transfer after Shijiazhuang relegated to the second tier.

[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 April 2017 in a 1–0 away victory against Yanbian Funde, coming on as a substitute for Chen Zhizhao in the 62nd minute.