At the age of eight, his father's work required the family to move to New Zealand, settling in Auckland.

[4][2] After arriving in New Zealand at age eight, he joined the Allegro Ice Dance Club and Bess Cao became his coach.

"[8] Li made his international debut in the SEA Open trophy in Singapore, where he finished second.

He then made his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at 2022 JGP Latvia, where he finished sixteenth.

Selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Li placed twenty-sixth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

[9] Li began the season by competing on the junior level of the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, taking the silver medal.

[9] At the 2023–24 New Zealand Championships, Li won the junior national title for the second consecutive time.

[9] In January 2024, Li competed in the men's singles event at the Winter Youth Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.

Li said afterward that it "was the first time I'd ever done a triple Axel in competition and I was really pleased to stay on my feet.

[15] Li made history as the first figure skater from New Zealand to ever win gold at a Junior Grand Prix event.