Li Zhe (Chinese: 李喆; pinyin: Lǐ Zhé; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ʈʂɤ̌]; born 20 June 1981 in Shenyang) is a retired Chinese professional football defender.
Li Zhe started his football career with his hometown football club Liaoning FC's youth team where he would go on to be promoted to the club's second team named Liaoning Xingguang in the 2002 Chinese league season.
The club Liaoning Xingguang were allowed to play within the second tier of the Chinese football pyramid and within his debut season Li would go on to aid the club finish sixth within the league at the end of the campaign.
On July 21, 2010 Li and the entire first team of Nanjing Yoyo went on strike because of unpaid wages amounting up to 8 million Yuan, before a league game against Guangzhou Evergrande and this saw the club's youth players used as they were thrashed a Chinese record of 10-0.
With the club in continued financial difficulties and still unable to pay their players they disbanded in 2011.