Edison Li became the first Luneng goalkeeper to leave the team and join the Chinese League A club!
Edison Li is the most outstanding 97-level youth football player in Shandong Luneng, and he belongs to the same level as Duan Liuyu, Zhang Yuanshu, Chen Pu and others. He showed exceptional talent from the start, starting both the Nations Cup in '97 and the youth team of Shandong Luneng, and people were very optimistic about his future. However, because Luneng has goalkeepers like Wang Dalei and Han Rongze, Edison Li has almost no possibility of playing. Wang Dalei is one of the most popular goalkeepers in China, and his overall level can be in the top three in the entire league.
Edison Li also became the No. 3 goalkeeper of Taishan for this reason, and missed the Chinese Super League, FA Cup and other events. However, in the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, due to the injuries of players such as Wang Dalei and Han Rongze, none of them were selected as the main team of the team. So, Luneng coach Hao Wei gave up this opportunity to the substitute goalkeeper Edison Li. Edison Lee said that opportunities only belong to those who are prepared, but this alone is not enough.
This is also the reason why Edison Li has not played well since he became the main goalkeeper of Luneng, and he often makes some small mistakes. Edison Lee was branded"Incompetent", and he also missed the 2022 Chinese Super League championship. After Edison Lee played a Chinese Super League game at Heilongjiang Ice City last season, many Shandong fans thought the team would not renew his contract.
Unexpectedly, Taishan insisted on renewing the contract with Edison Li. What is even more surprising to Shandong fans is that shortly after signing with Luneng, Edison Li left the team on loan and joined Shijiazhuang Gongti. Perhaps Edison Li thinks that even if he stays in Shandong Luneng, he will not be able to enter the first-line team. The first place is Wang Dalei, the second place is Han Rongze, and the third place is Liu Shibo.