In the ever-changing world of football, on January 7, 2025, an access list announcement by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) caused waves. The Guangzhou team was missing from the list, and with it came a statement from the Guangzhou team announcing that they would be bidding farewell to the stage of the Chinese professional soccer league. Former Guangzhou goalkeeper Li Shuai sent a message on the occasion of his farewell, revealing his deep affection for the team: "24 years old, 33 years old, we traveled together to tide over the difficulties. Thank you, let my soccer youth shine! I believe that the cycle of life, we will meet again."
Born in Qingdao, Shandong Province on August 18, 1982, the footballer has been with Guangzhou since 2007, and with his solid goalkeeping skills, he led the team to the Chinese Super League in 2007.In 2013 and 2015, Li Shuai won the Asian Champions League with Guangzhou Evergrande on two more occasions.In December 2015, Li Shuai, as a representative of Guangzhou Evergrande, stepped onto the stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time. In December 2015, as a representative of Guangzhou Evergrande, Li Shuai made his debut at the FIFA World Cup, and in January 2016, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua to start a new chapter in his career. In January 2016, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua to start a new chapter in his career, until 2022, when Li Shuai officially hung up his boots and became the goalkeeping coach of Shenhua.
