Career
Early career
Li Jianbin started his football career playing for Qingdao Beilaite"s youth academy in 2001 and showed great athleticism that would attract the interests of second tier side Shanghai Stars in 2006. He would not break into the first team and decided to move to fellow second tier side Qingdao Hailifeng where he once again spent most of his time playing for their youth academy. Chengdu Blades
Li joined second tier side Chengdu Blades in May 2007 and would soon sent to play for the club"s satellite team Hong Kong First Division League side Sheffield United where he played five games and scored one goal.
Then manager Wang Baoshan would show a lot of faith in the young player and allowed him to feature within nine more league games at the end of the season.
The next season saw the club relegated to the second tier when it was discovered that the club match-fixed several games in 2007 when they were promoted. Li would decide to remain faithful towards the club and decided to concentrate in establishing himself as a vital member within the team
Guangzhou Evergrande
Li transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande on 26 December 2011 along with Zhao Xuri, Rong Hao, and Peng Xinli. He made his debut for the club on 11 May 2012 in a 3-1 away defeat against Dalian Shide.
Li failed to establish himself within the first team and played mostly in the reserve team league for the club
He made just one league appearance for Guangzhou in the 2012 league season. On 20 November 2012, Li was loaned to Shanghai Shenhua for the 2013 league season as part of an agreement for Feng Renliang"s transfer to Guangzhou Evergrande with an option to buy at the end of the season. He returned to Guangzhou Evergrande in the beginning of 2014 season and played as a starter in the 2014 Chinese FA Super Cup.
However, after Guangzhou losing the match, he had a conflict with fans in the social networks and was sent to the reserve team
On 25 June 2014, Li was loaned to promoted side Henan Jianye for the rest of the 2014 season. Shanghai Shenhua
On 4 December 2014, Li joined fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on a permanent transfer after failing to cement a starting role at Guangzhou Evergrande.
Li was called up to the Chinese under-23 national team to take part in the 2010 Asian Games where he would play in three games and score one goal in a tournament in which China were knocked out in the last sixteen. Club
Guangzhou Evergrande
Chinese Super League: 2012
Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012.