This fish is Li Haowen. Li Haowen is 27 years old this year, and he seems a little out of place in this list. Because the oldest player besides him is only 23 years old, and the youngest is even born in 2003 and currently only 17 years old. Li Haowen is the only non-U23 player. Li Haowen is a native of Shanghai. He comes from the local youth training of Shanghai football. He is the center of the field. He joined Shanghai East Asia from Shanghai Zhongbang in the 2013 season and has been playing since. During this period, Li Haowen has been rented out by the team to the Suzhou Soochow in the low-level league more than once.
On the one hand, the local center does not have much room for survival in the Super League or even the Chinese Premier League; on the other hand, as a center Li Haowen cannot show the ability to contain the opponent's defense or make a final decision on the front line. Therefore, Li, who has been in Shanghai SIPG for 8 years, Hao Wen has always played very little time, and has never even played the main force. During the several seasons of the first team in Shanghai SIPG (including the Shanghai East Asian period), Li Haowen played in single digits in official games each year, and sometimes the total time was not even half an hour. In the rest of the season, players were either rented out or transferred to the reserve team, almost never being taken seriously. This season, Li Haowen was once again loaned to Soochow in Suzhou to help the opponent play in the two stages before and after the Chinese League A, scoring 3 goals, but unfortunately he failed to realize his wish for the Super League.
Shanghai SIPG will recall Li Haowen, who has completed the competition for the Chinese Premier League, for the Football Association Cup registration. It may be that he has seen his performance during the loan period, and it is more likely that he wants to give him another chance. Li Haowen’s contract will expire in about a month, but with the performance so far, it may be difficult to obtain a contract extension. If Li Hao Wenming Nian wants to continue to wear the Shanghai SIPG jersey, he needs to seize the opportunity and conquer the coaching staff with actual performance in the Football Association Cup. It can be said that this year's Football Association Cup is SIPG's opportunity for Li Haowen, and at the same time, it is also Li Haowen's last chance in front of SIPG.
In fact, from another perspective, even if Li Haowen gets a contract extension, it is not necessarily a good thing for his development. During the two leases of Suzhou Soochow, he got a lot of playing time, got more adequate training, and also showed the value on the court. Therefore, instead of staying in SIPG to continue to serve as a substitute and bench, although the income is good, it is better to change to a new environment where you can play the game.
The Football Association Cup is the most direct and easiest way for Shanghai SIPG to qualify for the AFC Champions League next year (there is another way to win the AFC Champions League, but it is very difficult). If you want to appear in international competitions, Li Haowen and his "junior brothers" need to work hard.
