cademy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁soon ▁gained ▁a ▁loan ▁spell ▁to ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁Ar sen al ' s ▁a cademy ▁for ▁further ▁training ▁under ▁a ▁co operation ▁project ▁between ▁N ike ▁and ▁the ▁Football ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁After wards , ▁Li ▁went ▁to ▁Portugal ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Football ▁Association ' s ▁ 5 0 0 . com ▁Stars ▁Project ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Portugal ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁Real ▁SC ' s ▁youth ▁a cademy ▁alongside ▁Ru an ▁Yang . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Li ▁transferred ▁to ▁Segunda ▁Div is ão ▁side ▁Casa ▁Pia . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 ▁loss ▁against ▁Oriental ▁Lis boa , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁André ▁O live ira ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁minute ; ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁off ▁after ▁receiving ▁two ▁success ive ▁yellow ▁cards ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁and ▁ 5 8 th ▁minute ▁in ▁his ▁debut ▁match . ▁He ▁gradually ▁became ▁a ▁st arter ▁within ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁A . D . ▁Car reg ado . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 5