Chinanews.com client, Beijing, January 28. On the 28th, news that a male football player named Li Sirong signed with the Dutch Eredivisie The Hague team went viral on social media.
However, the reason for the 18-year-old's popularity is not because he is the son of former international Li Ming, nor is it because of his outstanding and superb skills, but his appearance.
Li Sirong signed the Hague.
Image source: The Hague Football Club
According to the club announcement, Li Sirong signed with The Hague Club until the summer of 2024, which was his first professional contract in his football career.
According to reports, Li Sirong is the first Chinese player trained in the history of The Hague Youth Training Academy to become a professional player. He is currently the Hague U18 player and serves as a full-back.
After signing the contract, Li Sirong shouted out his goal, hoping that he could enter the first team in The Hague as soon as possible, play in the Eredivisie, and then realize his dream of representing the Chinese national team.
Li Sirong and his father Li Ming.
Image source: The Hague Football Club
It is a good thing to have Chinese players studying abroad, but what makes Li Sirong and Chinese football so popular is the superb appearance...
After the news of the signing of The Hague came out, a personal training video posted by Li Sirong on social media in November last year was dug up by netizens.
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The video is mostly scenes of Li Sirong's daily training, which is very handsome.
Looking at Li Sirong, he looked a bit like Li Qingqing when he was young. He not only inherited his father's football genes, but also inherited his handsome looks.
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Some netizens even commented: "Chinese football is like this anyway, it is better to choose something good-looking, let's see the handsome guy sweating well", "Football is my life from now on."
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"Brother works hard to enter the national football. I won't scold you no matter how bad you play", "Handsome guys practice well, play well and look handsome, and later endorsements will line up to find you", "Little handsome guy, put high school. I will have a crush on the degree, right"...
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Some people also left a message saying that competitive sports still depends on strength, looks to be the icing on the cake, or to play well.
In any case, Li Sirong has embarked on the first step of his football career. The focus of the outside world is motivation and pressure. Choosing to play abroad is a road full of difficulties and challenges.
I wish Li Sirong can run firmly on this road, board the Eredivisie stage as soon as possible, and fight for the national football as soon as possible.
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