With the drums beating for the new season, Li Jianbin returned to his hometown with a dusty figure and joined the Chengdu Rongcheng team in the Central League. Recently, the former teenager was in the spotlight of Chengdu Daily to talk about his inexorable relationship with Chengdu.
Fourteen years ago, an 18-year-old Li Jianbin started his professional soccer career with Chengdu Sheffield United. Now, the veteran has returned to Chengdu again, and his message is: "It was from Sheffield United that I set sail, and the time I spent playing soccer in Chengdu is still the most beautiful memory in my heart. Now that I'm back in my hometown, although I'm in the twilight of my career, I'll do my best to contribute to the team and play alongside the team in order to get back to the dream of playing in the city of Chengdu," he said.
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stage." Li went on to reveal that Shenhua had also thrown an olive branch at him, willing to reserve a place for him, but he weighed his options and decided to stay in Chengdu, where there are more opportunities and professional players are eager to showcase themselves on the field.
