Chinese Li Yongyin joins 1. FSV Mainz 05 from Poland

Two days ago Rares Sipos, today Li Yongyin: 1. FSV Mainz 05 announces its next new arrival.

The 23-year-old Li Yongyin (China) moves to 1. FSV Mainz 05 for the new season 2023/24 and will take the non-European place in the Mainz squad. Currently, Li Yongyin plays in the Polish Superleague for the club UKS Dojlidy Białystok. There he has been part of the team since 2017/18, having gone back to China in 2020 during the pandemic. However, this season he returned to Poland after almost 3 years and has a 5-1 record there.

The left-hander is one of the best provincial players in China and drew attention about his performance in the Polish league. "Leo" - as he is called - will train at the Olympic base in Saarbrücken alongside Patrick Franziska, among others.

Voices on the change

"With Leo, we are consistently continuing our path of bringing young players to the TTBL. We are very happy that Leo decided to join us despite numerous offers from abroad and the Bundesliga. I am especially pleased that we can continue the Chinese tradition that we built around Li Bing in the 90s in the Bundesliga" said Tomasz Kasica (sporting director Mainz 05).

Li Yongyin: "I am very excited to play for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga next season. The players in the Bundesliga are at a very high level. The best players in Europe and also many top players in the world rankings play here. I will do my best to win as many games as possible and show the spectators my best performance."