Nico Yennaris profile
- Club
- Shanghai Shenhua
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- China
- Date of birth
- 1993-05-24
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Shirt number
- 23
- Signing / transfer fee
- Signed
About Nico Yennaris
Li Ke (Chinese: 李可; pinyin: Lǐ Kě; born Nicholas Harry Yennaris (Greek: Νικόλας Χάρι Γεννάρης); 24 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Born in England, he plays for the China national team.
Yennaris began his career in the academy at Premier League club Arsenal and came to prominence in the Football League with Brentford. Born in England to a Chinese mother and a Greek-Cypriot father, he was eligible to represent all four nations at international level and won 10 youth caps for England. After transferring to Beijing Guoan in 2019, Yennaris was naturalised as a Chinese citizen and took the name Li Ke. He transferred to Shanghai Shenhua in 2025. Yennaris made his senior international debut for China in late 2019. He has been described as a "rugged, all action defensive player, with a positive, winning mentality".