Liu Ruofan (simplified Chinese: 刘若钒; traditional Chinese: 劉若釩; pinyin: Liú Ruòfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ ɻwô fǎn]; born 28 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liu Ruofan | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Genbao Football Base | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Shanghai Shenhua | 61 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 27 | (13) |
| 2024- | Wuhan Three Towns | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2016 | China U-16 | 24 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | China U-19 | 18 | (7) |
| 2018–2023 | China U-23 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2019 | |||
Club career
editLiu Ruofan started his football career when he join the Genbao Football Base and then moved to the Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in 2015.[1] He received training with Inter Milan's youth academy in April 2016 and Villarreal CF's youth academy in September 2016.[2][3] Liu was promoted to Shanghai Shenhua's first team squad in 2017 by then manager Gus Poyet.[4] On 5 May 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3-2 loss against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] On 19 November 2017, he assisted Obafemi Martins's winner in the first leg of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup final against city rivals Shanghai SIPG,[6] which helped the club secure the title. He made six appearances in all competitions for the club in 2017 and won the Chinese Golden Boy award in December 2017.[7] On 22 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss against Dalian Yifang.[8]
On 26 February 2020, Liu was loaned to Tianjin TEDA for the 2020 Chinese Super League season.[9] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 27 July 2020 against Shanghai Port in a 3-1 defeat.[10] He would be loaned out again, this time to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on 13 April 2021.[11] His debut appearance would be in a league game against Jiangxi Beidamen on 26 April 2021, in a 4-2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.[12] He would go on to establish himself as an integral member within the team and aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[13]
International career
editLiu scored four goals in three appearances during 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2017 as the Chinese under-20 national team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 January 2023 [15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 2021 | China League One | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
| Career total | 100 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in 2021 CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours
editClub
editIndividual
edit- Chinese Golden Boy: 2017[7]
References
edit- ^ "南充小将刘若钒转会上海申花". Sichuan Online (in Chinese). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "曝申花17岁小将被巴萨等3豪门看中 最终加盟国米". Netease (in Chinese). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "申花小将加盟比利亚雷尔 曾被巴萨国米相中". Tencent (in Chinese). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "刘若钒报名!新赛季身披36号 申花为登巴巴留9号?". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "刘若钒中超首秀便险造助攻 赛后坦言有点意犹未尽". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "足协杯-马丁斯推空门一锤定音 申花1-0上港占先". Sina (in Chinese). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "榜样!冯潇霆获2017中国金球奖 徐根宝拿到金帅奖". Sina (in Chinese). 24 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "中超-穆谢奎双响刘若钒建功 一方2-1申花迎三连胜". Sina (in Chinese). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "天津泰达官方宣布刘若钒租借加盟 签下一年合同". sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "TIANJIN JMT VS. SHANGHAI PORT 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "官方：李建滨、刘若钒、杨泽翔、刘超阳加盟成都蓉城". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "JIANGXI BEIDAMEN VS. RONGCHENG 2 - 4". soccerway.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "刘若钒出自根宝培养 从小进球如麻我们该如何培养". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "刘若钒". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波 申花总分3-3上港夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录". sports.sina.com.cn. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
External links
edit- Liu Ruofan at Soccerway