Liu Xing (Chinese: 刘兴; born 17 April 2000), is a Chinese footballer who plays as a left-back for Hunan Mangguoba.

Liu Xing
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Xingning, Meizhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Hunan Mangguoba
Youth career
2013–2017 Villarreal
2017–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Guangdong South China Tiger 2 (0)
2020–2022 Chengdu Rongcheng 0 (0)
2022 Hunan Billows 0 (0)
2022– Hunan Mangguoba
International career
2015 China U14
2017 China U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Xingning, Meizhou, Guangdong, Liu was selected in 2013 for the Wanda Group's "China's Future Football Star" initiative, to encourage the development of young Chinese players.[1] He started with Villarreal, spending four years before a switch to Atlético Madrid.[1] He returned to China in 2019, joining Guangdong South China Tiger.[1]

After two appearances in China League One with Guangdong South China Tiger, he left the club after it was disbanded.[2] He joined fellow League One side Chengdu Rongcheng in September 2020.[2] He was released in May 2022, without making an appearance for the senior squad, moving to China League Two side Hunan Billows.[3]

International career

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Liu has represented China at under-14 and under-16 level.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 January 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guangdong South China Tiger 2019 China League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chengdu Rongcheng 2020 China League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hunan Billows 2022 China League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Notes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "兴宁19岁足球小将征战中甲联赛,曾入选国少队留洋西班牙" [The 19-year-old Xingning football player played in the Chinese League One and was selected for the national junior team to study abroad in Spain]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "成都兴城官宣4新星加盟 前国青队长+边路快马来投" [Chengdu Xingcheng officially announced that 4 new stars will join the former national youth captain + fast horses from the side to vote]. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "成都蓉城公告莱昂纳多离队 马晓磊等14名球员外租" [Chengdu Rongcheng announced that Leonardo left the team, Ma Xiaolei and other 14 players rented out]. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Liu Xing at Soccerway