Liu Sheng (footballer)

Liu Sheng (simplified Chinese: 刘盛; traditional Chinese: 劉盛; pinyin: Liú Shèng; born 8 September 1989 in Xingning) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Meizhou Hakka.

Liu Sheng
Sheng at the 36th Guangdong-HongKong Cup in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Xingning, Guangdong, China
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Meizhou Hakka
Number 33
Youth career
Guangdong Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Guangdong Sunray Cave 86 (4)
2015–2017 Tianjin Quanjian 52 (3)
2018–2019 Meixian Techand 28 (0)
2020–2022 Wuhan Three Towns 8 (0)
2021 Meizhou Hakka (Loan) 19 (4)
2022– Meizhou Hakka 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

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Liu Sheng started his professional career with China League Two side Guangdong Sunray Cave in 2007. He would often been used as a substitute early in career, however he was part of the Guangdong Sunray Cave squad that won promotion to the second tier in 2008. Going on to establish himself as a regular within the team on 1 September 2012, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 away draw against Chongqing Lifan.[1]

In February 2015, Liu transferred to China League One side Tianjin Songjiang.[2] He kept his starting position in the team throughout the 2016 season when Quanjian Nature Medicine took over the club. He made 23 league appearances and scored one goal as Tianjin Quanjian won the title and promoted to the Chinese Super League. He made his Super League debut on 4 November 2017 in a 2–1 away win against Guangzhou Evergrande.[3]

On 28 February 2018, Liu transferred to newly promoted China League One side Meixian Techand.[4] In his first season with the club he would aid them in remaining within the league by helping them avoid relegation. At the end of the following campaign the club dissolved after failing to submit a salary and bonus confirmation form.[5]

On 8 August 2020, he signed with Wuhan Three Towns.[6] In his first season with the club he would go on to aid them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.[7] Despite gaining promotion with Wuhan Three Towns, Liu was allowed to return to his hometown and join another second-tier club in Meizhou Hakka on loan on 13 April 2021.[8] He would then go on to be a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[9] On 19 March 2022 his loan move to Meizhou would become permanent.

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guangdong Sunray Cave 2007 China League Two - - - ? ?
2008 ? ? - - - ? ?
2009 China League One 6 0 - - - 6 0
2010 5 0 - - - 5 0
2011 14 0 3 0 - - 17 0
2012 11 1 2 0 - - 13 1
2013 29 2 3 0 - - 32 2
2014 21 1 1 0 - - 22 1
Total 86 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 95 4
Tianjin Quanjian 2015 China League One 28 2 0 0 - - 28 2
2016 23 1 3 0 - - 26 1
2017 Chinese Super League 1 0 3 0 - - 4 0
Total 52 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 58 3
Meixian Techand 2018 China League One 18 0 0 0 - 2[a] 0 20 0
2019 10 0 1 0 - - 11 0
Total 28 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 0
Wuhan Three Towns 2020 China League Two 8 0 - - - 8 0
Meizhou Hakka (Loan) 2021 China League One 19 4 1 0 - - 20 4
Meizhou Hakka 2022 Chinese Super League 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Career total 198 11 17 0 0 0 2 0 217 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CL1 Relegation play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Tianjin Quanjian F.C.

Wuhan Three Towns

References

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  1. ^ 中甲-古托克劳迪内进球广东连扳2球 力帆2-2日之泉 at sina.com 2012-09-01 Retrieved 2013-04-28 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 松江完成内援引进压哨签 杨君刘盛如愿加盟 at sports.sina.com 2015-03-02 Retrieved 2015-03-03(in Chinese)
  3. ^ 中超-冯潇霆进球难救主 权健客场2-1恒大进亚冠 at sina.com 2017-11-04 Retrieved 2017-11-06 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 中甲新军官宣五新援加盟 2恒大小将+1外援在列 at sohu.com 2018-02-28 Retrieved 2018-03-06 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 曝中甲球队广东华南虎俱乐部宣布正式解散 at iqilu.com 2020-02-03 Retrieved 2021-03-31 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ "连签10人!中乙武汉三镇官方:邓卓翔吴毅臻加盟 前辽足队长在列". qq.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "武汉三镇点球战6-5击败淄博蹴鞠 获中乙联赛冠军". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "梅州客家官方:刘盛、苏士豪、徐磊加盟球队". m.dongqiudi.net (in Chinese). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. ^ 刘盛 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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