Liu Jian (footballer)

Liu Jian (Chinese: 刘健; pinyin: Liú Jiàn; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ tɕjɛ̂n]; born 20 August 1984) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder or deep-lying playmaker. He represented Qingdao Jonoon, Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Renhe and Qingdao. In his career he won four Chinese Super League titles, one Chinese FA Cup and a AFC Champions League, all while he was with Guangzhou. He also played for China national football team between 2007 and 2013 and secured over 30 caps.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Jian
刘健
Personal information
Full name Liu Jian
Date of birth (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984
Place of birth Zibo, Shandong, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Centre-back
Youth career
2001–2004 Qingdao Jonoon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 Qingdao Jonoon 245 (38)
2014–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande 54 (4)
2018–2020 Beijing Renhe 47 (1)
2021 Qingdao 20 (1)
International career
2007–2013 China 36 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

Liu Jian started his football career with Qingdao Jonoon in the 2004 season. He made his debut for the club on 19 September 2004 in a 1-1 draw against Sichuan Guancheng.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 December 2004 in 1-1 draw against Sichuan Guancheng. The following season, he immediately established himself as a regular for the club in the 2005 season, becoming an integral part due to his versatility.[2] Liu would go on to captain his club and attracted the interests of reigning Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande, however with Qingdao Jonoon unwilling to allow their captain leave on a free transfer at the end of the 2013 Chinese Super League season, forged a contract extension.[3] The club were found guilty for breaking the Chinese FA's rules and were deducted 7 points.[4]

On 3 January 2014, Liu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] After months of negotiation problems between Qingdao and Guangzhou, he was finally cleared to make his debut for the club on 19 April 2014 in a 2-1 win against Shanghai Shenhua.[6] He would go on to win his first league title with the club at the end of the 2014 Chinese Super League season.[7] This would be followed by him playing in and then going on to win the 2015 AFC Champions League.[8] Going on to establish himself as a deep-lying playmaker within the team, he would win his fourth league title with the club at the end of the 2017 Chinese Super League season.[9]

After four seasons at Guangzhou, Liu moved to Chinese Super League newcomer Beijing Renhe on 28 December 2017.[10] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 3 March 2018 against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in a 1-0 defeat.[11] While he was part of the team that helped the club avoid relegation in his first season with the club, he wasn't able to achieve the same fate in the following season and they were relegated at the end of the 2019 Chinese Super League season.[12] On 2 April 2021, Liu joined top tier club Qingdao on a free transfer.[13] After one season with the club, Liu would retire from playing on 21 June 2022 and start to move into coaching.[14]

International career

Liu made his debut and scored his first goal for the Chinese national team on 21 October 2007 in a 7-0 win against Myanmar.[15]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 31 December 2022.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qingdao Jonoon2004Chinese Super League1010020--121
20052441043--297
200625500---255
2007278----278
2008216----216
2009280----280
2010287----287
201128300---283
201228400---284
201326020---280
Total 245383063000025441
Guangzhou Evergrande2014Chinese Super League14120-2000181
201516110-801[lower-alpha 1]0261
20167021-401[lower-alpha 2]0141
201717261-3000263
Total 5441120017020846
Beijing Renhe2018Chinese Super League16000---160
201920000---200
2020China League One111---2[lower-alpha 3]0131
Total 47100000020491
Qingdao2021Chinese Super League20110--2[lower-alpha 4]0231
Career total 36644152631706041049
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  3. Appearances in China League One relegation playoffs
  4. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

International goals
As of 17 February 2008
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 October 2007Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China Myanmar4–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.28 October 2007KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia Myanmar2–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
3.17 February 2008Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China South Korea2–12–32008 East Asian Football Championship

Honours

Club
Guangzhou Evergrande

Individual

References
  1. "1-1 - 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". Csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2004-09-19. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. "Liú, Jiàn". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. "Liu Jian, forged contracts and Chinese justice". wildeastfootball.net. 2014-04-11. Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. 关于对青岛中能足球俱乐部违规违纪的处罚决定 (in Chinese). fa.org.cn. 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. 刘健正式加盟广州恒大 (Press release) (in Chinese). Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. 2014-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. "GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE VS. SHANGHAI SHENHUA 2-1". soccerway.com. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. "China 2014". RSSSF. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  8. "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015". the-afc.com. 2015-11-21. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  9. "China 2017". RSSSF. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  10. "人和官方宣布刘健加盟球队 显著提升中后场实力". Sina. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  11. "CHONGQING LIANGJIANG VS. BEIJING CHENGFENG 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  12. "China 2019". RSSSF. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  13. "吴金贵亲承续约黄海，两中场核心将离队，两青岛籍老将落叶归根". sina.com. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  14. "刘健：将在新岗位上继续为中国足球贡献力量". sina.com. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  15. "China, PR Myanmar AFC Asia Qualifying 2010 - Football Lineups". football-lineups.com. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  16. "刘健". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-04-18. Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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