Liu Weiguo

Liu Weiguo (Chinese: 刘伟国; pinyin: Liú Wěiguó, Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ wèɪ kwǒ]; born 3 May 1992) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

Liu Weiguo
刘伟国
Personal information
Full name Liu Weiguo
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Changchun Yatai
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2010 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Shandong Luneng 0 (0)
2012–2014 Dalian Aerbin 27 (0)
2015–2022 Guangzhou Evergrande 3 (0)
2016Liaoning Whowin (loan) 0 (0)
2017Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 13 (0)
2019Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 30 (0)
2022- Changchun Yatai 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2022

Club career

Liu Weiguo started his football career when he joined Shandong Luneng's youth academy at the age of 14 and was promoted to the club's first team in 2011. He played as the fourth-choice goalkeeper throughout the 2011 season. In November 2011, he transferred to Chinese Super League promoted side Dalian Aerbin to seek more playing time.[1] On 18 July 2012, he made his debut for the club in the fourth round of the 2012 Chinese FA Cup in which Dalian won 2–0 against Shenyang Shenbei.[2] On 5 August 2012, then manager Aleksandar Stanojević decided to replace Yu Ziqian, who had made many mistakes in several games throughout the 2012 season, with Liu who made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Shanghai Shenxin. Liu remained as the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season after his outstanding debut.[3] He later became the second-choice goalkeeper after Zhang Chong transferred to the club from Dalian Shide in 2013.

On 10 July 2015, Liu transferred to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande.[4] He was loaned to Liaoning Whowin for one season on 26 February 2016.[5] He played two Chinese FA Cup matches for Liaoning throughout the entirety of his loan spell. Liu was named at Guangzhou Evergrande's reserve squad in the 2017 season. On 23 June 2017, Liu moved to China League Two side Yinchuan Helanshan on a half season loan deal.[6] He returned to Guangzhou Evergrande but didn't name in the club's squad. In February 2019, Liu was loaned to China League One side Inner Mongolia Zhongyou for the 2019 season.[7]

On 18 September 2020, Liu finally made his debut for Evergrande after 5 years since joining the club, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win against Henan Jianye in the first round of the 2020 Chinese FA Cup.

On 29 April 2022, Liu joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai. He made his debut for Yatai on 4 June 2022 in a 4-1 win against Guangzhou City. On 16 June 2022, his unmindful mistakes directly led to 2 opposition goals in a 4-0 defeat against Shandong Taishan, and he was subsequently substituted after the second one at the 60th minute.

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2022.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shandong Luneng Taishan 2011 Chinese Super League 000000-00
Dalian Aerbin 2012 11020--130
2013 7000--70
2014 0000--00
2015 China League One 9010--100
Total 270300000300
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 Chinese Super League 000000-00
2020 101000-20
2021 200000-20
Total 3010000040
Liaoning Whowin (loan) 2016 Chinese Super League 0020--20
Yinchuan Helanshan (loan) 2017 China League Two 13000--130
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou (loan) 2019 China League One 30000--300
Changchun Yatai 2022 Chinese Super League 4000--40
Career total 770600000830

References

  1. 山东外出球员第一签出炉 鲁能青训已出走数十人 Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine at cn.yahoo.com 2011-11-27 Retrieved 2013-08-16 (in Chinese)
  2. 足协杯:非洲铁卫首球 阿尔滨2-0胜沈北 at espnstar.com.cn 2012-07-18 Retrieved 2013-08-16 (in Chinese)
  3. 鲁能昔日第4门将成阿尔滨守护神 他首发后已6轮不败 at sina.com.cn 2012-09-22 Retrieved 2013-08-16 (in Chinese)
  4. "恒大宣布签约阿尔滨门将". sports.sohu.com. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. "辽足官方宣布签约五人 恒大门将刘伟国领衔加盟". sports.sohu.com. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. "官方:中乙球队宁夏山屿海签下苑维玮等4人". sports.eastday.com. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  7. 内蒙古中优官宣九笔引援 巴巴卡+欧沃耶利组攻击线. Sina (in Chinese). 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  8. 刘伟国 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2016-05-11 (in Chinese) Archived 2017-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
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