Liu Yu (footballer)

Liu Yu (Chinese: 刘宇; pinyin: Liú Yǔ; born May 12, 1985, in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chengdu Better City as a defender.

Liu Yu
刘宇
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985
Place of birth Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chengdu Better City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Sichuan First City 34 (0)
2006–2007 Dalian Shide 36 (0)
2008 Henan Construction 19 (0)
2009–2011 Chengdu Blades 60 (1)
2011 Jiangsu Sainty 9 (0)
2012–2013 Dalian Aerbin 23 (1)
2014–2018 Chongqing Lifan 124 (6)
2019– Chengdu Better City 41 (0)
International career‡
2011 China 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2011

Club career

Liu Yu started his professional football career in 2004 with top tier club Sichuan First City when he made his league debut against Beijing Guoan on March 16, 2004, in a 1–1 draw in Sichuan's first game of the season.[1] He would quickly establish himself as Sichuan's first choice left-back and would feature in sixteen league games throughout the season. By the next season he would continue to be a prominent member of the team, however he found himself without a club at the beginning of the 2006 Chinese Super League when Sichuan Guancheng disbanded.[2]

Without a club Liu Yu would move to reigning league champions Dalian Shide where he would make his league debut against Liaoning F.C. on March 18, 2006, in a 2–0 win.[3] Once again he would quickly establish himself within the team and become their first choice left-back and make twenty league appearances in his debut season. By the next season Zhai Yanpeng regained his place as Dalian's left-back and Liu Yu was allowed to leave by the end of the season. This saw Liu Yu join fellow Chinese Super League team Henan Construction and while he was a regular throughout the season he only remained with them for one season before joining Chengdu Blades at the beginning of the 2009 Chinese Super League season.

At Chengdu, he immediately established himself as the club's first choice fullback and helped guide the team to mid-table safety in his first season; however, despite that, the club were relegated to the second tier when it was discovered that they fixed several games in 2007 to help them in their process for promotion to the top tier.[4] Liu Yu decided to remain faithful towards the club and continued to be a vital member of the team, where he scored his first goal against Anhui Jiufang on September 11, 2010, in a league game that Chengdu won 4–0.[5] By the end of the league campaign, Liu guided the club to second in the league and immediate promotion back into the Chinese Super League.[6]

In Jun 2011, Liu Yu signed a two and half years contract with Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Sainty with a transfer fee of ¥500,000 (about $77,000 according to then exchange rate).[7] In January 2012, Liu transferred to Super League newcomer Dalian Aerbin with a fee of ¥ 3 million.[8] Liu transferred to another China League One club Chongqing Lifan in January 2014.

On 27 February 2019, Liu transferred to his hometown club Chengdu Better City in the China League Two.[9] He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season.[10] He would continue to help guide the team to another promotion at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[11]

International career

Liu Yu would be called-up to the Chinese national team for the first time when the Chinese Head coach Gao Hongbo included him in a friendly On March 29, 2011, against Honduras and would aid China to a 3–0 victory.[12]

Career Statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sichuan First City2004Chinese Super League1703010--210
20051701000--180
Total 34040100000390
Dalian Shide2006Chinese Super League20030-40-270
2007160----160
Total 36030004000430
Henan Construction2008Chinese Super League190----190
Chengdu Blades2009260----260
2010China League One231----231
2011Chinese Super League11010---120
Total 60110000000611
Jiangsu Sainty2011Chinese Super League9000---90
Dalian Aerbin20127110---81
201316020---180
Total 23130000000261
Chongqing Lifan2014China League One26010---270
2015Chinese Super League23300---233
201627300---273
201730000---300
201818000---180
Total 1246100000001276
Chengdu Better City2019China League Two28010---290
2020China League One7000---70
20216010--0[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 41020000000430
Career total 34681401040003658
  1. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Chongqing Lifan

References
  1. "1–1 – 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2004-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. "China 2006". RSSSF. 8 Mar 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  3. "2–0 – 比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐". csldata.sports.sohu.com. 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  4. "Chengdu Blades demoted". fifa.com. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  5. "刘宇梅开二度约翰森复出 成足客场4–0狂胜安徽". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  6. "China 2010". RSSSF. 21 Jun 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  7. "国脚刘宇正式开启舜天之旅 后防万金油期待打边路". sports.people.com.cn. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  8. "阿尔滨低价购得国脚 刘宇:回大连缘于李明邀请". sports.163.com. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  9. 中乙新军成都兴城签三员猛将 刘宇回家河北多面手来投 at qq.com 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-28 (in Chinese)
  10. "China 2019 > China League Two". RSSSF. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  11. "2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  12. "China PR 3–0 Honduras". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  13. 刘宇 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2014". soccerway.com. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-08-05.


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