Liu Ruofan (simplified Chinese: 刘若钒; traditional Chinese: 劉若釩; pinyin: Liú Ruòfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ ɻwô fǎn]; born 28 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Liu Ruofan | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Genbao Football Base | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Shanghai Shenhua | 31 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 27 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2016 | China U-17 | 24 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | China U-20 | 18 | (7) |
| 2018– | China U-23 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2019 | |||
Liu Ruofan started his football career when he join Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy from Genbao Football Base in 2015.[1] He received training with Inter Milan's youth academy in April 2016 and Villarreal CF's youth academy in September 2016.[2][3]
Liu was promoted to Shanghai Shenhua's first team squad in 2017 by then manager Gus Poyet.[4] On 5 May 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3-2 loss against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] On 19 November 2017, he assisted Obafemi Martins's winner in the first leg of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup final against city rivals Shanghai SIPG,[6] which helped the club secure the title. He made six appearances in all competitions for the club in 2017 and won the Chinese Golden Boy award in December 2017.[7] On 22 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss against Dalian Yifang.[8]
Liu scored four goals in three appearances during 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2017 as the Chinese under-20 national team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 2021 | China League One | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
| Career total | 75 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 14 | ||
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. – current squad | |
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