Liu Wei (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liu Wei | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantong, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantong Zhiyun | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jiangsu Youth | |||
| 2011–2015 | Nanjing University | ||
| 2015 | Jiangsu Sainty | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jiangsu Suning | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nantong Zhiyun | 127 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022 | |||
Liu Wei (Chinese: 刘伟; born 7 January 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for as a centre-back for and captains Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.
Club career[edit]
Liu Wei received organised football training in Jiangsu Youth. He entered Nanjing University in 2009 and received his bachelor's degree of administration in the summer of 2015. He signed his first professional football contract after his successful trial at Jiangsu Sainty and was named in the reserve team of the club.[1] He was promoted to Jiangsu Suning's first squad in 2016.[2] On 23 February 2016, Liu made his debut for Jiangsu Suning in the first 2016 AFC Champions League group stage match against Vietnamese team Becamex Bình Dương.[3] He committed a foul to concede a penalty which was scored by Nguyễn Anh Đức, as Jiangsu Suning tied with Becamex Bình Dương 1–1.[4]
In March 2018, Liu transferred to his hometown club Nantong Zhiyun in the China League Two.[5] He would go on to gain promotion to the second tier when the club finished runners-up at the end of the 2018 China League Two campaign. He would go on to establish himself as a vital member within the team and captained the team as the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2018 | China League Two | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | China League One | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 127 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 7 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 揭秘刘伟:业余球员踢亚冠 南大高材生首秀演砸 at sports.163.com 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24 (in Chinese)
- ^ 苏宁亚冠大名单：拉米雷斯特谢拉领衔 at sports.sohu.com 2016-02-18 Retrieved 2016-02-24 (in Chinese)
- ^ 半年!苏宁学霸从业余到亚冠首发 at sports.sina.com 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24 (in Chinese)
- ^ 亚冠-吉翔破门小将送点 苏宁1-1战平10人平阳 at sports.sina.com 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24 (in Chinese)
- ^ 官方：刘伟正式加盟南通支云 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-13 Retrieved 2018-03-15 (in Chinese)
- ^ 足球报：南通支云冲超计划提前一年实现 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ 刘伟 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-02-23 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Liu Wei at Soccerway
