Liu Zhenli (footballer)

Liu Zhenli
刘震理
Personal information
Date of birth	June 26, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Qingdao Hainiu
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2015	Qingdao Jonoon
2016–2019	Shandong Luneng
2020–2021	Qingdao FC
2022	Qingdao Youth Island
2023–	Qingdao Hainiu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2022

Liu Zhenli (simplified Chinese: 刘震理; traditional Chinese: 劉震理; pinyin: Liú Zhènlǐ; born June 26, 1985, in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese football goalkeeper, who plays for Qingdao Hainiu. Internationally, he played for the Chinese U-23 team and made the squad that took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Liu Zhenli started his professional football career at the beginning of the 2004 Chinese Super League season after graduating from the youth team. The following season, he would play understudy to Li Shuai who was injured near the end of the season, which allowed Liu to make his league debut on October 22, 2005, against Tianjin Teda F.C. in a 2–0 defeat.^[1] The following season, he would fight for the goalkeeping position with Li Shuai before eventually cementing himself as the first choice goalkeeper at the club in the beginning of the 2007 Chinese Super League season.

On 7 January 2016, Liu transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng.^[2]

International career

His impressive performances at the end of the 2007 season saw him called into the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament squad where he was second choice goalkeeper. At the tournament he played in the final group game against Brazil which China lost 3–0 as they were knocked out in the group stages.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2022.^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Qingdao Jonoon	2004	Chinese Super League	0	0		0		0	-		0	0
	2005		3	0		0		0	-		3	0
	2006		15	0		0	-		-		15	0
	2007		28	0	-		-		-		28	0
	2008		24	0	-		-		-		24	0
	2009		26	0	-		-		-		26	0
	2010		13	0	-		-		-		13	0
	2011		12	0	0	0	-		-		12	0
	2012		14	0	0	0	-		-		14	0
	2013		11	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	2014	China League One	26	0	3	0	-		-		29	0
	2015	China League One	23	0	0	0	-		-		23	0
	Total		195	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	198	0
Shandong Luneng	2016	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	0	0
	2017		0	0	1	0	-		-		1	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	-		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Qingdao Huanghai/ Qingdao	2020	Chinese Super League	15	0	0	0	-		-		15	0
	2021	Chinese Super League	11	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	Total		26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Qingdao Youth Island	2022	China League One	23	0	0	0	-		-		23	0
Qingdao Hainiu	2023	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Career total			244	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	248	0

References

^ "外援小将齐发威天津泰达主场2-0痛击青岛队". sports.sohu.com. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
^ 官宣！刘震理正式加盟山东鲁能 at sports.sohu.com 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-08
^ "Liu Zhenli Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
^ 刘震理 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Player profile at 7m.cn
Player profile at football-lineups.com
Player profile at sodasoccer.com
Player stats at sohu.com
Liu Zhenli at Soccerway

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[1] "外援小将齐发威天津泰达主场2-0痛击青岛队". sports.sohu.com. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2012-08-07.

[2] 官宣！刘震理正式加盟山东鲁能 at sports.sohu.com 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-08

[3] "Liu Zhenli Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-07-20.

[4] 刘震理 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

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