Liu Ruofan

Liu Ruofan (simplified Chinese: 刘若钒; traditional Chinese: 劉若釩; pinyin: Liú Ruòfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒu ɻwô fǎn]; born 28 January 1999) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.
Liu Ruofan
刘若钒
Personal information
Full name Liu Ruofan
Date of birth (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999
Place of birth Nanchong, Sichuan, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Tianjin TEDA
(on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
Number 16
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) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2016 China U-17 24 (17)
2017–2018 China U-20 18 (7)
2018– China U-23 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2019

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2019 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shanghai Shenhua2017Chinese Super League303000-60
201824100201[lower-alpha 1]0271
20194010--50
Total 311402010381
Career total 311402010381
  1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Shanghai Shenhua

Individual
  • Chinese Golden Boy: 2017[7]
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References
  1. "南充小将刘若钒转会上海申花". Sichuan Online (in Chinese). 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. "曝申花17岁小将被巴萨等3豪门看中 最终加盟国米". Netease (in Chinese). 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. "申花小将加盟比利亚雷尔 曾被巴萨国米相中". Tencent (in Chinese). 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  4. "刘若钒报名!新赛季身披36号 申花为登巴巴留9号?". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  5. "刘若钒中超首秀便险造助攻 赛后坦言有点意犹未尽". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  6. "足协杯-马丁斯推空门一锤定音 申花1-0上港占先". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  7. "榜样!冯潇霆获2017中国金球奖 徐根宝拿到金帅奖". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  8. "中超-穆谢奎双响刘若钒建功 一方2-1申花迎三连胜". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. "刘若钒出自根宝培养 从小进球如麻我们该如何培养". Shanghai Online (in Chinese). 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  10. "刘若钒". sodasoccer (in Chinese).
  11. "足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波 申花总分3-3上港夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  12. "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录". sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
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