Liu Wei (footballer)

Liu Wei
刘伟
Personal information
Full name Liu Wei
Date of birth (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31)
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

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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

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Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 官方:刘伟正式加盟南通支云 at dongqiudi.com 2018-03-13 Retrieved 2018-03-15 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ 足球报:南通支云冲超计划提前一年实现 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ 刘伟 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2016-02-23 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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