Liu Dianzuo (; ; born 26 June 1990) is a

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footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Three Towns in the

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Club career

Liu Dianzuo started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to

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side

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's first team. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the middle of 2006 season. He earned a trial with

side

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in 2010 and signed a five-year contract with the club in January 2011. He made his debut for the club on 4 May 2011 in a 3-1 win against

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in the first round of the

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. He then established himself as regular for the club and played 23 matches during the 2011 season, helping the club avoid relegation. He appeared in every minute of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 league season after the club moved to Shanghai. On 1 January 2015, Liu transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou R&F. He made his debut for the club on 10 February 2015 in a 3-0 win against Warriors FC in the preliminary round of the

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. He lost his starting position to

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towards the end of the 2015 season. On 11 February 2016, Liu transferred to Guangzhou R&F's city rivals

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. He made his debut for the club on 3 May 2016 in a 1-0 win against

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in the last group match of the

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. Liu played as backup to Zeng Cheng in the 2016 season and made seven league appearances after Zeng's injury in September 2016.

International career

In February 2014, Liu received his first call-up to the Chinese national team during

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to play against

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; however, he sat on the bench as an unused substitute. On 10 December 2019, Liu made his international debut in a 1-2 defeat to

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in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

Club

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* Chinese FA Super Cup:

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References

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Player profile
at Sodasoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Dianzuo 1990 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Dalian Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. players Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Guangzhou City F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Association football goalkeepers