Liu Yi (; born 26 August 1988) is a Chinese
footballer
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currently plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.
Club career
Liu Yi would be promoted from the
Tianjin TEDA F.C.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese Association football, football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and t ...
youth team into the senior team during the
2009 league season after competing in the
2008 AFC U-19 Championship
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for China where they finished in the quarter-finals. On October 28, 2009 Liu Yi was suspended for one year and fined 10,000
Yuan by the
Chinese Football Association
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for lying about his age to compete in the tournament. After his suspension finished he would join second tier club
Shenyang Dongjin
Shenyang Dongjin Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Shenyang, Liaoning and their home stadium is the Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium that has a seating capacity of 12,000.
History
Founded as Jinan Fulu Football ...
at the beginning of the
2011 league season.
On February 3, 2015 Liu Yi would join
Harbin Yiteng
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home ...
for the start of the
2015 league season. After only one season Liu Yi would move to
Beijing Enterprises Group
Beijing Sport University Football Club (), commonly known as BSU (), is a Chinese professional football club that currently participates in the China League One division under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is base ...
on a club record fee of 20 million Yuan. After three season he would join top tier club
Wuhan Zall
Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club (), is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in ...
at the start of the
2019 Chinese Super League
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season.
Career statistics
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References
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1988 births
Living people
Chinese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
China League Two players
China League One players
Chinese Super League players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Shenyang Dongjin F.C. players
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia F.C. players
Beijing Sport University F.C. players
Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players