Liu Zhenli (; born June 26, 1985 in

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who plays for

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. Internationally he played for the Chinese U-23 team and made the squad that took part in the

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Club career

Liu Zhenli started his professional football career at the beginning of the

2004 Chinese Super League The 2004 Chinese Super League is the debut season of the establishment of the Chinese Football Association Super League (中国足球协会超级联赛 or 中超), also known as the Chinese Super League. Sponsored by Siemens Mobile it is the eleve ...

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

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in a 2-0 defeat. 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 The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) season or the Kingway brewery Chinese Super League as it was known for sponsorship reasons was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th ...

season. On 7 January 2016, Liu transferred to

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side

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International career

His impressive performances at the end of the 2007 season saw him called into the

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squad where he was second choice goalkeeper. At the tournament he played in the final group game against

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which China lost 3-0 as they were knocked out in the group stages.

Career statistics

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Club career

International career

Career statistics

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