Liu Yi (; born 26 August 1988) is a Chinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

currently plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. 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 The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 31 October and 14 November. The matches were played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at t ...

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 The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country's ...

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 The 2019 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 16th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. The season began on 1 March and ended on 1 December. Shanghai SI ...

season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Yi 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