Liu Yi (; born 26 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a

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for

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Club career

Liu Yi was promoted to

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side

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's first team squad in 2017. He made his senior debut on 12 March 2017, playing the whole match in a 3–2 home win over Nei Mongol Zhongyou. He went on to make ten appearances for the club in all competitions in the 2017 season. Liu received trial with

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side Tianjin Quanjian in December 2017 and made an official transfer on 26 February 2018. On 2 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 76th minute. Liu joined second tier club

on 4 August 2020. He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 September 2020 against

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in a 2-0 victory. This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game on 4 October 2020 against

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in a 1-0 victory. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the

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campaign.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Yi 1997 births Living people Chinese men's footballers People from Guiyang Footballers from Guizhou Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Kunshan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football midfielders