Full name Liu Dianzuo Name Liu Dianzuo Date joined 2015 Years Team Weight 82 kg | Number 27 Height 1.88 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China Current teams Guangzhou R&F F.C. (#27 / Goalkeeper), China national football team (Goalkeeper) | ||
Liu Dianzuo (Chinese: 刘殿座; pinyin: Liú Diànzuò; [ljǒu tjɛ̂n tswô]; born 26 June 1990) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.
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Club career
Liu Dianzuo started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to China League Two side Dalian Yiteng's first team. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the middle of 2006 season. He earned a trial with Chinese Super League side Nanchang Hengyuan 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 Beijing BIT in the first round of the 2011 Chinese FA Cup. 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 2015 AFC Champions League. He lost his starting position to Cheng Yuelei towards the end of the 2015 season.
On 11 February 2016, Liu transferred to Guangzhou R&F's city rivals Guangzhou Evergrande. He made his debut for the club on 3 May 2016 in a 1-0 win against Sydney FC in the last group match of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Liu played as a back-up for Zeng Cheng in the 2016 season and won 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 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification to play against Iraq; however, he sat on the bench as an unused substitute.
Career statistics
As of 17 September 20171Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup.
Club
Guangzhou Evergrande