Place of birth Sydney 2007–2009 Komazawa Playing position Name Stephen Liu | Current team South China Role Footballer Number 20 Height 1.73 m | |
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Date of birth (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 23) | ||
Liu Stephen Garlock (Chinese: 廖家樂; Jyutping: liu6 gaa1 lok6 ; born 18 May 1992 in Sydney), also known as Stephen Liu, is an Australia-born Hong Kong-Irish footballer who plays for South China FC as a full-back.
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Early career
Stephen started playing football when he was young, growing up in Australia. He moved to Japan when he was 7 years old. He joined FC Komazawa in 2007, where he was still playing as a midfielder or striker. He left the club in 2009 as he moved to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong FC
Stephen joined Hong Kong FC in the 2009–2010 season. He was part of the team which was promoted to the First Division at the end of that season.
He started playing in a professional football league with Hong Kong FC in the 2010–11 season. He featured 8 league games in the season but failed to help the team avoid relegation to the Second Division. He stayed at the club competing in the Second Division.
Yokohama FC Hong Kong
Stephen joined First Division club Yokohama FC Hong Kong in January 2013. However, he only featured Reserve Division matches after he joined the club, and was on the bench twice in the First Division League.
South China
Stephen joined defending First Division champions South China for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2013.