Liao Chengjian

Liao Chengjian
廖承坚
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Changchun Yatai
Number 19
Youth career
Shanghai East Asia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Shanghai Zobon ? (2)
2013–2015 Shanghai Shenxin 3 (0)
2014 → Shijiazhuang Yongchang (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Anhui Litian (loan) 7 (3)
2016–2019 Heilongjiang Lava Spring 91 (4)
2020–2021 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 30 (0)
2022– Changchun Yatai 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liao.

Liao Chengjian (Chinese: 廖承坚; pinyin: Liào Chéngjiān; born 4 January 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

Club career

Liao started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to Shanghai Zobon's squad for the 2011 China League Two campaign.[1] On 13 August 2011, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 home defeat against Guangzhou Youth.[2] He joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin in June 2013. On 6 July 2013, he made his Super League debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.[3] He couldn't make any appearance for Shanghai Shenxin in the 2013 season after manager Zhu Jiong was sacked on 7 July. On 23 July 2014, Liao was loaned to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchang until 31 December 2014.[4] On 1 July 2015, Liao was loaned to China League Two side Anhui Litian until 31 December 2015.[5]

In March 2016, Liao transferred to China League Two side Heilongjiang Lava Spring. He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and went on to win the 2017 China League Two with the club.[6]

On 29 April 2022, Liao joined fellow Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.[7] He made his debut for Yatai on 4 June in a 4-1 win against Guangzhou City, providing an assist for Tan Long. On 22 April 2023, Liao came on as a substitute and scored his first 2 Chinese Super League goals in a 3-2 home win against Dalian Professional, including heading in a 96-minute winner.[8]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 September 2023.[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shanghai Zobon 2011 China League Two - - -
2012 - -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shanghai Shenxin 2013 Chinese Super League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2014 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2015 2 0 1 0 - - 3 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Shijiazhuang Yongchang (loan) 2014 China League One 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Anhui Litian (loan) 2015 China League Two 7 3 0 0 - - 7 3
Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2016 18 0 2 0 - - 20 0
2017 26 2 3 0 - - 29 2
2018 China League One 20 0 2 0 - - 22 0
2019 27 2 0 0 - - 27 2
Total 91 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 98 4
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2020 Chinese Super League 17 0 0 0 - - 17 0
2021 13 0 1 0 - - 14 0
Total 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Changchun Yatai 2022 Chinese Super League 26 0 1 0 - - 27 0
2023 23 2 1 0 - - 24 2
Total 49 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 2
Career total 184 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 195 9

Honours

Club

Heilongjiang Lava Spring

References

  1. ^ 2011年中乙联赛完全名单之上海中邦足球俱乐部 at sohu.com 2011-05-16 Retrieved 2014-03-14 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 中乙南区中邦负广州青年 两队接连”抽筋表演” at sohu.com 2011-08-15 Retrieved 2014-03-14 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 朱炯不让1人踢恒大疑惹怒高层 申鑫曾邀范志毅执教 at sina.com 2013-07-08 Retrieved 2014-03-14 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 石家庄永昌宣布租借申鑫廖承坚 at sohu.com 2014-07-23 Retrieved 2014-07-25 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 安徽力天新签约球员正式亮相 at ah.ifeng.com 2014-07-02 Retrieved 2015-09-01 (in Chinese)
  6. ^ a b "黑龙江3-0梅县问鼎中乙冠军 淘汰赛5战0失球". sports.qq.com. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ^ "亚泰官宣6将加盟：南非锋霸+韩鹏飞廖承坚汪晋贤等" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ^ "亚泰主场首秀3比2绝杀获开门红 廖承坚梅开二度" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  9. ^ 廖承坚 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2014-03-14 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine