Liu Binbin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Binbin
刘彬彬

Liu Binbin in August 2024
Personal information
Full name	Liu Binbin
Date of birth	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Meixian, Guangdong, China
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Shandong Taishan
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2011	Shandong Luneng
2010–2011	→ FC Metz (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Shandong Youth	5	(1)
2012–	Shandong Taishan	248	(25)
International career^‡
2011–2013	China U-19	11	(3)
2013–2016	China U-23	9	(1)
2014–	China	21	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Liu Binbin (simplified Chinese: 刘彬彬; traditional Chinese: 劉彬彬; pinyin: Liú Bīnbīn; born 16 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-footed left winger for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.

Club career

Liu Binbin started his football career when he joined Shandong Luneng's (now known as Shandong Taishan) youth academy in 2005 and was described as a potentially hot prospect for the future. He was loaned out to Ligue 2 club FC Metz along with Xie Pengfei for youth training in 2010. During the 2011 season, Liu returned to Shandong and was then sent out to China League Two side Shandong Youth. He scored his first goal for Shandong Youth on 3 July 2011 in a 4-0 win against Qinghai Youth.[1] Liu was then promoted to the club's first team by Henk ten Cate during the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2-1 loss against Guizhou Renhe.[2]

The following season he would score his first goal for the club on 17 August 2013, in a league game against Liaoning Whowin in a 2-1 victory.[3] He would go on to establish himself a vital member in the teams and would aid the club by winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them.[4] A consistent regular within the team, he would gain his second Chinese FA Cup by winning the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory.[5] This would be followed by his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title.[6] Another Chinese FA Cup would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them.[7]

International career

Liu was first called up to the Chinese under-20 national team by Su Maozhen in June 2010[8] and played for the under-20 national team at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship. He continued to be called up to the under-20 side by Jan Olde Riekerink who took charge the team in 2011 and played in the 2011 Toulon Tournament. Liu scored one goal in three appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as his team qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. Liu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against Kyrgyzstan; however, the match was not recognised as an international "A" match by FIFA. He made his official debut on 21 December 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Palestine.

Liu was a member of China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, making one appearance as an 81st minute substitute for Zhang Cheng in a 2–1 win over Uzbekistan at the group stage.[9]

On 12 December 2023, Liu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 31 January 2023.[12]

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
Shandong Youth	2011	China League Two	5	1	-		-		-		5	1
Shandong Luneng/ Shandong Taishan	2012	Chinese Super League	11	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	2013		13	1	1	0	-		-		14	1
	2014		29	5	7	2	4	1	-		40	8
	2015		22	4	3	0	6	0	1[a]	0	32	4
	2016		20	3	1	1	10	0	-		31	4
	2017		25	1	1	0	-		-		26	1
	2018		9	0	1	0	-		-		10	0
	2019		17	5	5	0	5	1	-		27	6
	2020		13	1	3	0	-		-		16	1
	2021		19	0	0	0	-		-		19	0
	2022		22	2	2	1	0	0	-		24	3
	Total		200	22	24	4	25	2	1	0	250	28
Total			205	23	24	4	25	2	1	0	255	29

1. Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

International statistics

National team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
2015	3	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	0	0
2020	0	0
2021	4	1
2022	3	0
2023	6	0
2024	4	0
Total	21	1

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 June 2021	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah	Maldives	1–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Shandong Luneng/Shandong Taishan

• Chinese Super League: 2021.[6]
• Chinese FA Cup: 2014,[4] 2020,[5] 2021, 2022.[7]
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2015

Individual

• Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: 2014

References

1. 中乙补赛-陈灏两球两小将添彩 山东男足4-0青海 at sports.sohu.com 2011-07-23 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
2. 鲁能赛季首秀遗憾告负 滕卡特：继续使用年轻人 at sports.sohu.com 2012-03-11 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
3. "LIAONING HONGYUN VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
4. "足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
5. "足协杯-王彤惊天内切佩莱头球 鲁能2-0胜江苏夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
6. "山东泰山队获得2021赛季中超联赛冠军". k.sina.com.cn. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
7. "山东泰山队第八次夺足协杯冠军 创足协杯三连冠纪录". ent.people.com.cn. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
8. 国青备战亚青赛名单 宿茂臻领国安六将鲁能四人 at sports.sohu.com 2010-06-01 Retrieved 2012-08-04 (in Chinese)
9. "China 2-1 Uzebekistan". ESPN. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
10. "Group A: China PR 0-0 Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
11. "中国男足亚洲杯集训名单出炉 唯一新面孔是个门将" [Chinese men's football team's Asian Cup roster released, the only new face is a goalkeeper] (in Chinese). China Youth Net. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
12. 刘彬彬 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Liu Binbin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Liu Binbin at Soccerway
• Player profile at sodasoccer.com
• Liu Binbin(Chinese) at goal.com