Liu Yiming (footballer)


Liu Yiming is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.

Club career

Liu started his football career when he joined Dalian Yiteng's youth academy in 2006. He went on trial with Sporting CP's youth academy in 2012 and joined soon after. In March 2013, he was loaned to China League Two club Liaoning Youth. In December 2013, Liu signed a professional contract with Sporting B until 2019. He made his debut for the club in 0–0 draw against C.D. Aves, receiving two yellows and was sent off in the 43rd minute.
On 1 February 2016, Liu transferred to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in a 1–0 home win against Henan Jianye; however, he was sent off in the 94th minute after receiving two yellow cards.
On 7 February 2019, Liu transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande. On 1 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home win against Tianjin Tianhai. On 19 July 2019, Liu was loaned out to fellow top tier side Shenzhen for the remainder of the 2019 season.

International career

Liu was called up to the Chinese national team by then manager Marcello Lippi for the first time in November 2017 for the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. He made his international debut on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw against South Korea.

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Tianjin Quanjian