Liu Ruofan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Ruofan
刘若钒
Personal information
Full name Liu Ruofan
Date of birth (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Nanchong, Sichuan, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Port
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2015 Genbao Football Base
2015–2016 Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Shanghai Shenhua 61 (3)
2020 → Tianjin TEDA (loan) 17 (0)
2021 → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) 27 (13)
2024 Wuhan Three Towns 20 (0)
2025- Shanghai Port 18 (3)
International career‡
2013–2016 China U-16 24 (17)
2017–2018 China U-19 18 (7)
2018–2023 China U-23 7 (2)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Men's football
EAFF Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Japan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2019

Liu Ruofan (simplified Chinese: 刘若钒; traditional Chinese: 劉若釩; pinyin: Liú Ruòfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ ɻwô fǎn]; born 28 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Club career

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Liu Ruofan started his football career when he join the Genbao Football Base and then moved to the Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in 2015.[1] He received training with Inter Milan's youth academy in April 2016 and Villarreal CF's youth academy in September 2016.[2][3] Liu was promoted to Shanghai Shenhua's first team squad in 2017 by then manager Gus Poyet.[4] On 5 May 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3-2 loss against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5] On 19 November 2017, he assisted Obafemi Martins's winner in the first leg of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup final against city rivals Shanghai SIPG,[6] which helped the club secure the title. He made six appearances in all competitions for the club in 2017 and won the Chinese Golden Boy award in December 2017.[7] On 22 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss against Dalian Yifang.[8]

On 26 February 2020, Liu was loaned to Tianjin TEDA for the 2020 Chinese Super League season.[9] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 27 July 2020 against Shanghai Port in a 3-1 defeat.[10] He would be loaned out again, this time to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on 13 April 2021.[11] His debut appearance would be in a league game against Jiangxi Beidamen on 26 April 2021, in a 4-2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.[12] He would go on to establish himself as an integral member within the team and aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[13]

On 27 January 2025, Liu signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. [14]

International career

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Liu scored four goals in three appearances during 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2017 as the Chinese under-20 national team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 31 December 2024 [16]
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 Shenhua 2017 Chinese Super League 3 0 3 0 0 0 - 6 0
2018 24 1 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 27 1
2019 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
2020 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 0
2022 25 2 1 2 - - 26 4
2023 5 0 1 0 - - 6 0
Total 61 3 6 2 6 0 1 0 74 5
Tianjin TEDA (loan) 2020 Chinese Super League 17 0 0 0 - - 17 0
Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) 2021 China League One 27 13 3 0 - 2[b] 0 32 13
Wuhan Three Towns 2024 Chinese Super League 20 0 0 0 - - 20 0
Career total 125 16 9 2 6 0 3 0 143 18
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 2021 CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Shanghai Shenhua

Shanghai Port

Individual

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  • Chinese Golden Boy: 2017[7]

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