Liu Binbin (; born 16 June 1993) is a

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professional footballer who currently plays as a right-footed

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for

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club Shandong Taishan and the China national team.

Club career

Liu Binbin started his football career when he joined

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'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

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club

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along with Xie Pengfei for youth training in 2010. During the 2011 season, Liu returned to Shandong and was then sent out to

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side Shandong Youth. He scored his first goal for Shandong Youth on 3 July 2011 in a 4-0 win against Qinghai Youth. Liu was then promoted to the club's first team by

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during the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2-1 loss against

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. The following season he would score his first goal for the club on 17 August 2013, in a league game against

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in a 2-1 victory. He would go on to establish himself a vital member in the teams and would aid the club by winning the

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with them. A consistent regular within the team, he would gain his second

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by winning the

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against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory. This would be followed by his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the

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title. Another Chinese FA Cup would be followed up by him winning the

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with them.

International career

Liu was first called up to the Chinese under-20 national team by

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in June 2010 and played for the under-20 national team at the

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. 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

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. Liu scored one goal in three appearances during

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as his team qualified for the

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. Liu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against

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; 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

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. Liu was a member of China's squad for the

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, making one appearance as an 81st minute substitute for Zhang Cheng in a 2–1 win over

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at the group stage. On 12 December 2023, Liu was named in China's squad for the

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in Qatar.

Career statistics

Club statistics

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International statistics

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Shandong Luneng/Shandong Taishan *

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Young Player of the Year:

References

External links

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Player profile
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Liu Binbin(Chinese)
at goal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Binbin 1993 births Living people People from Meixian District Hakka people Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers China men's youth international footballers China men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen FC Metz players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Hakka sportspeople 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese Super League players China League Two players Footballers from Meizhou Chinese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Chinese expatriate sportspeople in France