Liu Stephen Garlock (; born 18 May 1992), also known as Stephen Liu, is a former

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who played as a full back. He is also of Irish and

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descent.

Club career

Early career

Stephen was born in

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, Australia to a Chinese father and an Irish mother. He started playing football when he was young, growing up in Australia. He moved to Japan when he was 7 years old. He joined FC Komazawa in 2007, where he was still playing as a midfielder or striker. He left the club in 2009 as he moved to Hong Kong.

HKFC

Stephen joined

HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitches ...

in the 2009–10 season. He was part of the team which was promoted to the First Division at the end of that season. He started playing in a professional football league with HKFC in the 2010–11 season. He featured 8 league games in the season but failed to help the team avoid relegation to the Second Division. He stayed at the club competing in the Second Division.

Yokohama FC Hong Kong

Stephen joined

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club

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in January 2013. However, he was only featured in Reserve Division matches after he joined the club, and was on the bench twice in the

South China

Stephen joined defending First Division champions

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for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2013.

Career statistics

Club

: ''As of 4 May 2013''

Notes

:1. Others include Hong Kong season play-offs. :2.

Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield () was a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in the Second Division and the Third Division were included in the competition. South China was the most successful club, winning 9 titles. His ...

was not held in the 2009–10 season. :3. Since

Hong Kong FC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitche ...

was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield.

References

External links

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South China AA Player Profile

Stephen Garlock Liu
at HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Stephen Garlock 1992 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Hong Kong FC (football) players South China AA players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong First Division League players Metro Gallery FC players Soccer players from Sydney Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian men's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportsmen