Liu Yi (footballer, born 1997)

Liu Yi
刘逸

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Yunnan Yukun
Number	17
Youth career
2008–2016	Hangzhou Greentown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Hangzhou Greentown	8	(0)
2018–2019	Tianjin Quanjian	14	(0)
2020–2022	Kunshan FC	53	(2)
2023-	Yunnan Yukun	28	(0)
International career^‡
2018	China U-23	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2018

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yi (Chinese: 刘逸; pinyin: Liú Yì; born 26 January 1997) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Yunnan Yukun.

Club career

Liu Yi was promoted to China League One side Hangzhou Greentown's first team squad in 2017.^[1] He made his senior debut on 12 March 2017, playing the whole match in a 3–2 home win over Nei Mongol Zhongyou.^[2] He went on to make ten appearances for the club in all competitions in the 2017 season.

Liu received trial with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian in December 2017 and made an official transfer on 26 February 2018.^[3] On 2 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Henan Jianye, coming on as a substitute for Wang Yongpo in the 76th minute.^[4]

Liu joined second tier club Kunshan on 4 August 2020.^[5] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 13 September 2020 against Sichuan Jiuniu in a 2-0 victory.^[6] This would be followed by his first goal for the club in a league game on 4 October 2020 against Nantong Zhiyun in a 1-0 victory.^[7] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 25 December 2022.^[9]

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
Hangzhou Greentown	2017	China League One	8	0	2	0	-		-		10	0
Tianjin Quanjian	2018	Chinese Super League	11	0	1	0	0	0	-		12	0
	2019		3	0	1	0	-		-		4	0
	Total		14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Kunshan	2020	China League One	14	1	2	0	-		-		16	1
	2021		19	0	2	0	-		-		21	0
	2022		20	1	0	0	-		-		20	1
	Total		53	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	57	2
Career total			75	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	81	2

Honours

Club

Kunshan

• China League One: 2022^[8]

References

1. "2017赛季中甲联赛名单之杭州绿城". Sina (in Chinese). 3 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
2. "中甲-陈柏良传射拉蒙建功 青年军绿城3-2中优". Sina (in Chinese). 12 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
3. "权健官宣5新援含国安飞翼+3名U23 发300万亚冠奖". Sina (in Chinese). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
4. "中超-莫德斯特双响孙可破门 权健4-0建业夺开门红". Sina (in Chinese). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
5. "中甲昆山FC官宣10名强援加盟 萧涛涛崔鹏领衔". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
6. "China » League One 2020 » 1. Round » Sichuan Jiuniu - Kunshan FC 0:2". worldfootball.net. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
7. "China » League One 2020 » 7. Round » Nantong Zhiyun - Kunshan FC 0:1". worldfootball.net. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
8. "2022中甲联赛圆满落幕 昆山强势打破两项记录". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
9. "刘逸". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Liu Yi at Soccerway