Liu Chao is a Chinese

China

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 player who currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby.

Club career

Liu started his professional career with Anhui Jiufang

Anhui Jiufang

Anhui jiufang is a defunct Chinese football club from Hefei, Anhui. The club is owned by Anhui Jiarun Group with 15,000,000 RMB registered capital...

 in 2005 and transferred to another China League Two club Tianjin Songjiang in 2007.He was described by Tianjin Songjiang boss Hao Haidong

Hao Haidong

Hao Haidong is the current chairman of Tianjin Songjiang F.C. and a former Chinese international football player who was widely regarded as the best striker China has ever produced. Hao holds the record for being China's all-time leader in goals scored...

 as being a hot prospect for the future.

Liu was loaned to Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

 club Shenzhen Ruby in 2009.Throughout the season he steadily established himself in Shenzhen and scored his first CSL goal against Shaanxi Chanba in a 1-0 win on April 4. He played 28 league games and scored 2 goals in Season 2009

Chinese Super League 2009

The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the...

.

Liu moved to Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 and signed a contract with FK Sūduva in 2010, which made him the first Chinese footballer playing in Lithuania.He scored his first goal for the club in second legs of Lithuanian Cup

Lithuanian football Cup

The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Lithuanian football. It began in 1947 as a tournament for teams in the Lithuanian SSR not competing in the Soviet league pyramid...

 Semifinals against FK Vėtra

FK Vetra

FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium....

 on 14 April.He scored his first league

A Lyga

The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...

 goal three days later,in a 5-0 away win against FK Atletas Kaunas.

On 14 February 2011, Liu signed a three-year-contract with Shenzhen Ruby.

Club career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Baltic League		UEFA Europa League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FK Sūduva Marijampolė	2010 2010 A Lyga The 2010 Lithuanian A Lyga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season began on 20 March 2010 and ended on 14 November 2010. Ekranas were the defending champions and retained the title...	25	5							25	5
	2009-10			2	1	4	0			6	1
	2010-11			1	0	2	0	2	0	5	0
Totals		25	5	3	1	6	0	2	0	36	6

External links

• Player profile at Sodasoccer.com