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Career & Clubs
Early career
Liu started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to China League Two club Dalian Yiteng's first team. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the middle of 2006 season. Liu earned a trial with Chinese Super League club Nanchang Hengyuan in 2010 and signed a five-year contract with it in January 2011. He made his debut for Nanchang Hengyuan on 4 May 2011 in a 3–1 victory against Beijing BIT in the first round of the 2011 Chinese FA Cup. Liu established himself as regular for the club and played 23 matches during the 2011 season, helping the club avoid relegation. He appeared in every minute of the 2012, 2013, and 2014 league season after the club moved to Shanghai.
Guangzhou
On 1 January 2015, Liu transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou R&F. He made his debut for the club on 10 February 2015 in a 3–0 victory against Warriors FC in the preliminary round of the 2015 AFC Champions League. He lost his starting position to Cheng Yuelei towards the end of the 2015 season. On 11 February 2016, Liu transferred to Guangzhou R&F's city rivals Guangzhou FC. He made his debut for the club on 3 May 2016 in a 1-0 win against Sydney FC in the last group match of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Liu played as backup to Zeng Cheng in the 2016 season and made seven league appearances after Zeng's injury in September 2016. After several seasons, he eventually went on to replace Zeng as the club's first choice goalkeeper and win the 2019…
In February 2014, Liu received his first call-up to the Chinese national team in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iraq. However, he remained on the bench as an unused substitute. On 10 December 2019, Liu made his international debut in a 1–2 defeat against Japan at the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. On 12 December 2023, Liu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
- Club
- Guangzhou City F.C. (2015–2015)
- Club
- Harbin Yiteng F.C. (2006–2010)
- Club
- Shanghai Shenxin F.C. (2011–2014)
- Club
- Guangzhou F.C. (2016–)
- National team
- People's Republic of China
Legacy
Guangzhou FC
Chinese Super League: 2016, 2017, 2019 Chinese FA Cup: 2016 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018 Wuhan Three Towns
Chinese Super League: 2022 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023
Clubs
Played together with
Aaron Samuel OlanareGuangzhou City F.C. · 2014–2016
Abderrazak HamdallahGuangzhou City F.C. · 2014–2015- Aboubakar OumarouGuangzhou City F.C. · 2007–2008
- Adel AbdullahShanghai Shenxin F.C. · 2010–2010
Adrian MierzejewskiGuangzhou City F.C. · 2020–2020
Ai KesenGuangzhou F.C. · 2012–2016- Ai KesenGuangzhou F.C. · 2013–2015
Alan CarvalhoGuangzhou F.C. · 2015–2015- Alberto Antônio de PaulaGuangzhou City F.C. · 2011–2011
- Alberto Antônio de PaulaShanghai Shenxin F.C. · 2010–2010
Alberto GilardinoGuangzhou F.C. · 2014–2015- Aldo OlceseGuangzhou City F.C. · 2005–2005
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Identifiers & aliases
Liu Dianzuo is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng and the China national team.
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