Liu Chao (; born 7 September 1987 in Beijing) is a Chinese retired football player.
Club career Liu started his professional career with Anhui Jiufang in 2005 and transferred to another China League Two club Tianjin Songjiang in 2007. He was described by Tianjin Songjiang boss Hao Haidong as being a hot prospect for the future.
Liu was loaned out to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby in 2009 where 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.Shenzhen Ruby vs. Guizhou Renhe 2-1 at soccerway.com 4 April 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-06 By the end of the campaign he played in 28 league games and scored 2 goals within the 2009 season.
Liu moved to Lithuania and signed a contract with FK Sūduva in 2010,中国边锋免试训加盟欧联杯球会 坐稳主力周末首秀 at sports.sina.com.cn 2010-03-19 Retrieved 2012-08-06 which made him the first Chinese footballer playing in Lithuania. He scored his first goal for the club in the second leg of Lithuanian Cup Semifinals against FK Vėtra on 14 April. He scored his first league goal three days later, in a 5–0 away win against FK Atletas Kaunas.立陶宛甲-柳超先发首开纪录 苏杜瓦客场5-0横扫对手 at sports.sina.com.cn 2010-04-19 Retrieved 2012-08-06
On 14 February 2011, Liu signed a three-year contract with Shenzhen Ruby.欧联杯中国第一人回中超 柳超3+2合同签深足 at sports.qq.com 2011-02-14 Retrieved 2012-08-06
On 5 March 2015, Liu transferred to fellow China League One side Hunan Billows.湘涛官方宣布签中泽边翼 曾是中国欧联杯第1人 at sports.sina.com 2015-03-05 Retrieved 2015-03-06
On 14 January 2016, Liu transferred to fellow China League One side Shanghai Shenxin.上海申鑫官宣柳超加盟 中国球员登欧联杯第一人 at sports.sohu.com 2016-01-14 Retrieved 2016-01-14
Career statistics Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.柳超 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2018-03-21 + Appearances and goals by club, season, and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAnhui Jiufang F.C.2005China League Two --- 2006 --- Total 000000 Tianjin Songjiang2007China League Two --- 2008 --- Total 000000 Shenzhen Ruby (loan)2009Chinese Super League282---282FK Sūduva Marijampolė2010A Lyga25521400031620110010202050Total255316020366Shenzhen Ruby2011Chinese Super League18100--181Shenyang Zhongze F.C.2012China League One21310--223201326410--274201426410--274Total73113000007611Hunan Billows2015China League One24100--241Shanghai Shenxin2016China League One26410--274201721050--260201811020--130201917300--173Total757800000837Hebei Aoli Jingying2020China League Two81---81Beijing BSU2021China League One0000--00 Career total25128141602027329
References
External links at Sodasoccer.com