Liu Binbin (; born 16 June 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a right-footed left winger for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns, on loan from Shandong Taishan and the China national team.
Club career Liu Binbin started his football career when he joined Shandong Luneng's (now known as Shandong Taishan) youth academy in 2005 and was described as a potentially hot prospect for the future. He was loaned out to Ligue 2 club FC Metz along with Xie Pengfei for youth training in 2010. During the 2011 season, Liu returned to Shandong and was then sent out to China League Two side Shandong Youth. He scored his first goal for Shandong Youth on 3 July 2011 in a 4-0 win against Qinghai Youth.中乙补赛-陈灏两球两小将添彩 山东男足4-0青海 at sports.sohu.com 2011-07-23 Retrieved 2012-08-04 Liu was then promoted to the club's first team by Henk ten Cate during the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2-1 loss against Guizhou Renhe.鲁能赛季首秀遗憾告负 滕卡特：继续使用年轻人 at sports.sohu.com 2012-03-11 Retrieved 2012-08-04
The following season he would score his first goal for the club on 17 August 2013, in a league game against Liaoning Whowin in a 2-1 victory. He would go on to establish himself a vital member in the teams and would aid the club by winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them. A consistent regular within the team, he would gain his second Chinese FA Cup by winning the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu Suning F.C. in a 2-0 victory. This would be followed by his first league title with the club when he was part of the team that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title. Another Chinese FA Cup would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them.
International career Liu was first called up to the Chinese under-20 national team by Su Maozhen in June 2010国青备战亚青赛名单 宿茂臻领国安六将鲁能四人 at sports.sohu.com 2010-06-01 Retrieved 2012-08-04 and played for the under-20 national team at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship. He continued to be called up to the under-20 side by Jan Olde Riekerink who took charge the team in 2011 and played in the 2011 Toulon Tournament. Liu scored one goal in three appearances during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as his team qualified for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. Liu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 13 December 2014 in a 4–0 win against Kyrgyzstan; however, the match was not recognised as an international "A" match by FIFA. He made his official debut on 21 December 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Palestine.
Liu was a member of China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, making one appearance as an 81st minute substitute for Zhang Cheng in a 2–1 win over Uzbekistan at the group stage.
On 12 December 2023, Liu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
On 25 June 2026, Liu was loaned to Chinese Super League side Wuhan Three Towns for the rest of 2026 season.
Career statistics Club statistics .刘彬彬 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShandong Youth2011China League Two51---51Shandong Luneng/Shandong Taishan2012Chinese Super League11000--110201313110--14120142957241-4082015224306010324201620311100-314201725110--26120189010--10020191755051-276202013130--161202119000--19020222222100-243Total200222442521025028 Total205232442521025529
International statistics National teamYearAppsGoals201410201530201600201700201800201900202000202141202230202360202440Total211
Scores and results list China's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 June 2021 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Shandong Luneng/Shandong Taishan Chinese Super League: 2021. Chinese FA Cup: 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022. Chinese FA Super Cup: 2015
Individual Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: 2014
References
External links
at sodasoccer.com Liu Binbin(Chinese) at goal.com