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Liu Dianzuo

Liu Dianzuo

Chinese footballer

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Dianzuo (Chinese: 刘殿座; pinyin: Liú Diànzuò; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ tjɛ̂n tswô]; born 26 June 1990) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns and the China national team.

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Club career

Liu Dianzuo started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to China League Two side Dalian Yiteng's first team. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the middle of 2006 season. He earned a trial with Chinese Super League side Nanchang Hengyuan in 2010 and signed a five-year contract with the club in January 2011.[1] He made his debut for the club on 4 May 2011 in a 3-1 win against Beijing BIT in the first round of the 2011 Chinese FA Cup.[2] He then 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.

On 1 January 2015, Liu transferred to fellow top tier side Guangzhou R&F.[3] He made his debut for the club on 10 February 2015 in a 3-0 win against Warriors FC in the preliminary round of the 2015 AFC Champions League.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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 would finally go on to displace Zeng as the club's first choice goalkeeper and go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club. At the end of the 2021 league season his club would admit that they were in financial difficulties and would allow their first choice players to leave the team.[7]

On 29 April 2022, he signed with newly promoted top tier side Wuhan Three Towns.[8] He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory.[9] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[10]

International career

In February 2014, Liu received his first call-up to the Chinese national team during 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification to play against Iraq; however, he sat on the bench as an unused substitute.[11][12]

On 10 December 2019, Liu made his international debut in a 1-2 defeat to Japan in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[13]

On 12 December 2023, Liu was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 4 November 2023[16]
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Honours

Guangzhou

Wuhan Three Towns

References

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    刘殿座入选U22国足 将随队参加国家队首期集训 at Sohu 2011-09-23 Retrieved 2014-03-11 (in Chinese)
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    足协杯-小将杨晨梅开二度 南昌3-1力克北理工晋级 at Sina 2011-05-04 Retrieved 2014-03-11 (in Chinese)
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    富力宣布签刘殿座申鑫送祝福 (in Chinese). sina.com. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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    亚冠资格赛-姜至鹏世界波富力3-0 将战澳洲队 (in Chinese). sina. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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    广州恒大官方宣布签刘殿座 前富力门神正式加盟 (in Chinese). sohu. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
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    刘殿座恒大首秀零封对手 惨遭爆头仍做精彩扑救 (in Chinese). netease. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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    Church, Michael (27 December 2022). "Former champions Guangzhou relegated as title race goes to wire". Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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    "官方：邓涵文、高准翼、何超、刘殿座、陶强龙等加盟武汉三镇". m.dongqiudi.com. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
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    "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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    Iraq 3–1 China P.R. at AFC Retrieved 2014-03-11
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    国足名单新兵仅刘殿座一人 “临时”队稳定为主旋律 at Sina 2014-02-22 Retrieved 2014-03-11 (in Chinese)
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    "东亚杯-董学升头槌姜至鹏逃红 国足选拔队1-2日本". Sina Sports. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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    "中国男足亚洲杯集训名单出炉 唯一新面孔是个门将" [Chinese men's football team's Asian Cup roster released, the only new face is a goalkeeper] (in Chinese). China Youth Net. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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    刘殿座 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese) Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
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    足协杯-黄博文世界波救主 恒大总分3-3苏宁夺冠 (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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