Liu Ruofan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Liu Ruofan
刘若钒

| fullname = Liu Ruofan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nanchong, Sichuan, China

| height = {{height|m=1.86}}

| position = Right winger

| currentclub = Shanghai Port

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 = 2010–2015 | youthclubs1 = Genbao Football Base

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Shanghai Shenhua

| years1 = 2017–2023 | clubs1 = Shanghai Shenhua |caps1 = 61 |goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = → Tianjin TEDA (loan) |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) |caps3 = 27 |goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = Wuhan Three Towns |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2025- | clubs5 = Shanghai Port |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2013–2016 | nationalteam1= China U-16 | nationalcaps1= 24 | nationalgoals1 = 17

| nationalyears2= 2017–2018 | nationalteam2= China U-19 | nationalcaps2= 18 | nationalgoals2 = 7

| nationalyears3= 2018–2023 | nationalteam3= China U-23 | nationalcaps3= 7 | nationalgoals3 = 2

| pcupdate = 31 December 2024

| ntupdate = 15 January 2019

| medaltemplates =

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Liu Ruofan ({{zh|s=刘若钒|t=劉若釩|p=Liú Ruòfán}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|l|you|2|-|r|wo|4|-|f|an|2|}}; born 28 January 1999) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Club career

Liu Ruofan started his football career when he join the Genbao Football Base and then moved to the Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://nanchong.scol.com.cn/sh/201511/54161479.html|title=南充小将刘若钒转会上海申花|work=Sichuan Online|date=2015-11-26|accessdate=2017-05-05|language=zh}} He received training with Inter Milan's youth academy in April 2016 and Villarreal CF's youth academy in September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/16/0427/13/BLLM22UP00051C89.html|title=曝申花17岁小将被巴萨等3豪门看中最终加盟国米|work=Netease|date=2016-04-27|accessdate=2017-05-05|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20160917/021336.htm|title=申花小将加盟比利亚雷尔曾被巴萨国米相中|work=Tencent|date=2016-09-17|accessdate=2017-05-05|language=zh}} Liu was promoted to Shanghai Shenhua's first team squad in 2017 by then manager Gus Poyet.{{cite web|url=http://shenhua.online.sh.cn/content/2017-03/02/content_8291047.htm|title=刘若钒报名!新赛季身披36号申花为登巴巴留9号?|work=Shanghai Online|date=2017-03-02|accessdate=2017-05-05|language=zh}} On 5 May 2017, he made his debut for the club in a 3-2 loss against Guangzhou Evergrande.{{cite web|url=http://shenhua.online.sh.cn/content/2017-05/05/content_8419972.htm|title=刘若钒中超首秀便险造助攻赛后坦言有点意犹未尽|work=Shanghai Online|date=2017-05-05|accessdate=2017-05-05|language=zh}} On 19 November 2017, he assisted Obafemi Martins's winner in the first leg of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup final against city rivals Shanghai SIPG,{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2017-11-19/doc-ifynwxum6006996.shtml|title=足协杯-马丁斯推空门一锤定音申花1-0上港占先|work=Sina|date=2017-11-19|accessdate=2017-12-26|language=zh}} which helped the club secure the title. He made six appearances in all competitions for the club in 2017 and won the Chinese Golden Boy award in December 2017.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-12-24/doc-ifypyuva7927270.shtml|title=榜样!冯潇霆获2017中国金球奖徐根宝拿到金帅奖|work=Sina|date=2017-12-24|accessdate=2017-12-26|language=zh}} On 22 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss against Dalian Yifang.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-09-22/doc-ifxeuwwr7195218.shtml|title=中超-穆谢奎双响刘若钒建功一方2-1申花迎三连胜|work=Sina|date=2018-09-22|accessdate=2018-10-11|language=zh}}

On 26 February 2020, Liu was loaned to Tianjin TEDA for the 2020 Chinese Super League season.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.cn/china/2020-02-26/detail-iimxyqvz5999675.d.html|title=天津泰达官方宣布刘若钒租借加盟签下一年合同|work=sports.sina.cn|date=2020-02-26|accessdate=2022-12-12|language=zh}} He made his debut for the club in a league game on 27 July 2020 against Shanghai Port in a 3-1 defeat.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/27/china-pr/csl/tianjin-teda/shanghai-east-asia/3297153/|title=TIANJIN JMT VS. SHANGHAI PORT 1 - 3|website=soccerway.com|date=2020-07-27|access-date=2022-12-12|language=}} He would be loaned out again, this time to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng on 13 April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1948557.html|title=官方：李建滨、刘若钒、杨泽翔、刘超阳加盟成都蓉城|work=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2021-04-13|accessdate=2022-12-12|language=zh}} His debut appearance would be in a league game against Jiangxi Beidamen on 26 April 2021, in a 4-2 victory where he also scored his first goal for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/26/china-pr/china-league-one/jiangxi-liansheng/nanjing-qianbao/3495443/|title=JIANGXI BEIDAMEN VS. RONGCHENG 2 - 4|website=soccerway.com|date=2021-04-26|access-date=2022-12-12|language=}} He would go on to establish himself as an integral member within the team and aid the club to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/GTHS2R9M0550AXYG.html|title=2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超|work=163.com|date=2022-01-12|accessdate=2022-06-06|language=zh}}

On 27 January 2025, Liu signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. {{cite web|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1822374907244422303&wfr=spider&for=pc|title=上海海港官宣明天、艾菲尔丁、刘若钒3人加盟！|date=27 January 2025|accessdate=27 January 2025|website=baijiahao.baidu.com|language=Chinese}}

International career

Liu scored four goals in three appearances during 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2017 as the Chinese under-20 national team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.{{cite web|url=http://sports.online.sh.cn/content/2017-11/21/content_8685005.htm|title=刘若钒出自根宝培养从小进球如麻我们该如何培养|work=Shanghai Online|date=2017-11-21|accessdate=2017-12-26|language=zh}}

Career statistics

{{updated|31 December 2024}} {{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/192/382165/5F9F47A0568ABD0E.shtml|title=刘若钒|work=sodasoccer|language=zh}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054535/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/192/382165/5F9F47A0568ABD0E.shtml |date=2018-07-19}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="7"\|Shanghai Shenhua	2017	rowspan="6"\|Chinese Super League	3	0	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|6	0
2018	24	1	0	0	2	0	1{{efn\|name=CFASC\|Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup}}	0	27	1
2019	4	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|5	0
2020	0	0	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"
\|4	0
2022	25	2	1	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	4
2023	5	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|6	0
colspan="2"\|Total !61\|\|3\|\|6\|\|2\|\|6\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|74\|\|5
Tianjin TEDA (loan)	2020	Chinese Super League	17	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|17	0
Chengdu Rongcheng (loan)	2021	China League One	27	13	3	0	colspan="2"
\|2{{efn\|name=2021 CSL\|Appearances in 2021 CSL Relegation play-offs}}	0	32	13
Wuhan Three Towns	2024	Chinese Super League	20	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|20	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !125\|\|16\|\|9\|\|2\|\|6\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|143\|\|18

Honours

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Shanghai Shenhua

Chinese FA Cup: 2017,{{cite news|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2017-11-26/doc-ifypathz6175124.shtml|title=足协杯-马丁斯轰世界波申花总分3-3上港夺冠|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2017-11-26 |accessdate=2019-08-16}} 2019{{cite news|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/cfacup/2019-12-06/doc-iihnzhfz4146419.shtml|title=申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒并终结尴尬纪录|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2019-12-06 |accessdate=2019-12-06}}