Liu Baiyang
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_(cropped).jpg) Liu Baiyang in June 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liu Baiyang | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Luoyang, Henan, China | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Shijiazhuang Gongfu (on loan from Shanghai Port) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | Shanghai Port | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Shanghai Port | 8 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2024– | → Shanghai Port B (res.) | 23 | (5) |
| 2025 | → Qingdao West Coast (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Shijiazhuang Gongfu (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 | |||
Liu Baiyang (simplified Chinese: 刘柏杨; traditional Chinese: 劉柏楊; pinyin: Liú Bǎiyáng; born 6 April 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu, on loan from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port B.[1]
In 2012, Liu Baiyang was purchased by the youth academy of Shanghai East Asia, as part of a deal between youth academies in Shanghai and youth players from Luoyang, Henan, when Liu was nine years of age. His future teammate Jia Boyan was also included in the deal.[2] During his time at the youth levels, he briefly trained with the academy of English side Wolverhampton Wanderers in England.[3]
Before the 2022 season, Liu Baiyang was promoted to the Shanghai Port first-team.[4] On 4 June 2022, Liu made his professional debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat to Wuhan Yangtze River, replacing Liu Zhurun as an 85th-minute substitute in the league opener.[5] His first start for Shanghai Port came in the next match on 8 June, playing 58 minutes of a 2–0 Shanghai derby loss to Shanghai Shenhua.[6] On 24 October 2022, after coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Paulinho, Liu scored his first two career goals in the span of four minutes in a 7–0 victory over Meizhou Hakka.[7] With the goals, he became the youngest ever Chinese Super League goalscorer for Shanghai Port, at 19 years and 201 days.[8] He also became the youngest ever player to score a double in the Chinese Super League.[9]
On 17 April 2023, Liu joined China League One side Guangxi Pingguo Haliao on a one-year loan.[10] On 22 April, he made his Guangxi Pingguo Haliao debut and scored his first two goals at home in a 3–0 victory against Jinan Xingzhou in the league opener.[11] With his performance, he was named China League One's Player of the Round.[12] He scored his third goal for the club on 6 May 2023, opening the scoreline against Dandong Tengyue in a 1–1 away draw.[13] After scoring two more goals in May against Liaoning Shenyang Urban, Liu received the league's Player of the Month award for the months of April and May.[14] He only scored one more goal for the rest of the season, coming from an away equaliser of a 1–1 draw at Sichuan Jiuniu on 17 June.[15] At the end of the 2023 China League One season, he was a candidate for the league's Player of the Year.[16]
In 2024, he was registered by Shanghai Port to be in their B team, playing as a newly promoted team in China League Two. On 5 April 2024, he scored his first goal for Shanghai Port B in a 2–0 home win over Shenzhen Juniors.[17] On 11 April 2024, Liu struck the head of an opposition player in Shanghai Port B's 1–0 away win against Guangxi Lanhang, and was fined ¥20,000 and suspended for the following four matches.[18] At the end of the 2024 China League Two campaign, Liu scored five goals in 23 total appearances.[19]
On 18 February 2025, Liu was loaned to Chinese Super League side Qingdao West Coast on a one-year deal.[20] He was given the number 39 shirt.[21] On 3 March, he made his first appearance for Qingdao West Coast in a 2–0 victory against Wuhan Three Towns, coming on as a substitute for Nelson da Luz.[22]