Liu Haofan
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.jpg) Liu Haofan in April 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Liu Haofan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 October 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Zhejiang FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Zhejiang FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Zhejiang FC | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | China U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | China U23 | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | China | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liu Haofan (simplified Chinese: 刘浩帆; traditional Chinese: 劉浩帆; pinyin: Liú Hàofān; born 23 October 2003) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC and the China national team.
Born in Wuhan, Hubei, Liu Haofan was educated at No. 5 Primary School of Qianchuan Street, Huangpi District, where he trained football in his six-year spell.[1]
Club career
Zhejiang
On 18 May 2022, after progressing through the Zhejiang FC youth ranks, he was named in the club's first-team squad for the 2022 Chinese Super League season.[2] On 9 October 2022, he made his senior and professional debut, in a 3–0 away league win over Wuhan Yangtze River, coming on as a second-half injury-time substitute for Gu Bin.[3] By the end of the 2022 season, he earned ten appearances for the club, with seven in the league and three in the Chinese FA Cup.[4][5] On 20 September 2023, Liu Haofan made his AFC Champions League debut, in a 4–1 loss to Thai club Buriram United, coming on for Leung Nok Hang in the 90th minute.[6] In the 2023 season, he recorded twelve appearances, including nine in the league and three in the AFC Champions League.[4]
Between June and September 2024, Liu Haofan gained more consistent playing time, making appearances in all matches in that period.[4] On 29 September 2024, Liu Haofan received heart surgery due to discomfort from the area, which had him ruled out for the rest of the season.[7] In an interview from two months after, Liu Haofan claimed that the first instance where he had felt discomfort was two or three years before, and that his recovery was on track.[8]
International career
In February 2023, Liu Haofan was selected for the China squad to compete in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[9] On 3 March, in China's first group stage match against Japan, Liu Haofan's header caused an own goal by Hayato Tanaka to take the lead; China eventually lost the game 2–1.[10]
On 5 April 2024, he was selected for China's squad in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[11]
On 28 February 2025, Liu Haofan earned his first call-up to the China national team, in preparation for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier games against Saudi Arabia and Australia.[12][13]