Liu Yixin
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.jpg) Liu Yixin in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liu Yixin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Henan | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | ||
| 2019–2022 | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Henan | 69 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Liu Yixin (simplified Chinese: 刘易鑫; traditional Chinese: 劉易鑫; pinyin: Liú Yìxīn; born 27 May 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chinese Super League club Henan.
Early career
Born in Zhengzhou, Henan, Liu Yixin joined the Evergrande Football School of Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande in 2014.[1] He was immediately sent to train in Spain for three years before returning to China in 2017.[1] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of fellow Chinese Super League side Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.[1] On 30 April 2022, Liu Yixin was promoted to the Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic first-team,[1] fielding the number 27 shirt.[2] However, on 24 May 2022, it was announced that Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic had ceased operations, and Liu subsequently became a free agent.[3]
Henan
On 27 May 2022, it was announced that Liu Yixin has signed for his hometown club and Chinese Super League side Henan Songshan Longmen.[4] He chose to wear the number 2 shirt.[5] He made his debut for the club on 11 June 2022, coming on as a 62nd substitute for Niu Ziyi in a 3–1 win over Zhejiang.[6] His gametime increased in November 2022, after earning his first start for the club on 13 November in a 3–1 victory against eventual league winners Wuhan Three Towns.[7] On 30 December 2022, he provided an assist for Huang Zichang in the second goal in the 62nd minute, in a 4–0 win against Hebei.[8] Liu continued to be a rotational starter for Henan FC in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[9] After the 2024 Chinese FA Cup match against Guangxi Pingguo Haliao on 17 July, Liu suffered a patella fracture which sidelined him for four weeks.[10] On 21 September 2024, Liu provided an assist for Bruno Nazário in a 2–0 home win over Chengdu Rongcheng.[11] Four weeks later on 18 October, he assisted Nemanja Čović in the match opener of a 2–1 away defeat to Shanghai Shenhua.[12] On 30 June 2025, he assisted Felippe Cardoso in Henan's first goal in a 2–2 home draw with Shandong Taishan.[13]
Personal life
Liu Yixin was admitted to Beijing Sport University in July 2024.[14]