Early career Liu started his football career in 2006 when he was promoted to
China League Two club
Dalian Yiteng's first team. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the middle of 2006 season. Liu earned a trial with
Chinese Super League club
Nanchang Hengyuan in 2010 and signed a five-year contract with it in January 2011. He made his debut for Nanchang Hengyuan on 4 May 2011 in a 3–1 victory against
Beijing BIT in the first round of the
2011 Chinese FA Cup. Liu 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.
Guangzhou On 1 January 2015, Liu transferred to fellow top tier side
Guangzhou R&F. He made his debut for the club on 10 February 2015 in a 3–0 victory against
Warriors FC in the preliminary round of the
2015 AFC Champions League. 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 FC. 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. 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 eventually went on to replace Zeng as the club's first choice goalkeeper and win the
2019 Chinese Super League title with the club. At the end of the 2021 league season, his club admitted that they were in financial difficulties and allowed their first choice players to leave the team.
Later career On 29 April 2022, Liu signed with newly-promoted top tier club
Wuhan Three Towns. On 3 June, he debuted in a league match against
Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory. Afterwards, Liu established himself as a regular footballer within the club that won the
2022 Chinese Super League title. On 18 February 2025, Liu joined
Chinese Super League club
Chengdu Rongcheng. ==International career==