He was loaned out to Ligue 2 club FC Metz along with Xie Pengfei for youth training in 2010.

[2] The following season he would score his first goal for the club on 17 August 2013, in a league game against Liaoning Whowin in a 2-1 victory.

[3] He would go on to establish himself a vital member in the teams and would aid the club by winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup with them.

He continued to be called up to the under-20 side by Jan Olde Riekerink who took charge the team in 2011 and played in the 2011 Toulon Tournament.

Liu was a member of China's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, making one appearance as an 81st minute substitute for Zhang Cheng in a 2–1 win over Uzbekistan at the group stage.