Liu started his senior career with Dongguan Nancheng in Hong Kong First Division League in 2003.
He transferred to Zhejiang Greentown in 2006 but did not establish himself in the club.
He eventually made his debut for Hangzhou in a Chinese Super League game on 11 April 2009, in a 3-2 home win over Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.
[1] In February 2010, Liu decided to move to second tier club Hunan Billows.
[2] On 13 February 2018, Liu was banned for five months from 27 January 2018 to 26 June 2018 for age falsification.