Liu Chaoyang was promoted to the senior team of Shandong Luneng within the 2019 Chinese Super League season and would make his debut on 1 March 2019 in a league game against Beijing Renhe F.C.
[1] To gain more playing time he was loaned out to second tier club Sichuan Longfor for the remainder of the season.
After playing several further games for Shandong the following season, Liu was loaned out again, this time to top tier club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
The 2021 league campaign saw Liu loaned out for the entire season to second tier club Chengdu Rongcheng where he was able to gain significantly more playing time within the team as he aided them to promotion to the top tier at the end of the season.
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