[1] He made his senior debut on 12 March 2017, playing the whole match in a 3–2 home win over Nei Mongol Zhongyou.
Liu received trial with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian in December 2017 and made an official transfer on 26 February 2018.
[3] On 2 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Henan Jianye, coming on as a substitute for Wang Yongpo in the 76th minute.
[7] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.
[8] On 13 January 2025, Liu joined the Chinese Super League club Dalian Young Boy.