Internationally, he played for the Chinese U-23 team and made the squad that took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Liu Zhenli started his professional football career at the beginning of the 2004 Chinese Super League season after graduating from the youth team.
On 7 January 2016, Liu transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng.
[2] On 18 January 2025, Liu was retired from professional football and became the goalkeeping coach of Qingdao Hainiu.
[3] His impressive performances at the end of the 2007 season saw him called into the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament squad where he was second choice goalkeeper.