Stephen Garlock Liu
Liu Stephen Garlock (Chinese: 廖家樂; Jyutping: liu6 gaa1 lok6 ; born 18 May 1992 in Sydney), also known as Stephen Liu, is an Australia-born Hong Kong-Irish footballer who plays for South China FC as a full-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | South China | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Komazawa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Hong Kong FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | South China | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Hong Kong U21[1] | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2013 | |||
Club career
Early career
Stephen started playing football when he was young, growing up in Australia. He moved to Japan when he was 7 years old. He joined FC Komazawa in 2007, where he was still playing as a midfielder or striker. He left the club in 2009 as he moved to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong FC
Stephen joined Hong Kong FC in the 2009–2010 season. He was part of the team which was promoted to the First Division at the end of that season.
He started playing in a professional football league with Hong Kong FC in the 2010–11 season. He featured 8 league games in the season but failed to help the team avoid relegation to the Second Division. He stayed at the club competing in the Second Division.
Yokohama FC Hong Kong
Stephen joined First Division club Yokohama FC Hong Kong in January 2013. However, he only featured Reserve Division matches after he joined the club, and was on the bench twice in the First Division League.
South China
Stephen joined defending First Division champions South China for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2013.[2]
Career stats
Club
- As of 4 May 2013
| Club | Season | Division | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Others1 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hong Kong FC | 2009–10 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | —2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 03 | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 23 | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Hong Kong FC Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 2012–13 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Yokohama FC Hong Kong Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South China | 2013–14 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| South China Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Notes
- 1. ^ Others include Hong Kong Season Play-offs.
- 2. ^ Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield was not held in the 2009–10 season.
- 3. ^ ^ ^ ^ Since Hong Kong FC was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield.
References
- "香港21歲以下代表隊長期訓練隊 名單公佈". hkfa.com. 17 March 2011.
- "展開新球季". Steven Lo's blog. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013.
External links
- Stephen Garlock Liu at Soccerway
- South China AA Player Profile
- Stephen Garlock Liu at HKFA