Lisheng Liao

Liao Lisheng turned professional with Dongguan Nancheng, scoring eight goals in 47 appearances and helping the club reach the third round of the Chinese FA Cup. Across that spell he made 88 appearances and scored twice, with a loan year at Tianjin Tianhai in 2019 breaking up the run. He moved on a free transfer to Shandong Taishan in March 2022, making 59 appearances and scoring six goals, and added a Chinese FA Cup winner's medal in 2022. Chengdu Rongcheng signed him on a free transfer in February 2025; he made 22 appearances for the club and scored once before joining Shenzhen Peng City on loan that July, where he added nine further appearances. Liao has represented China at senior level, earning six caps since his debut in June 2014 against Macedonia. He was included in the squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, and he won a bronze medal with the China under-22 side at the 2017 EAFF E-1 Championship.