Stephen Garlock Liu Explained

Liu Stephen Garlock
Fullname:Liu Stephen Garlock
Height:1.73 m
Birth Date:1992 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Currentclub:HKFC
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:2007–2009
Youthclubs1:Komazawa
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:HKFC
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Yokohama FC Hong Kong
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:South China
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2022
Clubs4:HKFC
Caps4:22
Goals4:1
Club-Update:1 August 2022
Nationalteam-Update:4 June 2013

Liu Stephen Garlock (; born 18 May 1992), also known as Stephen Liu, is a former Australian professional footballer who played as a full back. He is also of Irish and Hong Kong descent.

Club career

Early career

Stephen was born in Sydney, Australia to a Chinese father and an Irish mother. He 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.

HKFC

Stephen joined HKFC in the 2009–10 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 HKFC 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 was only featured in Reserve Division matches after he joined the club, and was on the bench twice in the First Division.

South China

Stephen joined defending First Division champions South China for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2013.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2013

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupOthersTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hong Kong FC2009–10Second Division30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A30
2010–11First Division80102000N/AN/AN/AN/A110
2011–12Second Division20000000N/AN/AN/AN/A20
2012–13Second Division00200000N/AN/AN/AN/A20
Hong Kong FC Total1303020000000180
Yokohama FC Hong Kong2012–13First Division000000N/AN/AN/AN/A00
Yokohama FC Hong Kong Total00000000000000
South China2013–14First Division00000000N/AN/A00
South China Total00000000000000
Total1303020000000180

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 展開新球季. 2 July 2013. Steven Lo's blog. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130707060727/http://www.southchinafc.hk/blog/stevenlo/post/2013-07-02-2216.aspx. 7 July 2013. dmy-all.