Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shanghai Shenhua.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 17 | 5 | 0 | 725 | 6.82 |
 FA Cup | 22 | 4 | 0 | 484 | 6.85 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 6.35 |
 AFC U20 Asian Cupat China PR U20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6.47 |
 EAFF E-1 Football Championshipat China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.85 |
Scout report
Liu Chengyu is a 20-year-old centre-forward at Shanghai Shenhua, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League and 845th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.62 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chengyu.
Judged on this season alone, Chengyu graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League, on 5 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances (0.621 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Chengyu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 4% of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League. At 20 Chengyu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Shanghai Shenhua finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side
5 goals in 17 appearances (0.29 per game) for a title-challenging side.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.62 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.2, Chengyu carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super League of 28 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
