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Liu Junshuai

Experienced headQingdao Jonoon · 31 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityChina PR
Age31
Date of birth10 Jan 1995
BirthplaceQingdao
Height185 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubQingdao Jonoon
Centre-back
27
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1939
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Qingdao Jonoon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League272019396.87
FA Cup10090

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Liu Junshuai is a 31-year-old central defender at Qingdao Jonoon, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 41% of Super League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.4, ranking 163rd of 279 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (71.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Junshuai.

Judged on this season alone, Junshuai graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.853 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Junshuai, 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 15, 26th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 31 Junshuai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential26th of 54 centre-backs · Super LeagueCurrent season22nd of 54 centre-backs · Super League22nd-best centre-back in the Super League163rd in the Super League · potential26th-highest potential centre-back in the Super League
15.4
Ratingi
26th of 54 centre-backs
19.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
71.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.85
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Qingdao Jonoon finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

3.85
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
27
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 71.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.4, Junshuai carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Qingdao Jonoon finished 14th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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