Tianjin Teda F.C.
Liu Zhenli started his professional football career at the beginning of the 2004 Chinese Super League season after graduating from the youth team. The following season, he would play understudy to Li Shuai who was injured near the end of the season, which allowed Liu to make his league debut on October 22, 2005 against Tianjin Teda F.C. in a 2-0 defeat. The following season, he would fight for the goalkeeping position with Li Shuai before eventually cementing himself as the first choice goalkeeper at the club in the beginning of the 2007 Chinese Super League season.