On his return he was scouted by top tier Chinese football team Shanghai International, however he sustained a serious injury during training and the club ended their interest, nevertheless recently promoted side Xiamen Blue Lions were willing to take a risk on him and Bai Lei signed a professional contract with them at the beginning of the 2006 league season.
[2] Despite that defeat he quickly established himself within the squad and go on to score his first goal for the club in a league game on September 17, 2006, against Shenzhen Kingway in a 2–0 victory.
[5] The club's manager Shen Xiangfu moved him into the team's defence, and this seemed to work; Guangzhou had seventh-place finish at the end of season.
[6] While Bai continued his good form for Guangzhou the club were discovered to be involved in a match-fixing scandal that was directly related to their promotion to the top tier and were relegated at the end of the 2009 league season.
[10] Bai Lei made his first appearance for the China national football team on June 4, 2010, in a friendly match against France in a 1–0 victory.