Chiu joined Tai Po youth system and was promoted to the first team in the 2010–11 season, serving as the backup of Pang Tsz Kin.

In the 2011–12 season, as Mutual refused to promote to the top-tier division, a team of youth players formed Hong Kong Sapling.

Chiu was loaned to the team and originally served as a backup of Tsang Man Fai.

Chiu joined newly promoted First Division club Southern for an undisclosed fee.

On 19 June 2012, Chiu was called up into the final squad for the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification in Laos.