Gao Di started his football career with Shandong Luneng's youth academy in 1999 and was promoted to the first team during the 2008 league season.

[1] Gao would go on to make his league debut on 9 April 2010 against Chongqing Lifan in a 3-0 win, coming on as a late substitute.

[2] In February 2013, Gao was loaned out to Hangzhou Greentown for the entire 2013 league season to gain more playing time.

[4] After many years in the top tier of Chinese football, Gao Di joined China League One club Changchun Yatai on loan ahead of the 2020 season.

[9] Gao made his debut for the Chinese national team on 18 June 2014 in a 2-0 win against Macedonia, coming on as a substitute to score his first international goal.