His uncle tried to seek help from the Genbao Football Base, but before he could introduce Gu Bin, the academy refused him by claiming that all the youths in his age group in Shanghai had already been selected.

[2] At Shanghai Shenhua, Gu's skills and hard-work would impress the coaching staff, while his teammates nicknamed him as "Junior Hidetoshi Nakata".

[3] Su Maozhen, the coach and former Chinese international footballer would view Gu Bin as a talented and promising young player who is fast, agile in dribbling and gifted with a left foot that can always break through opponent's defences.

[8] After his loan move Gu would return to Shenhua and the interim Head coach Florent Ibengé would hand him his debut on 28 April 2012 in a league game against Shandong Luneng, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

[15] On 17 January 2025, Gu departed Zhejiang after six years and joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.