He became the first-choice goalkeeper of Beijing Guoan in the beginning of 2012 season as Yang Zhi injured in the 2012 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.
[1] On 6 March 2012, he made his senior debut in the first round of 2012 AFC Champions League group stage which Beijing Guoan lost to Ulsan Hyundai 2–1.
Four days later, he made his Chinese Super League debut in a 3-1 away defeat against newly promoted Guangzhou R&F.
Under the Head coach Roger Schmidt, Hou would re-emerge and fight for the first-choice goalkeeper position with Guo Quanbo.
He would go on to be in the starting line-up against Shandong Luneng Taishan as he won his first piece of silverware, with the 2018 Chinese FA Cup.