[1] On 9 February 2016, Hu made his debut for Shanghai SIPG in the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off against Muangthong United, coming on as a substitute for Asamoah Gyan in the 90th minute.
[5] On 3 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal in the 2017 Chinese FA Cup in a 5–1 away win against China League Two club Shanghai Sunfun.
[9] Hu scored four goals in 29 appearances in the 2017 season and won the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year Award.
[12] In February 2020, Hu joined fellow Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall on loan.
On 22 November 2020, he played full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against Zhejiang Energy Greentown in the second leg of the relegation/promotion play-offs and helped the team stay up.