He made 18 appearances in his debut season for Shandong and won the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award.
[4] On 8 September 2016, Jin was suspended temporarily for 60 days by the Asian Football Confederation after testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol in a 2016 AFC Champions League match against FC Seoul.
[6][7] On his return, Jin would immediately establish himself back into the team and scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League in a 2–0 win against Tianjin Teda on 9 July 2017.
[11] On 10 September 2024, Chinese Football Association announced that Jin was banned from football-related activities in China for life for involving in match-fixing.
[12][13][14] Jin was called up to the Chinese under-20 national team in June 2009 and was promoted to captain by the then manager Su Maozhen.