On 18 June 2011, Jin made his Chinese Super League debut in a 1–0 home victory over Shanghai Shenhua, coming on as a substitute for Wu Wei in the 62nd minute.
[1] Jin was put on the transfer list in January 2012 after Takeshi Okada became the head coach of the club.
On 5 February, he transferred to Super League newcomers Dalian Aerbin on a five-year deal.
[6] On 8 June 2022, while playing for Beijing Guoan, he scored the first goal of his career in a 3–2 win over Chengdu Rongcheng in the Chinese Super League.
He left Beijing at the end of the 2022 Chinese Super League season when his contracted finished.