[1] On 9 July 2012, he made his senior debut for Dalian Shide in a 1–0 away victory against Changchun Yatai, coming on as a substitute for Zhang Yaokun in the 80th minute.

[4] He made his debut for Guangzhou on 24 February 2015 in a 2015 AFC Champions League against Gamba Osaka with a 2–0 away win, coming on as a substitute for Míchel in the 88th minute.

[7] Jin moved to Super League newcomer Hebei China Fortune on 19 February 2016 with a transfer fee of ¥80 million.

[9] He would immediately establish himself as an integral member of the team and in the following campaign the club narrowly missed out in qualifying for the 2018 AFC Champions League.

[15] Jin was called up to the senior Chinese training camp for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round in July 2016.