As a player he was a centre-back and graduated from the Shenyang Sealion youth team where he spent six seasons with them before joining Shanghai Shenhua.
He would also represent Wuhan Optics Valley, Shanghai Zobon, Chongqing Lifan, Liaoning Whowin and Hohhot Dongjin throughout his career.
[1] This only delayed his move which happened at the beginning of the 2005 league season and saw him reunite with Valeri Nepomniachi who immediately made him an integral member of the team's defence.
[3] Without a club to play for several months he would be unemployed before he joined second-tier football team Shanghai Zobon halfway through the 2009 league season.
This would then lead to a move to top-tier side Chongqing Lifan at the beginning of the 2010 league season, where he would quickly establish himself within the team's defense.