Li Zhi would start his senior career with third tier football club Jingtie Locomotive in the 2015 China League Two campaign.
The following season he would establish himself as a regular, however at the end of the campaign the club dissolved from the professional league.
Li would be free to join another third tier club in Suzhou Dongwu where he established himself as their first choice left-back while he aided them to gain promotion.
[2] He would make his debut on 26 April 2021 in a league game against Jiangxi Beidamen, which ended in a 4-2 victory.
On 9 April 2024, he finally made his Chinese Super League debut and scored a direct free kick in a 2-1 shock away win at Beijing Guoan.