In August 2016, he had a brief trial with Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen along with Yang Chaohui.
[1] Failing to pass the trial, they moved to Portugal and joined Vizela's U19s in September 2016.
Qian transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian in July 2017.
[2] On 29 October 2017, he made his senior debut in a 4–1 home win against Liaoning FC, coming on for Zhang Cheng in the 73rd minute when Tianjin was leading 4–1.
[5] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to score his first goal for the club in a league game on 14 December 2022 against Wuhan Yangtze River F.C.