In 2006, Shao Shuai started his professional footballer career with Harbin Yiteng in the China League Two.
[1] In the 2011 China League Two campaign he would be part of the team that won the division and promotion into the second tier.
[2] He would go on to be a member of the squad as they moved up divisions and gained promotion to the Chinese Super League.
[3] He made his Super League debut on 7 March 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan, coming on as a substitute for Liu Xiaolong in the 89th minute.
[4] Shao transferred to another Super League club Changchun Yatai along with his teammate Han Deming in December 2014.