On 3 April 2010, he made his senior debut in the first round of 2010 season which Guangzhou Evergrande beat Beijing BIT 3–1, coming on as a substitute for Gabriel Melkam in the 68th minute.

[1] His first goal came in his second appearance on 21 July 2010 in a 10–0 home victory against Nanjing Yoyo.

He was assisted by Sun Xiang who crossed the ball from the left wing and Shi scored the club's eighth goal of the match.

[2] He failed to establish himself within the first team after Guangzhou promoted to the Chinese Super League and was released at the end of 2013 season.

[4] He would then go on to be a vital member of the team for several seasons, however was dropped to the reserves as the club gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.