[23] In one of the match against Swansea City on 19 September 2015, Jiang was named Team of the Week after helping the side draw 0–0, keeping a clean sheet in the process.

[24] However, he suffered a knee injury during the club's win over Blackburn Rovers in the Lancashire Senior Cup, and was sidelined for the rest of the 2015–16 season.

[25] After being sidelined for a long time, Jiang returned to full fitness, playing 45 minutes, as Everton U23 lost 4-1 by Norwich City in the Premier League Cup in November 2016.

[31] He made his professional debut a day later versus AFC Bournemouth in a 3–0 victory, replacing James Perch as a substitute.

[32] In a follow–up match, Jiang then started the whole game as a right–back, as Wigan Athletic lost 3–0 against Doncaster Rovers, in what turned out to be his last appearance for the club.

[40] On 8 July 2017, Jiang joined relegated side Sunderland on a season long-deal, where he was reunited with Manager Simon Grayson, who played under him while at Preston North End.

[47] Jiang continued to feature in the first team until he suffered a groin injury during a 3–0 loss against Aston Villa on 6 March 2018 and was sidelined for the rest of the season.

On 20 February 2019, Jiang transferred to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande for an undisclosed fee, which was believed to be in the region of €4.6m.

[50][9] On 5 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 home win over Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2019 AFC Champions League.

Manager Fabio Cannavaro admitted in a press conference that the situation with Jiang confused him too as he stated that the club only signed him because they expected him to be used as a Chinese player.

[52] On 20 September 2022, Jiang made his Shanghai Port debut and scored his first career goal in a 2–1 away win at Henan Songshan Longmen.

On 29 October 2023, Jiang won his second league title and first one with Shanghai Port after a 1–1 home draw against direct competitor Shandong Taishan.

[59] Jiang received his first call-up to the Chinese national team in 2020, but had to wait until their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Guam on 30 May 2021 to make his international debut.

[61] Jiang was named in China's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and started the team's opening match against Tajikistan on 13 January 2024.