In 2011, Zhong Horan started his professional footballer career with Hubei Youth in the China League Two.
[2] He played with Hunan Billows mostly with their reserve squad,[3] before moving abroad and signing with Serbian side FK Spartak Subotica in July 2016.
[5] In summer 2017 Zhong returned to the SuperLiga by joining FK Borac Čačak but made no league appearances in the first half of the season.
[7] He would then play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.
[8] On 25 January 2025, Zhong joined fellow top tier club Meizhou Hakka.