Ke Zhao would play for the Wuhan Guanggu youth team before being selected to represent Hubei in football at the 2009 National Games of China. When he returned from the tournament, his club had been disbanded for their on-field behaviour by the Chinese FA. A Phoenix club established by the Hubei Province soccer association would offer Ke the chance to join their new club called Hubei Greenery F.C. and play in the third tier. He would start his professional career in the 2009 China League Two campaign and in his, as well as the club's, debut season, and go on to win promotion from the division.