Qingdao Hainiu
In January 2014, Ma moved to China League One side Qingdao Hainiu on a one-year loan deal. After a personally successful loan spell at Qingdao where he gained regular playing time, Ma made his move permanent the following season. On 9 September 2017 in a league game against Hangzhou Greentown he was caught in a collision while fighting for a header, which resulted in him hitting the goalpost, breaking two of his ribs and seeing him miss most of the two following seasons at Qingdao.