Takeshi Okada
Xie was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Takeshi Okada in the 2012 season. He made his debut for the club on 22 April 2012 in a 2-0 loss against Tianjin Teda. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 June 2012 in a 3-0 win against Shanghai East Asia in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.