Gao Dalun would play for the Jiangsu Suning youth team before going on to be promoted to their senior team.[1] He would even be part of the squad that won the 2020 Chinese Super League title.[2] His time at the club would end when the clubs owners were in financial difficulties and dissolved the team.[3] He would go on to join second tier club Nantong Zhiyun and go on to make his debut in a league game on 16 May 2021 against Chengdu Rongcheng in a 2-1 defeat.[4] He would go on to establish himself within the team and helped the club gain promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One season.[5]