Ye Chugui started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to Dongguan Nancheng's squad for the 2011 China League Two campaign.[1] He played 24 matches in his debut season as Dongguan Nancheng failed to promote to the second tier. Ye scored three goals in first five matches of 2012 season; however, he suffered a severe knee injury in May, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[2] He followed the club to move to his hometown city Meizhou and rename themselves as Meixian Hakka in 2013.[3] He scored 10 goals in 15 appearances in the 2014 season which made him the top goal scorer of China League Two.
On 9 December 2014, Ye transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F (now known as Guangzhou City).[4] He made his Super League debut on 3 April 2015, in a 4–0 home victory against Guizhou Renhe, coming on as a substitute for Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 70th minute.[5] He scored his first Super League goal on 26 April 2015, which ensured Guangzhou R&F beat Changchun Yatai 2–1.[6]
On 24 February 2018, Ye was loaned to second-tier side Shenzhen FC for the 2018 season.[7]
