Huang Cong would initially play for the Jiangsu FA youth setup before moving abroad to join Portuguese football club Cova da Piedade where he played for their reserve team Cova da Piedade B.[1] On 23 July 2020 he would return to China to join second-tier club Nantong Zhiyun, however he would be loaned out to third-tier club Nanjing City, where he was part of the squad gained promotion at the end of the 2020 China League Two campaign.[2] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on 25 April 2021 against Nanjing City in a 1–1 draw.[3] 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.[4]