Wu Chengru would play for the Guangzhou R&F (now known as Guangzhou City) youth team and was promoted to the senior team at the beginning of the 2020 league season where he made his debut on 29 August 2020 against Shenzhen F.C. in a 2-0 defeat.[1] In the following season he was loaned out to second tier club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard on 5 July 2021 to gain more experience.[2]