On 15 July 2016, Mai was loaned to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for half season.中甲夏季转会:前国脚转会黄海 留洋小将加盟客家 at sohu.com 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-11-24 He played for Guangzhou's reserve team in the 2016 season. He made a permanent transfer to Guangzhou R&F in 2017 and was loaned to Hong Kong Premier League side R&F, which was the satellite team of Guangzhou R&F, in March 2017. He made his debut on 1 April 2017 in a 5–0 home loss against Southern District.
