 While internationally he would play in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.Xie Hui started his professional football career with Shanghai Shenhua in the 1994 season.After excelling with Shenhua for six seasons in the late 90s where he won one top tier league title and a Chinese FA Cup, Xie Hui transferred to 2nd Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in January 2000.