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CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · TOP 100

Highest paid Chinese Super League players

Cryzan leads on AU$81,270 per week. These 100 players take AU$2,376,864 a week between them - 76% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 300 of the 524 players in Chinese Super League.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$2.4m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL76%
MEDIAN AGE30
MOST IN THE LIST15 Shanghai Port
Chinese Super League league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Yunnan Yukun 12 AU$299k Shanghai Port 15 AU$291k Shanghai Shenhua 12 AU$265k Chengdu Rongcheng 10 AU$241k Beijing Guo'an 11 AU$239k Shandong Taishan 6 AU$187k Changchun Yatai 7 AU$162k Zhejiang FC 6 AU$161k Dalian Yingbo 6 AU$159k Shenzhen Peng City 3 AU$96k Qingdao West Coast 4 AU$91k Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3 AU$77k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 3 AU$57k
23-26 14 AU$290k
27-30 43 AU$1m
Over 30 40 AU$995k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$81k #10 AU$42k #100 AU$11k

Cryzan earns 2× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 7.2× the 100th. Half of the AU$2.4m a week on this page goes to the first 29 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Cryzan
AU$81,270
AU$4,226,040 Shandong Taishan Brazil 29 Attacking midfielder, striker
02 Ibrahim Amadou
AU$79,380
AU$4,127,760 Shanghai Shenhua France 32 Defensive midfielder
03 Robert Beric
AU$62,370
AU$3,243,240 Changchun Yatai Slovenia 34 Winger, striker
04 Gustavo
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Henan FC Brazil 31 Striker
05 Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza)
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Shanghai Port Brazil 28 Striker
06 Matheus Jussa (Matheus Isaias dos Santos)
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil 29 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
07 Andrei Burcă
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 Yunnan Yukun Romania 32 Centre-back
08 Park Jin-Seob
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 Zhejiang FC South Korea 29 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
09 Nicolae Stanciu
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 Dalian Yingbo Romania 32 Attacking midfielder
10 Valeri Qazaishvili
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Shandong Taishan Georgia 32 Attacking midfielder, striker
11 Alexandru Ioniţă
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Yunnan Yukun Romania 30 Attacking midfielder
12 Albion Ademi
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Shenzhen Peng City Albania 26 Winger
13 Fábio Abreu
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Beijing Guo'an Angola 32 Striker
14 Wellington Silva
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil 32 Winger, striker
15 Cephas Malele
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Dalian Yingbo Switzerland 31 Striker
16 Frank Acheampong
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Dalian Yingbo Ghana 31 Winger, striker
17 Davidson
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Qingdao West Coast Brazil 34 Left winger
18 Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Shenzhen Peng City Netherlands 25 Attacking midfielder, striker
19 João Carlos Teixeira
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Shanghai Shenhua Portugal 32 Attacking midfielder
20 Óscar Melendo
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Shanghai Port Spain 27 Attacking midfielder
21 Lucas Possignolo
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Zhejiang FC Brazil 31 Centre-back
22 Dawhan
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Beijing Guo'an Brazil 29 Defensive midfielder
23 Felipe Silva
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil 33 Striker
24 Alberto Quiles
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Spain 30 Winger, striker
25 Aitor Córdoba
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Spain 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
26 Cléber (Cléber Bomfim de Jesus)
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Yunnan Yukun Brazil 28 Striker
27 Caio Vinícius
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Yunnan Yukun Brazil 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
28 Béni Nkololo
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Beijing Guo'an France 28 Winger
29 Bruno Viana
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Qingdao West Coast Brazil 30 Centre-back
30 Uroš Spajic
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Beijing Guo'an Serbia 32 Centre-back
31 Zeca
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Shandong Taishan Brazil 28 Striker
32 Abdulhamit
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Beijing Guo'an China PR 27 Defender
33 Wylan Cyprien
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Changchun Yatai France 30 Defensive midfielder
34 Baihlam
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Chengdu Rongcheng China PR 22 Winger, striker
35 Wilson Manafá
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Shanghai Shenhua Portugal 30 Full-back, right winger
36 Gabrielzinho
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Shanghai Port Brazil 29 Winger
37 Bao Yaxiong
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Yunnan Yukun China PR 28 Goalkeeper
38 Qian Jiegei
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Zhejiang FC Gabon 33 Defensive midfielder
39 Romulo
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
40 Jaume Grau
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Shanghai Port Spain 28 Defensive midfielder
41 Dai Wai Tsun
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Shenzhen Peng City China PR 25 Attacking midfielder
42 Deng Hanwen
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Yunnan Yukun China PR 30 Right-back, right midfielder
43 Fang Hao (Hao Fang)
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Zhejiang FC China PR 25 Right-back, winger
44 Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han)
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Beijing Guo'an China PR 26 Goalkeeper
45 He Yiran
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Chengdu Rongcheng China PR 20 Defender
46 Huang Zichang
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Yunnan Yukun China PR 28 Attacking midfielder, striker
47 Marko Tolić
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Zhejiang FC Croatia 29 Attacking midfielder
48 Zhang Yuning
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Beijing Guo'an China PR 28 Striker
49 Zou Dehai
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Changchun Yatai China PR 32 Goalkeeper
50 Liu Dianzuo
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Chengdu Rongcheng China PR 35 Goalkeeper
51 Li Ang (Ang Li)
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Dalian Yingbo China PR 31 Centre-back
52 Zhu Chenjie
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 24 Centre-back
53 Zhang Yuan (Yuan Zhang)
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Shanghai Port China PR 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
54 Li Shuai
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Shanghai Port China PR 29 Full-back
55 Lu Yongtao
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Shanghai Port China PR 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker
56 Zhang Linpeng
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Shanghai Port China PR 36 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
57 Zhao Yuhao
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Yunnan Yukun China PR 32 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
58 John Hou Sæter
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Yunnan Yukun China PR 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
59 Nico Yennaris
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 32 Right-back, defensive midfielder
60 Makhtar Guèye
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Shanghai Shenhua Senegal 27 Striker
61 Guilherme Schettine
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Brazil 29 Striker
62 Oscar Maritu
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Yunnan Yukun Congo - Kinshasa 25 Right winger, striker
63 Bruno Nazário
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Henan FC Brazil 30 Attacking midfielder, striker
64 Guilherme Ramos
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 Beijing Guo'an Portugal 27 Centre-back
65 Jiang Shenglong
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
66 Serginho
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Beijing Guo'an China PR 30 Attacking midfielder
67 Stoppila Sunzu
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Changchun Yatai Zambia 36 Centre-back
68 Shi Ke (Ke Shi)
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Yunnan Yukun China PR 32 Centre-back
69 Ohi Omoijuanfo
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Changchun Yatai Norway 31 Winger, striker
70 Rafael Ratão
AU$14,553
AU$756,756 Shanghai Shenhua Brazil 29 Winger, striker
71 Samir Memisevic
AU$14,364
AU$746,928 Qingdao West Coast Bosnia & Herzegovina 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
72 Yegor Sorokin
AU$13,797
AU$717,444 Chengdu Rongcheng Russia 29 Centre-back
73 Gao Zhunyi
AU$13,608
AU$707,616 Shandong Taishan China PR 29 Defender, defensive midfielder
74 Gustavo Sauer
AU$13,608
AU$707,616 Wuhan Three Towns Brazil 32 Attacking midfielder, striker
75 Juan Camilo Salazar
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 Changchun Yatai Colombia 28 Winger
76 Tan Long
AU$13,230
AU$687,960 Changchun Yatai China PR 37 Winger, striker
77 Tyias Browning
AU$13,230
AU$687,960 Shanghai Port China PR 31 Centre-back
78 Tang Miao (Miao Tang)
AU$13,230
AU$687,960 Yunnan Yukun China PR 34 Right-back
79 Tao Qianglong
AU$13,230
AU$687,960 Zhejiang FC China PR 23 Attacking midfielder, striker
80 Mateus Vital (Mateus da Silva Vital Assunção)
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 Shanghai Port Brazil 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
81 Pedro Álvaro
AU$12,852
AU$668,304 Shandong Taishan Portugal 25 Centre-back
82 Saulo Mineiro
AU$12,474
AU$648,648 Shanghai Shenhua Brazil 28 Right winger, striker
83 Aziz Yakubu
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 Qingdao West Coast Ghana 26 Striker
84 Chi Zhongguo
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 Beijing Guo'an China PR 35 Defensive midfielder
85 Feng Jin
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 Dalian Yingbo China PR 31 Winger
86 Yaw Yeboah
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 Qingdao Hainiu Ghana 28 Left wing-back, winger
87 Jhonder Cádiz
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Wuhan Three Towns Venezuela 29 Striker
88 Zhang Xizhe
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Beijing Guo'an China PR 34 Attacking midfielder
89 Liao Lisheng
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Chengdu Rongcheng China PR 32 Defensive midfielder
90 Wei Shihao
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Chengdu Rongcheng China PR 30 Attacking midfielder, striker
91 Luo Jing (Jing Luo)
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Dalian Yingbo China PR 31 Attacking midfielder
92 Wang Dalei
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shandong Taishan China PR 36 Goalkeeper
93 Xie Pengfei
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 32 Attacking midfielder
94 Yang Shuai
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 28 Centre-back
95 Wu Xi (Xi Wu)
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Shenhua China PR 36 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
96 Álex Yang
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Port China PR 20 Centre-back
97 Yue Xin
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Port China PR 29 Left-back, left winger
98 Li Shenglong
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Port China PR 32 Winger, striker
99 Wu Lei
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Port China PR 33 Winger, striker
100 Wang Zhen'ao
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Shanghai Port China PR 25 Full-back, winger

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Chinese Super League?

Cryzan of Shandong Taishan, on AU$81,270 per week — AU$4,226,040 a year.

How much do the top 100 Chinese Super League players earn between them?

AU$2,376,864 per week and AU$123,596,928 per year, which is 76% of the entire Chinese Super League wage bill.

Which Chinese Super League club has the most players in the top 100?

Yunnan Yukun, with 12 of them, paying AU$298,620 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$11,340 per week — that is what Wang Zhen'ao earns in 100th place.