The highest earners in the history of Guangzhou FC
Talisca has earned $70m at Guangzhou FC across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Guangzhou FC history
These 20 players took $192.6m between them, 92% of everything Guangzhou FC has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Guangzhou FC player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Guangzhou FC salary for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talisca | $70m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 2 | Ricardo Goulart | $19.9m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 3 | Elkeson | $18.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 4 | Zhang Linpeng | $10m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 5 | Wei Shihao | $9.3m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 6 | Tyias Browning | $8.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 7 | Li Xuepeng | $7.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 8 | Deng Hanwen | $7.1m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 9 | Aloísio | $5.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 10 | Gao Lin | $4.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 11 | Nemanja Gudelj | $4.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 12 | Hu Ruibao | $3.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 13 | Li Weijie | $3.6m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 14 | Feng Xiaoting | $3.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 15 | Zhang Xiuwei | $3.3m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 16 | Liu Yiming | $3m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 17 | Mei Fang | $2.9m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 18 | Zhang Wenzhao | $2.8m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 19 | Gao Zhunyi | $2.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 20 | Zhang Chenglin | $2.3m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 21 | Liao Lisheng | $2.2m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 22 | He Chao | $2.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 23 | Yan Dinghao | $1.8m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 24 | Roberto Siucho | $1.8m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 25 | Liu Dianzuo | $1.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 26 | Liu Weiguo | $1.5m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 27 | Zhong Yihao | $1.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 28 | Yang Liyu | $997k | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 29 | Zheng Long | $968k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 30 | Zou Zheng | $899k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 31 | Xu Xin | $692k | 1 | 2020 |
| 32 | Dong Chunyu | $72k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Guangzhou FC?
Talisca, with $70m across 3 seasons at Guangzhou FC.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 32 players we hold a Guangzhou FC salary for, from 2017 to 2024.