Beijing Guo'an 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Cédric Bakambu on £366,000 per week · see the current Beijing Guo'an wage bill
Then and now
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27 — 82% lower than the £1,024,497 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 21 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Bakambu | £366,000 | £19,032,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | DEC 2021 | ||
| Renato Augusto | £154,000 | £8,008,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jonathan Viera | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 30 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | DEC 2021 | ||
| Fernando | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Zhang Xizhe | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Kim Min-Jae | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | Centre-back | South Korea | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zou Dehai | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Yuning | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chi Zhongguo | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| John Hou Sæter | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Lei | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Left-back, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Piao Cheng | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ba Dun (Dun Ba) | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Right midfielder, right winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yu Yang | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yang Fan | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yu Dabao | £11,000 | £572,000 | 32 | Centre-back, right midfielder, right winger, striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jin Taiyan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | Wide midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hu Yanqiang | £8,200 | £426,400 | 27 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Gang | £8,000 | £416,000 | 31 | Right-back, wide midfielder, winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Gao Tianyi | £7,200 | £374,400 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guo Quanbo | £7,200 | £374,400 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Ziming | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nico Yennaris | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Yu | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Jin Pengxiang | £4,100 | £213,200 | 30 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Huan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | Centre-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| He Zhenyu | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cao Yongjing | £739 | £38,428 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Yanpu | £739 | £38,428 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Liang Shaowen | £649 | £33,748 | 18 | Centre-back, striker | China | MAY 2022 | ||
| Liu Guobo | £649 | £33,748 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Leng Jixuan | £649 | £33,748 | 19 | Striker | China | APR 2021 | ||
| Naibijan | £629 | £32,708 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hou Sen | £467 | £24,284 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Xie Longfei | £437 | £22,724 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Wen Da | £236 | £12,272 | 20 | Winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zheng Yiming | £180 | £9,360 | 23 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ruan Qilong | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ning Weichen | £180 | £9,360 | 23 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ma Kunyue | £153 | £7,956 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Li Boxi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Ling Zhongyang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Xue Mengtao | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shi Yucheng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Jiang Wenhao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Hu Jiaqi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| He Xi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Xu Dongdong | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Full-back, wide midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Jingrun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Sun Xuqing | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Li Ju | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Xu Xiangyu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Haoran | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Shao Tianfa | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Aysan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Ma Jiaxiang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Duan Dezhi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Jiao Yulong | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ma Yujun | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 70% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Beijing Guo'an wages, 2020/21
What was Beijing Guo'an's wage bill in 2020/21?
Beijing Guo'an paid £1,024,497 a week in 2020/21 - £53,273,844 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Beijing Guo'an player in 2020/21?
Cédric Bakambu was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £366,000 a week, 11.2x the 22+ squad average of £32,815.
What was the average Beijing Guo'an salary in 2020/21?
The average Beijing Guo'an player aged 22 or over earned £32,815 a week in 2020/21, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 70% of the bill between them.
How do Beijing Guo'an's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27, 82% lower than the £1,024,497 of 2020/21. The current squad is 42 players against 59 then.