Changchun Yatai 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Odion Ighalo on £100,000 per week · see the current Changchun Yatai wage bill
We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 34 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27 — 45% lower than the £202,130 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odion Ighalo | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Marinho (Mário Sérgio Santos Costa) | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Meneghel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Anzur Ismoilov | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | D C | Uzbekistan | ||
| Szabolcs Huszti | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | AM LC | Hungary | ||
| Tan Long | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Du Zhenyu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | AM L | China | ||
| Fan Xiaodong | £2,300 | £119,600 | 29 | D/WB/M L | China | ||
| Han Deming | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | DM, AM LC, F C | China | ||
| Jiang Zhe | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D RC, AM R | China | ||
| Zhu Yifan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Li Xiaoting | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D R, AM RL | China | ||
| Pei Shuai | £1,800 | £93,600 | 23 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Sun Jie | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Yang He | £1,300 | £67,600 | 26 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Jack Sealy | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | D R | Hong Kong (China PR) | ||
| Li Guangwen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | D LC, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Xiaofei | £1,000 | £52,000 | 33 | D/WB/M L | China | ||
| Cheng Changcheng | £910 | £47,320 | 25 | ST | China | ||
| Wu Yake | £860 | £44,720 | 25 | GK | China | ||
| Li Shangwen | £830 | £43,160 | 25 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Cao Ziheng | £740 | £38,480 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Song Zhenyu | £700 | £36,400 | 34 | GK | China | ||
| Shao Shuai | £680 | £35,360 | 28 | D RLC | China | ||
| Yaki | £610 | £31,720 | 27 | D C, DM | Chinese Taipei (China PR) | ||
| Yu Rui | £540 | £28,080 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Yan Shipeng | £530 | £27,560 | 28 | D LC | China | ||
| Che Kai | £510 | £26,520 | 25 | D C | China | ||
| He Chao | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Wang Jinliang | £450 | £23,400 | 22 | AM R | China | ||
| Liu Qiming | £420 | £21,840 | 24 | D L, AM RL | China | ||
| Ke Yu-ting | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | AM L, ST | Chinese Taipei (China PR) | ||
| Dong Yifan | £380 | £19,760 | 24 | GK | China | ||
| Zhou Dadi | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | AM L | China | ||
| Yan Feng | £300 | £15,600 | 34 | DM | China | ||
| Mou Yanlong | £110 | £5,720 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Yiran | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | DM | China | ||
| Liu Yu | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Zuo Yiteng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D R | China | ||
| Qu Yadong | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | DM, AM RC | China | ||
| Yan Xu | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Guo Wei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Wang Chueh-chun | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM RL | Chinese Taipei (China PR) | ||
| Guan Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Yin Zhiqiang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Li Hong | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | D L | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 82% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Changchun Yatai wages, 2016/17
What was Changchun Yatai's wage bill in 2016/17?
Changchun Yatai paid £202,130 a week in 2016/17 - £10,510,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Changchun Yatai player in 2016/17?
Odion Ighalo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £100,000 a week, 17x the 22+ squad average of £5,874.
What was the average Changchun Yatai salary in 2016/17?
The average Changchun Yatai player aged 22 or over earned £5,874 a week in 2016/17, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 82% of the bill between them.
How do Changchun Yatai's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27, 45% lower than the £202,130 of 2016/17. The current squad is 40 players against 46 then.