CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Changchun Yatai 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Serginho on £74,000 per week · see the current Changchun Yatai wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £312k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £16m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £7k
Then and now
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27 — 64% lower than the £311,930 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serginho | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Aaron Olanare | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | Striker | Nigeria | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lucas Souza | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Yu | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Xiaofei | £15,000 | £780,000 | 36 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Fan Xiaodong | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Left-back, central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Xiaoming | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shi Xiaotian | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sun Jun | £8,600 | £447,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ren Peng | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Nan Song | £7,900 | £410,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yang Chaosheng | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Li | £7,000 | £364,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhou Dadi | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tan Tiancheng | £6,600 | £343,200 | 27 | Central midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Tan Long | £6,600 | £343,200 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Xue Ya'nan | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | Defender, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yan Zhiyu | £5,300 | £275,600 | 26 | Full-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Jie | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Cheng Changcheng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Dong Yifan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Dilyimit | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cui Qi | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Guan Hao | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | Central midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Zuo Yiteng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhao Mingyu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Jiachen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Yu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Zijian | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xu Xiao | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Jinliang | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | Right winger | China | JUL 2022 | ||
| Xiao Yufeng | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Centre-back | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Wu Yake | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Han Zilong | £1,010 | £52,520 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhu Mingxin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Guangwen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Shangwen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Han Tianlin | £790 | £41,080 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | JUL 2023 | ||
| Feng Shuaihang | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cao Ziheng | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Zhenlong | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Cui Jingming | £530 | £27,560 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | China | MAY 2022 | ||
| Fang Liang | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | Full-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chen Kaijun | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zhang Wenjun | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | Left-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Feng Wenjun | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | Right midfielder | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| He Wei | £440 | £22,880 | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Gao Yuqin | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | FEB 2023 | ||
| Jin Chenglong | £410 | £21,320 | 22 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bai Xuesong | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Yusheng | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zhang Hengyuan | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Striker | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| An Kang | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yang Ailong | £300 | £15,600 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shi Yuan | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | AUG 2022 | ||
| Zhang Le | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | Striker | China | FEB 2023 | ||
| Yang Shukai | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yang Jingfan | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Memet-Ali | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Azmat | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Azmat | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Left-back | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yan Xu | £190 | £9,880 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Zhu Lei | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Jiaqi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhao Hanyu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jiashuo | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Shi Lishan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
30 Under £1k 3%
8 £1k-£2k 3%
11 £2k-£5k 8%
11 £5k-£10k 25%
4 £10k-£25k 18%
3 £25k-£100k 43%
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Changchun Yatai wages, 2019/20
What was Changchun Yatai's wage bill in 2019/20?
Changchun Yatai paid £311,930 a week in 2019/20 - £16,220,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Changchun Yatai player in 2019/20?
Serginho was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £74,000 a week, 10.4x the 22+ squad average of £7,103.
What was the average Changchun Yatai salary in 2019/20?
The average Changchun Yatai player aged 22 or over earned £7,103 a week in 2019/20, across the 42 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Changchun Yatai's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27, 64% lower than the £311,930 of 2019/20. The current squad is 40 players against 67 then.