Highest paid Chinese Super League goalkeepers
Bao Yaxiong is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League, on £13,000 a week at Yunnan Yukun, or £676,000 a year. Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) is next on £11,000 at Beijing Guo'an. We hold wages for 30 Chinese Super League goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 30 Chinese Super League goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Yunnan Yukun | 28 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 2 | Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Beijing Guo'an | 26 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 3 | Zou Dehai | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Changchun Yatai | 32 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 4 | Liu Dianzuo | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Chengdu Rongcheng | 35 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 5 | Wang Dalei | £6,000£6k | £312,000£312k | Shandong Taishan | 36 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 6 | Wu Yake | £5,400£5k | £280,800£281k | Changchun Yatai | 34 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 7 | Yan Junling | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | Shanghai Port | 34 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 8 | Wang Zhifeng | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | Yunnan Yukun | 28 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 9 | Hou Sen | £4,200£4k | £218,400£218k | Beijing Guo'an | 36 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 10 | Chen Wei | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Shanghai Port | 27 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 11 | Zhao Bo | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Zhejiang FC | 31 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 12 | Arturo Cheng | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Beijing Guo'an | 26 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 13 | Ma Zhen (Zhen Ma) | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 14 | Wang Guoming | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Henan FC | 35 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 15 | Xu Jiamin | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Henan FC | 31 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 16 | Zhang Jianzhi | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Beijing Guo'an | 25 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 17 | Dong Yifan | £823£823 | £42,796£43k | Changchun Yatai | 33 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 18 | Yu Jinyong | £489£489 | £25,428£25k | Shandong Taishan | 21 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 19 | Xue Qinghao (Qinghao Xue) | £398£398 | £20,696£21k | Shanghai Shenhua | 24 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 20 | Nurali | £270£270 | £14,040£14k | Beijing Guo'an | 20 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 21 | Qi Yuxi | £267£267 | £13,884£14k | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 24 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 22 | Wang Jinshuai | £260£260 | £13,520£14k | Henan FC | 24 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 23 | Yan Bingliang | £253£253 | £13,156£13k | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 25 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 24 | Fu Zhenhao | £230£230 | £11,960£12k | Shandong Taishan | 20 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 25 | Li Yuefeng | £220£220 | £11,440£11k | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 22 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 26 | Yao Boqing | £218£218 | £11,336£11k | Beijing Guo'an | 21 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 27 | Sheng Muze | £210£210 | £10,920£11k | Shandong Taishan | 21 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 28 | Sun Qihang (Qihang Sun) | £210£210 | £10,920£11k | Shandong Taishan | 23 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 29 | Shi Chenglong | £202£202 | £10,504£11k | Henan FC | 26 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
| 30 | Wei Kaile | £194£194 | £10,088£10k | Changchun Yatai | 20 | Goalkeeper | China PR |
What each position earns in the Chinese Super League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 5% of what the Chinese Super League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Chinese Super League club, added together, a week
Beijing Guo'an pay 6 goalkeepers £19,188 a week between them, and Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) takes 57% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Chinese Super League club
15 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yunnan Yukun | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | 1 |
| Beijing Guo'an | Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) | £11,000£11k | 2 |
| Changchun Yatai | Zou Dehai | £10,000£10k | 3 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Liu Dianzuo | £10,000£10k | 4 |
| Shandong Taishan | Wang Dalei | £6,000£6k | 5 |
| Shanghai Port | Yan Junling | £5,300£5k | 7 |
| Zhejiang FC | Zhao Bo | £3,000£3k | 11 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Ma Zhen (Zhen Ma) | £1,900£2k | 13 |
| Henan FC | Wang Guoming | £1,400£1k | 14 |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Qi Yuxi | £267£267 | 21 |
| Dalian Yingbo | No wage held | - | - |
| Qingdao Hainiu | No wage held | - | - |
| Qingdao West Coast | No wage held | - | - |
| Shenzhen Peng City | No wage held | - | - |
| Wuhan Three Towns | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Chinese Super League ranks 26th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League?
Bao Yaxiong of Yunnan Yukun, on £13,000 a week in 2026/27, or £676,000 a year. Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) of Beijing Guo'an is second on £11,000 a week.
How much do Chinese Super League goalkeepers earn?
The average Chinese Super League goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £3,606 a week, and the median one £2,200. Goalkeepers take 5% of what the Chinese Super League pays its players of that age.
Which Chinese Super League club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Beijing Guo'an, £19,188 a week across the 6 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) on £11,000.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Chinese Super League ranks 26th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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See the highest paid Chinese Super League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Chinese Super League players are paid at every age, or the Chinese Super League wage bill, club by club.