Shandong Taishan 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Marouane Fellaini on £362,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 85% lower than the £949,740 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | £362,000 | £18,824,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | DEC 2021 | ||
| Graziano Pellè | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 33 | Striker | Italy | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Dalei | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Moisés | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Moisés | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Tamás Kádár | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Hungary | DEC 2023 | ||
| Róger Guedes | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Róger Guedes | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Liu Yang | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Centre-back, left midfielder | China | AUG 2023 | ||
| Liu Junshuai | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Song Wenjie | £8,600 | £447,200 | 28 | Right-back, right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Kerui | £8,400 | £436,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Song Long | £7,600 | £395,200 | 29 | Centre-back | China | JUL 2021 | ||
| Yao Junsheng | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Li Hailong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | Right-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £5,200 | £270,400 | 20 | Striker | China | MAR 2022 | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Dai Lin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Hao Junmin | £4,200 | £218,400 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cao Sheng | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | Right winger | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Binbin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | Winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Qi Tianyu | £2,700 | £140,400 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Bai Tianci | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Winger | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jin Jingdao | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Han Rongze | £1,200 | £62,400 | 26 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luo Andong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Left wing-back, left winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zheng Bofan (Bofan Zheng) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Full-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Chaoyang | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Centre-back | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Tian Xin | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Li Guanxi | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xie Wenneng | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Jiong | £400 | £20,800 | 25 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zhou Shun | £390 | £20,280 | 22 | Left wing-back | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gao Xin | £360 | £18,720 | 22 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Chen | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Huang Cong | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Lu Yongtao | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Subi | £170 | £8,840 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Lei | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zeng Yuming | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Wang Ruiqi | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ji Shengpan | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Striker | China | NOV 2022 | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Feng Haotian | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Sun Rui | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | JUL 2022 | ||
| Tang Qirun | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Gao Mingyang | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ou Li | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Mao Jinpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Yu Chenglei | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | SEP 2020 | ||
| Cai Shirun | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Ding | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Tian Yuda | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Li Borui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Liu Li | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | OCT 2020 | ||
| Zhang Yuanshu | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Tang Junhao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Abdurusul | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 81% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2019/20
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2019/20?
Shandong Taishan paid £949,740 a week in 2019/20 - £49,386,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2019/20?
Marouane Fellaini was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £362,000 a week, 15.5x the 22+ squad average of £23,370.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2019/20?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £23,370 a week in 2019/20, across the 40 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 81% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 85% lower than the £949,740 of 2019/20. The current squad is 48 players against 63 then.