CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Shandong Taishan 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Marouane Fellaini on £384,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £838k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £44m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £18k
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 83% lower than the £838,444 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 28 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | £384,000 | £19,968,000 | 32 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | DEC 2021 | ||
| Pedro Delgado | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Dalei | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Moisés | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Tamás Kádár | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 30 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Hungary | DEC 2023 | ||
| Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Son Jun-Ho (Jun-Ho Son) | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | South Korea | - | ||
| Hao Junmin | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Dai Lin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 32 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Binbin | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | Wide midfielder, winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jin Jingdao | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Yang | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Centre-back, left midfielder | China | AUG 2023 | ||
| Róger Guedes | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | Left midfielder, winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £10,000 | £520,000 | 33 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yao Junsheng | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Liu Junshuai | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Song Long | £8,600 | £447,200 | 30 | Centre-back | China | JUL 2021 | ||
| Chen Kerui | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Li Hailong | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Li Songyi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cheng Yuan | £7,400 | £384,800 | 26 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Han Rongze | £7,200 | £374,400 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | Striker | China | MAR 2022 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Zhechao | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cao Sheng | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Qi Tianyu | £2,700 | £140,400 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Luo Andong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Left wing-back, left midfielder, left winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhou Yùchen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zheng Bofan (Bofan Zheng) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Full-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Bai Tianci | £749 | £38,948 | 21 | Winger | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Pu | £739 | £38,428 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | FEB 2023 | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £659 | £34,268 | 21 | Centre-back | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Liu Chaoyang | £649 | £33,748 | 21 | Wide midfielder, winger | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tian Xin | £569 | £29,588 | 22 | Striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Li Guanxi | £560 | £29,120 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xie Wenneng | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhou Shun | £414 | £21,528 | 23 | Left wing-back | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wang Jiong | £400 | £20,800 | 26 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gao Xin | £377 | £19,604 | 23 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Chen | £258 | £13,416 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Huang Cong | £258 | £13,416 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Lu Yongtao | £182 | £9,464 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Subi | £182 | £9,464 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Yilin | £164 | £8,528 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wu Lei | £136 | £7,072 | 23 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zeng Yuming | £136 | £7,072 | 23 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Wang Ruiqi | £118 | £6,136 | 22 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ji Shengpan | £118 | £6,136 | 20 | Striker | China | NOV 2022 | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £118 | £6,136 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | SEP 2022 | ||
| Gao Mingyang | £109 | £5,668 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xu Anbang (Anbang Xu) | £109 | £5,668 | 21 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zhang Yuanshu | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Liu Li | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | OCT 2020 | ||
| Tian Yuda | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Yu Chenglei | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | SEP 2020 | ||
| Jia Feifan (Feifan Jia) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Ding | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xie Wenxi (Wenxi Xie) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Sun Qihang (Qihang Sun) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Fang Hao (Hao Fang) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Li Borui | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Abdurusul | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Ou Li | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Sun Rui | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | JUL 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
35 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 2%
9 £5k-£10k 8%
10 £10k-£25k 17%
6 £25k-£100k 26%
1 £100k+
46%
Top 5 earners took 64% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2020/21
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2020/21?
Shandong Taishan paid £838,444 a week in 2020/21 - £43,599,088 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2020/21?
Marouane Fellaini was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £384,000 a week, 21.8x the 22+ squad average of £17,602.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2020/21?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £17,602 a week in 2020/21, across the 47 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 64% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 83% lower than the £838,444 of 2020/21. The current squad is 48 players against 69 then.