Shandong Taishan 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Marouane Fellaini on £48,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 39% lower than the £234,530 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 33 | AM C | Belgium | DEC 2025 | ||
| Pedro Delgado | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 24 | AM RC | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Moisés | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | AM C | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Son Jun-Ho (Jun-Ho Son) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | DM | South Korea | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ji Xiang (Xiang Ji) | £9,100 | £473,200 | 31 | D/WB R, AM RL | China | JAN 2025 | ||
| Jin Jingdao | £9,100 | £473,200 | 28 | AM RLC | China | FEB 2023 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D C | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Dai Lin | £8,400 | £436,800 | 33 | D C | China | - | ||
| Liu Binbin | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Liu Yang | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | D LC, M L | China | AUG 2023 | ||
| Xu Xin | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | DM | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 34 | D R, DM, AM RC | China | - | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 32 | D LC | China | - | ||
| Song Long | £4,600 | £239,200 | 31 | D LC | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Kerui | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | DM, AM RLC | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Han Rongze | £4,200 | £218,400 | 28 | GK | China | OCT 2024 | ||
| Liu Junshuai | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Li Hailong | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | D R | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Li Songyi | £4,000 | £208,000 | 28 | D RC, DM | China | - | ||
| Cheng Yuan | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | ST | China | - | ||
| Chen Pu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM/F C | China | FEB 2023 | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM/F C | China | MAY 2025 | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Cao Sheng | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Fang Hao (Hao Fang) | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | China | - | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | D C | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Tian Xin | £550 | £28,600 | 23 | ST | China | AUG 2024 | ||
| Yi Xianlong (Xianlong Yi) | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Liu Chaoyang | £460 | £23,920 | 22 | AM RL | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wu Xingyu (Xingyu Wu) | £350 | £18,200 | 21 | AM C | China | - | ||
| Li Guanxi | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | GK | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zhang Yuanshu | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | AM/F C | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Liu Changqi | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | DM | China | - | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | D C, DM | China | SEP 2022 | ||
| Ma Shuai | £210 | £10,920 | 23 | ST | China | - | ||
| Abdurusul | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | M C | China | - | ||
| Yang Yilin | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | AM C | China | JUL 2024 | ||
| Tian Yuda | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | ST | China | - | ||
| Ji Shengpan | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | ST | China | NOV 2022 | ||
| Subi | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Feng Haotian | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | M L | China | - | ||
| Wu Lei | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | M C | China | - | ||
| Sun Qihang (Qihang Sun) | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | GK | China | - | ||
| Xie Wenxi (Wenxi Xie) | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | DM | China | - | ||
| Jia Feifan (Feifan Jia) | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | AM C | China | - | ||
| Shi Yan (Yan Shi) | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | ST | China | - | ||
| Huang Cong | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | AM C | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Wang Yong (Yong Wang) | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | AM L | China | - | ||
| Lin Guoyu (Guoyu Lin) | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | D C | China | - | ||
| Cao Zheng (Zheng Cao) | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | GK | China | - | ||
| Song Bowei (Bowei Song) | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | WB L | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Xie Wenneng | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | ST | China | FEB 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2021/22
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2021/22?
Shandong Taishan paid £234,530 a week in 2021/22 - £12,195,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2021/22?
Marouane Fellaini was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £48,000 a week, 7.5x the 22+ squad average of £6,390.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2021/22?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £6,390 a week in 2021/22, across the 36 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 39% lower than the £234,530 of 2021/22. The current squad is 48 players against 53 then.