CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Shandong Taishan 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Marouane Fellaini on £49,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £177k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £9.2m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £5k
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 19% lower than the £176,820 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | DEC 2025 | ||
| Cryzan | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jadson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2026 | ||
| Son Jun-Ho (Jun-Ho Son) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | South Korea | DEC 2025 | ||
| Moisés | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Wang Dalei | £8,000 | £416,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £6,000 | £312,000 | 33 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Wang Tong | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Ji Xiang (Xiang Ji) | £3,100 | £161,200 | 32 | Right-back, winger | China | JAN 2026 | ||
| Dai Lin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 34 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Binbin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | Winger | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Liu Yang | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | China | AUG 2023 | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | Striker | China | NOV 2025 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £1,000 | £52,000 | 35 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Han Rongze | £930 | £48,360 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | OCT 2024 | ||
| Li Hailong | £890 | £46,280 | 25 | Right-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Kerui | £850 | £44,200 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fang Hao (Hao Fang) | £740 | £38,480 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Qi Tianyu | £700 | £36,400 | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Song Long | £600 | £31,200 | 32 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Pu | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | SEP 2024 | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £550 | £28,600 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | MAY 2025 | ||
| Huang Cong | £510 | £26,520 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £340 | £17,680 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Tian Xin | £290 | £15,080 | 24 | Striker | China | AUG 2024 | ||
| Zhong Chongyue | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Xuanwei | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Jin Jian | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Iksan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhai Shoufeng | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Xiong Linrui | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Bohan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Gu Zhiwei | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Left winger | China | - | ||
| Li Kai | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Li De'en | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Qing Jin | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guo Ze | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Yushuo | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Jin Nuo | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | China | - | ||
| Fu Zhenhao | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yan Hengye | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Deng Chunze | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Gao Jingchun | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Abdurusul | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Haoran | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Yan Tianyi | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yingkai | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Sheng Muze | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yin Jiaxi | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Fanyi | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Long Tingwei | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Zhou Ziang | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Peng Xiao | £240 | £12,480 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Qingchang | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yang Ruiqi | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Zeshi | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Guobao | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Yu Jinyong | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2024 | ||
| Mustapa | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Centre-back | China | MAR 2026 | ||
| Chen Zhexuan | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Mawlan | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Song Bowei (Bowei Song) | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cao Zheng (Zheng Cao) | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Lin Guoyu (Guoyu Lin) | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Jia Feifan (Feifan Jia) | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Sun Qihang (Qihang Sun) | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Xu Anbang (Anbang Xu) | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | Right winger | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Li Guanxi | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Striker | China | SEP 2022 | ||
| Yi Xianlong (Xianlong Yi) | £160 | £8,320 | 21 | Winger | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
56 Under £1k 10%
3 £1k-£2k 2%
5 £2k-£5k 7%
3 £5k-£10k 12%
6 £10k-£25k 41%
1 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 57% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2022/23
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2022/23?
Shandong Taishan paid £176,820 a week in 2022/23 - £9,194,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2022/23?
Marouane Fellaini was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £49,000 a week, 10x the 22+ squad average of £4,921.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2022/23?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £4,921 a week in 2022/23, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 57% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £176,820 of 2022/23. The current squad is 48 players against 74 then.