Shandong Taishan 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · 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 — 42% lower than the £247,200 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 35 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | DEC 2025 | ||
| Cryzan | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Matheus Pato | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jadson | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Fernandinho | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Zeca | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Tong Lei | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Right-back | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Wang Dalei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Sun Guowen | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | Full-back, winger | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Ji Xiang (Xiang Ji) | £5,100 | £265,200 | 33 | Right-back, winger | China | JAN 2026 | ||
| Li Yuanyi | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Liu Yang | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | Left-back, left winger | China | DEC 2027 | ||
| Liu Binbin | £5,000 | £260,000 | 30 | Winger | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 34 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Han Rongze | £4,200 | £218,400 | 30 | Goalkeeper | China | OCT 2024 | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £4,200 | £218,400 | 24 | Striker | China | NOV 2025 | ||
| Chen Pu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | SEP 2024 | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Hu Jinghang | £2,200 | £114,400 | 26 | Right winger, striker | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Huang Cong | £2,200 | £114,400 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 36 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Song Long | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Huang Zhengyu | £1,200 | £62,400 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Li Hailong | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | Right-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £780 | £40,560 | 26 | Goalkeeper | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Liu Guobo | £730 | £37,960 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £580 | £30,160 | 24 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Abdurusul | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Xie Wenneng | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Jia Feifan (Feifan Jia) | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Mawlan | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Chen Zeshi | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | China | OCT 2024 | ||
| Tang Junhao | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Zhexuan | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Ruiqi | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Gao Jingchun | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Yan Tianyi | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wu Yongjie | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Peng Xiao | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Imran | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Zhou Ziang | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Long Tingwei | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Liu Fanyi | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yin Jiaxi | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Sheng Muze | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yingkai | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Fu Zhenhao | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhong Chongyue | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Shi Songchen | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | Centre-back | China | MAR 2026 | ||
| Liu Qingchang | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wang Haoran | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Mustapa | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Centre-back | China | MAR 2026 | ||
| Yu Jinyong | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2024 | ||
| Liu Guobao | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Winger, striker | China | APR 2024 | ||
| Sun Qihang (Qihang Sun) | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yan Hengye | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Deng Chunze | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Haobin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| He Bingshi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Mei Shuaijun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Ma Yinhao | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Lin Chengliang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 61% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2023/24
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2023/24?
Shandong Taishan paid £247,200 a week in 2023/24 - £12,854,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2023/24?
Marouane Fellaini was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £48,000 a week, 6.4x the 22+ squad average of £7,536.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2023/24?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £7,536 a week in 2023/24, across the 32 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 61% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 42% lower than the £247,200 of 2023/24. The current squad is 48 players against 64 then.