Shandong Taishan 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Cryzan on £43,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 13% lower than the £165,049 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryzan | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Guilherme Madruga | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Valeri Qazaishvili | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | Georgia | ||
| Pedro Álvaro | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Fernandinho | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | |||
| Pedro Delgado | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | AM RC | China PR | ||
| Gao Zhunyi | £7,200 | £374,400 | 29 | D RLC, DM | China PR | ||
| Zeca | £7,000 | £364,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Wang Dalei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 36 | GK | China PR | ||
| Liu Binbin | £5,000 | £260,000 | 32 | AM RL | China PR | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 36 | D LC | China PR | ||
| Liu Yang | £5,000 | £260,000 | 30 | D/WB/AM L | China PR | ||
| Li Yuanyi | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | AM C | China PR | ||
| Xie Wenneng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM R, ST | China PR | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | D/WB R, DM | China PR | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | AM/F C | China PR | ||
| Chen Pu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | China PR | ||
| Huang Zhengyu | £2,200 | £114,400 | 28 | D C, DM | China PR | ||
| Zhang Chi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 38 | D/WB R, DM, AM RC | |||
| Zhao Jianfei | £844 | £43,888 | 26 | D C | China PR | ||
| Raphaël Merkies | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | D R, AM RLC | Hong Kong | ||
| Qiwei Liu | £569 | £29,588 | 19 | GK | |||
| Chen Zeshi | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | AM C | China PR | ||
| Yu Jinyong | £489 | £25,428 | 21 | GK | China PR | ||
| Qiancheng Qi | £432 | £22,464 | 19 | D C | |||
| Shi Songchen | £394 | £20,488 | 19 | D C | China PR | ||
| Mawlan | £301 | £15,652 | 21 | AM C | China PR | ||
| Yin Jiaxi | £291 | £15,132 | 20 | DM | China PR | ||
| Peng Xiao | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | D C, DM | China PR | ||
| Ma Yinhao | £252 | £13,104 | 19 | DM | China PR | ||
| Yan Hengye | £246 | £12,792 | 21 | D C | China PR | ||
| Mei Shuaijun | £241 | £12,532 | 19 | ST | China PR | ||
| Liu Qingchang | £236 | £12,272 | 22 | GK | |||
| Fu Zhenhao | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | GK | China PR | ||
| He Bingshi | £208 | £10,816 | 19 | D C | |||
| Wang Bohan | £208 | £10,816 | 20 | D R | |||
| Hao Haiyi | £208 | £10,816 | 25 | D C, DM | |||
| Imran | £208 | £10,816 | 20 | WB L | China PR | ||
| Yan Tianyi | £208 | £10,816 | 22 | ST | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 58% of the squad wage bill, across the 39 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2024/25
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2024/25?
Shandong Taishan paid £165,049 a week in 2024/25 - £8,582,548 across the year - spread over a squad of 39. We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2024/25?
Cryzan was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £43,000 a week, 6.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,675.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2024/25?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £6,675 a week in 2024/25, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 39. The top five earners took 58% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £165,049 of 2024/25. The current squad is 48 players against 39 then.