Shanghai Shenhua 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Carlos Tevez on £589,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 36 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 82% lower than the £918,310 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Tevez | £589,000 | £30,628,000 | 32 | AM/F C | Argentina | ||
| Fredy Guarín | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | Colombia | ||
| Obafemi Martins | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Giovanni Moreno | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | AM/F C | Colombia | ||
| Kim Ki-Hee | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | D C | South Korea | ||
| Sun Shilin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM, M RC | China | ||
| Bi Jinhao | £9,500 | £494,000 | 25 | D C, ST | China | ||
| Cao Yunding | £9,400 | £488,800 | 26 | AM LC | China | ||
| Deng Zhuoxiang | £7,400 | £384,800 | 27 | AM RLC | China | ||
| Wang Yun | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | AM C | China | ||
| Mao Jianqing | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Bai Jiajun | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | D L | China | ||
| Li Shuai | £4,000 | £208,000 | 33 | GK | China | ||
| Li Yunqiu | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Qin Sheng | £3,700 | £192,400 | 29 | DM | China | ||
| Wang Shouting | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | DM | China | ||
| Gao Di | £3,200 | £166,400 | 26 | AM L, ST | China | ||
| Zhang Lu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | D/AM R | China | ||
| Lyu Zheng | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | AM R | China | ||
| Zhu Jianrong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | ST | China | ||
| Li Peng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Li Jianbin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Lin | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | D RL | China | ||
| Li Xiaoming | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Zhan Yilin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | AM RL | China | ||
| Luo Xi | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | DM | China | ||
| Wang Fei | £870 | £45,240 | 27 | AM L | China | ||
| Chen Tao | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Shen Jun | £740 | £38,480 | 29 | GK | China | ||
| Xu Jun | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | AM RL | China | ||
| Cao Chuanyu | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Qiu Shengjiong | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | GK | China | ||
| Tao Jin | £600 | £31,200 | 31 | D C | China | ||
| Chen Xiaomao | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | AM RL | China | ||
| Brian Fok | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | D C | Hong Kong (China PR) | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Xu Junmin | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | AM LC | China | ||
| Xiong Fei | £400 | £20,800 | 28 | D R | China | ||
| Cong Zhen | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Zhou Jiahao | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Zhang Yuhao | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | AM C | China | ||
| Yan Xinyu | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | AM L | China | ||
| Chen Qiyuan | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | AM RL | China | ||
| Zu Pengchao | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | AM C | China | ||
| Li Lianxiang | £190 | £9,880 | 23 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Cui Qi | £190 | £9,880 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Liao Zhilyue | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | D/AM R | China | ||
| Zhang Shu | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | D L | China | ||
| Xu Yougang | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | D RL | China | ||
| Yan Ge | £170 | £8,840 | 22 | AM C | China | ||
| Tan Yang | £170 | £8,840 | 17 | AM C | China | ||
| Xie Jinzheng | £170 | £8,840 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Xiong Zhenfeng | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | M C | China | ||
| Gong Jinshuai | £150 | £7,800 | 20 | D RL | China | ||
| Leng Shi'ao | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Xia Wei | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Su Qi | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | M C | China | ||
| Shan Haiyang | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | D RLC | China | ||
| Xu Wu | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Xu Guanbin | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Huang Wenjie | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D RC | China | ||
| Bai Shuo | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Yang Haofeng | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D RC | China | ||
| Pan Weihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | ||
| Huang Linhao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | DM | China | ||
| Liu Qiuqi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | China | ||
| Lin Kaiyuan | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | GK | China | ||
| Jiang Junjie | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RL | China | ||
| Ding Zhen | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Jiang Lei | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Xie Weibin | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | M C | China | ||
| Yi Zhuolin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | China | ||
| Huang Xintao | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Lin Lianming | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Jiangyi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Yang Chengyun | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | M C | China | ||
| Lan Wensen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Cao Dong | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C, ST | China | ||
| Wang Yicheng | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 89% of the squad wage bill, across the 79 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2016/17
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2016/17?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £918,310 a week in 2016/17 - £47,752,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 79. We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2016/17?
Carlos Tevez was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £589,000 a week, 23.3x the 22+ squad average of £25,258.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2016/17?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £25,258 a week in 2016/17, across the 36 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 79. The top five earners took 89% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 82% lower than the £918,310 of 2016/17. The current squad is 30 players against 79 then.