CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Shanghai Shenhua 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Fredy Guarín on £172,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £418k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £22m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £10k
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 61% lower than the £418,040 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredy Guarín | £172,000 | £8,944,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Moreno | £107,000 | £5,564,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Odion Ighalo | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | - | ||
| Oscar Romero | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Paraguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sun Shilin | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cao Yunding | £9,400 | £488,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Bi Jinhao | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Yun | £5,400 | £280,800 | 35 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Bai Jiajun | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £4,000 | £208,000 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Yunqiu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Lu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Mao Jianqing | £2,900 | £150,800 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Eddy Francis | £2,300 | £119,600 | 27 | Defender | China | - | ||
| Gao Di | £2,200 | £114,400 | 28 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Shuai | £2,000 | £104,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhu Jianrong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Peng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Xiaoming | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cong Zhen | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Wei | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wu Yizhen | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Lyu Pin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £970 | £50,440 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhan Yilin | £950 | £49,400 | 28 | Winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chen Tao | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Qian Jiegei | £840 | £43,680 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xu Jun | £820 | £42,640 | 23 | Winger | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £810 | £42,120 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Shen Jun | £730 | £37,960 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sun Kai | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Zhou Junchen | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Xu Yougang | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Right-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yang Haofeng | £350 | £18,200 | 24 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Xiaomao | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Winger | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Qiyuan | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Gao Shipeng | £230 | £11,960 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yan Xinyu | £230 | £11,960 | 22 | Left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Guo Chen | £230 | £11,960 | 21 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xu Haoyang | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Gao Shipeng | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Deng Biao | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Zhao | £170 | £8,840 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xie Jinzheng | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Li Lianxiang | £140 | £7,280 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yan Ge | £140 | £7,280 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Yuhao | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Leng Shi'ao | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Jiangyi | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sun Xipeng | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Jiang Yutao | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Su Shihao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Haijian | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yu Qixuan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Hu Jiali | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jiang Rongze | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wang Jiahao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Bai Shuo | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Pan Weihao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Huang Linhao | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Gong Jinshuai | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cui Qi | £100 | £5,200 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jiang Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Lin Lianming | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Jiang Lei | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Liu Qiuqi | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Lin Kaiyuan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Ding Zhen | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yi Zhuolin | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Fei Ernanduo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Qi Long | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
48 Under £1k 3%
4 £1k-£2k 1%
12 £2k-£5k 8%
3 £5k-£10k 6%
2 £10k-£25k 8%
1 £25k-£100k 7%
2 £100k+
67%
Top 5 earners took 82% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2018/19
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2018/19?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £418,040 a week in 2018/19 - £21,738,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2018/19?
Fredy Guarín was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £172,000 a week, 17.9x the 22+ squad average of £9,626.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2018/19?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £9,626 a week in 2018/19, across the 42 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 82% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 61% lower than the £418,040 of 2018/19. The current squad is 30 players against 72 then.