CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Shanghai Shenhua 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Stephan El Shaarawy on £267,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £748k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £39m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £16k
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 78% lower than the £747,540 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan El Shaarawy | £267,000 | £13,884,000 | 26 | Winger | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Moreno | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | - | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | China PR | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 33 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Kim Shin-Wook | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 31 | Striker | South Korea | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhao Mingjian | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Stéphane Mbia | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | - | ||
| Qian Jiegei | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Stéphane Mbia | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | - | ||
| Bai Jiajun | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Peng Xinli | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Baojie | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Shuai | £9,000 | £468,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Mao Jianqing | £8,900 | £462,800 | 32 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Qin Sheng | £8,700 | £452,400 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cao Yunding | £8,400 | £436,800 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Yunqiu | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Shilin | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Eddy Francis | £7,300 | £379,600 | 28 | Defender | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bi Jinhao | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wu Yizhen | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Gao Di | £6,200 | £322,400 | 29 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Jianrong | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cong Zhen | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Peng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Lu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Tao | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Xu Yougang | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lyu Pin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhan Yilin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | Winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sun Kai | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | Left-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shen Jun | £1,600 | £83,200 | 32 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cao Chuanyu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Xu Jun | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Winger | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Deng Biao | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xu Lei | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Zhao | £940 | £48,880 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £930 | £48,360 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xu Yue | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xie Jinzheng | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yan Xinyu | £720 | £37,440 | 23 | Left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sun Xipeng | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Lianxiang | £570 | £29,640 | 26 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Peng Peng | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Shawklet | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Guo Chen | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Jiang Yutao | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gong Jinshuai | £150 | £7,800 | 23 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Lin Lianming | £120 | £6,240 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Yangxin | £120 | £6,240 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yi Zhuolin | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Qiuqi | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jiang Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Haofeng | £100 | £5,200 | 25 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Ding Zhen | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Huang Linhao | £100 | £5,200 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Hai Xiaorui | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhou Zhengkai | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Liao Haochuan | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zhu Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Sun Qinhan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Full-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Jiahao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jiang Rongze | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Su Yihao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Tang Qiheng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Haijian | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Su Shihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Qi Long | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | China | - | ||
| Fei Ernanduo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Lin Kaiyuan | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
£267k £176k £88k 0
1722273136
AGE
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
34 Under £1k 1%
6 £1k-£2k 1%
8 £2k-£5k 3%
14 £5k-£10k 14%
6 £10k-£25k 12%
4 £25k-£100k 18%
2 £100k+
50%
Top 5 earners took 64% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2019/20
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2019/20?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £747,540 a week in 2019/20 - £38,872,080 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 Shanghai Shenhua player in 2019/20?
Stephan El Shaarawy was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £267,000 a week, 16.5x the 22+ squad average of £16,197.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2019/20?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £16,197 a week in 2019/20, across the 45 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 64% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 78% lower than the £747,540 of 2019/20. The current squad is 30 players against 74 then.