Shanghai Shenhua 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Giovanni Moreno on £108,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 72% lower than the £588,750 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 18 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Moreno | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 34 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | - | ||
| Miller Bolaños | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ecuador | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adrian Mierzejewski | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 33 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Poland | - | ||
| Christian Bassogog | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | - | ||
| Kim Shin-Wook | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | Striker | South Korea | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Xu (Xu Yang) | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Matej Jonjic | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Defender | Croatia | - | ||
| Zhao Mingjian | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 32 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Qian Jiegei | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | Wide midfielder, winger | China | - | ||
| Peng Xinli | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bai Jiajun | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Bi Jinhao | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Eddy Francis | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Defender | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Qin Sheng | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cao Yunding | £9,400 | £488,800 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Shilin | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Shuai | £9,000 | £468,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Li Peng | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Baojie | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Yunqiu | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £7,400 | £384,800 | 21 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wu Yizhen | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | Left midfielder, left winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Kai | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | Left-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Lyu Pin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Lu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Xu Yougang | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhou Junchen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Zhao | £998 | £51,896 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cong Zhen | £739 | £38,428 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Xipeng | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xu Haoyang | £529 | £27,508 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xie Jinzheng | £529 | £27,508 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shawklet | £316 | £16,432 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| He Longhai (Longhai He) | £246 | £12,792 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guo Chen | £236 | £12,272 | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Ma Zhen (Zhen Ma) | £173 | £8,996 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Lin Lianming | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Sun Qinhan | £129 | £6,708 | 20 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Li Yangxin | £129 | £6,708 | 26 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhu Yue | £129 | £6,708 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yi Zhuolin | £112 | £5,824 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Lin Kaiyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Ding Zhen | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Jiang Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Fei Ernanduo | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Liao Haochuan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Jiahao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jiang Rongze | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wang Haijian | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Xu Lei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Su Yihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hai Xiaorui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Tang Qiheng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Su Shihao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhou Zhengkai | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Qi Long | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2020/21
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2020/21?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £588,750 a week in 2020/21 - £30,615,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2020/21?
Giovanni Moreno was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £108,000 a week, 6.6x the 22+ squad average of £16,477.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2020/21?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £16,477 a week in 2020/21, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 72% lower than the £588,750 of 2020/21. The current squad is 30 players against 62 then.