Shanghai Shenhua 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Christian Bassogog on £35,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 27% lower than the £225,260 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bassogog | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | DEC 2023 | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Miller Bolaños | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ecuador | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zhao Mingjian | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Full-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £11,000 | £572,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Cao Yunding | £9,400 | £488,800 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lonsana Doumbouya | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Striker | Guinea | DEC 2022 | ||
| Qian Jiegei | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Peng Xinli | £7,800 | £405,600 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wu Xi (Xi Wu) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yang Xu (Xu Yang) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 33 | Striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 34 | Winger | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Qin Sheng | £6,700 | £348,400 | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jin Yangyang (Yangyang Jin) | £6,100 | £317,200 | 28 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Bi Jinhao | £5,500 | £286,000 | 30 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Bai Jiajun | £5,500 | £286,000 | 30 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Eddy Francis | £5,300 | £275,600 | 30 | Defender | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Zhu Baojie | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Shuai | £5,000 | £260,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Shilin | £4,600 | £239,200 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £4,000 | £208,000 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Yunqiu | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wu Yizhen | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Gao Di | £3,200 | £166,400 | 31 | Left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhu Jianrong | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Lu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 33 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhou Junchen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xu Yougang | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lyu Pin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Xu Haoyang | £730 | £37,960 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Cong Zhen | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Yi (Yi Wang) | £520 | £27,040 | 23 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Xipeng | £450 | £23,400 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yang Zexiang (Zexiang Yang) | £300 | £15,600 | 26 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Ma Zhen (Zhen Ma) | £270 | £14,040 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| He Longhai (Longhai He) | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhou Zhengkai | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Jin Shunkai (Shunkai Jin) | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Jiang Zhixin (Zhixin Jiang) | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liao Haochuan | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhu Qiwen (Qiwen Zhu) | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Yue | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wang Haijian | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Sun Qinhan | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Full-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Fei Ernanduo | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Su Shihao | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Left-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Shawklet | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Qi Long | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Left winger | China | - | ||
| Xue Qinghao (Qinghao Xue) | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Xu Lei | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2021/22
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2021/22?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £225,260 a week in 2021/22 - £11,713,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2021/22?
Christian Bassogog was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £35,000 a week, 5.8x the 22+ squad average of £6,037.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2021/22?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £6,037 a week in 2021/22, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 27% lower than the £225,260 of 2021/22. The current squad is 30 players against 53 then.