Shanghai Shenhua 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Ibrahim Amadou on £42,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £185,430 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 30 | DM | France | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cephas Malele | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | ST | Switzerland | DEC 2024 | ||
| André Luís | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| João Carlos Teixeira | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | AM LC | Portugal | DEC 2024 | ||
| Dai Wai Tsun | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | AM RC | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Wilson Manafá | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | D/WB RL, AM R | Portugal | - | ||
| Cao Yunding | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | AM RLC | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Christian Bassogog | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Cameroon | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wu Xi (Xi Wu) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 34 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £4,300 | £223,600 | 36 | AM RL | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Jin Yangyang (Yangyang Jin) | £4,100 | £213,200 | 30 | D C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Cui Lin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | D/WB/M RL | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Eddy Francis | £2,300 | £119,600 | 32 | D RLC | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhou Junchen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Bao Yaxiong | £880 | £45,760 | 26 | GK | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | D C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhang Wei | £790 | £41,080 | 23 | ST | China | DEC 2027 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £780 | £40,560 | 24 | D/WB L, DM, AM LC | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Ma Zhen (Zhen Ma) | £770 | £40,040 | 25 | GK | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Haijian | £670 | £34,840 | 22 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2027 | ||
| Yang Zexiang (Zexiang Yang) | £540 | £28,080 | 28 | D RL | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| He Longhai (Longhai He) | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhu Yue | £440 | £22,880 | 22 | D RC, DM | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Xu Haoyang | £400 | £20,800 | 24 | AM LC | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Xu Yougang | £400 | £20,800 | 27 | D R | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jin Shunkai (Shunkai Jin) | £360 | £18,720 | 21 | D C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhu Qiwen (Qiwen Zhu) | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Fei Ernanduo | £280 | £14,560 | 21 | ST | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Zhou Zhengkai | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | GK | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yu Hang | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| Wang Junqiang | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D R | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Han Jiawen | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D/WB/AM R | China | - | ||
| Xia Gejia | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | D C | China | - | ||
| Wang Longxiao | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D R | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| He Xin | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | ST | China | - | ||
| Han Run | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | D C, DM | China | - | ||
| Fu Jiahao | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| He Bizhen | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhu Chunyou | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Wang Wei | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | ST | China | - | ||
| Gao Yiming | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | GK | China | - | ||
| Zhu Pengchao | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C, DM | China | - | ||
| Liu Chengyu | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | ST | China | - | ||
| Geng Xianglong | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| Wang Hao | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| Xuan Dongxu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | WB L | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 66% of the squad wage bill, across the 48 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2023/24
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2023/24?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £185,430 a week in 2023/24 - £9,642,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 48. We hold a wage for all 48 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2023/24?
Ibrahim Amadou was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £42,000 a week, 6.5x the 22+ squad average of £6,431.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2023/24?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £6,431 a week in 2023/24, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 48. The top five earners took 66% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £185,430 of 2023/24. The current squad is 30 players against 48 then.