Shanghai Shenhua 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Ibrahim Amadou on £42,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Shenhua wage bill
We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £145,039 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 31 | DM | France | ||
| João Carlos Teixeira | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | AM LC | Portugal | ||
| Rafael Ratão | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Saulo Mineiro | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM R, ST | Brazil | ||
| Makhtar Guèye | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Wilson Manafá | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D/WB RL, AM R | Portugal | ||
| Nico Yennaris | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | D R, DM | China PR | ||
| Wu Xi (Xi Wu) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 36 | DM, AM C | China PR | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £4,300 | £223,600 | 38 | AM RL | China | ||
| Jiang Shenglong | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | D C, DM | China PR | ||
| Xie Pengfei | £3,400 | £176,800 | 32 | AM RLC | China PR | ||
| Gao Tianyi | £3,200 | £166,400 | 27 | AM C | China PR | ||
| Eddy Francis | £2,300 | £119,600 | 33 | D RLC | China PR | ||
| Yang Shuai | £1,300 | £67,600 | 28 | D C | China PR | ||
| Zhu Chenjie | £836 | £43,472 | 24 | D C | China PR | ||
| Yang Zexiang (Zexiang Yang) | £810 | £42,120 | 30 | D RL | China PR | ||
| Jin Shunkai (Shunkai Jin) | £748 | £38,896 | 23 | D C | China PR | ||
| Shin'ichi Chan | £549 | £28,548 | 22 | D/M L | Hong Kong | ||
| Zhu Yue | £510 | £26,520 | 24 | D RC, DM | China PR | ||
| Liu Chengyu | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | ST | China PR | ||
| Xu Haoyang | £400 | £20,800 | 26 | AM LC | China PR | ||
| Wang Haijian | £400 | £20,800 | 24 | DM, AM C | China PR | ||
| Xue Qinghao (Qinghao Xue) | £398 | £20,696 | 24 | GK | China PR | ||
| Wang Shilong | £336 | £17,472 | 24 | D RC | China PR | ||
| Zhang Jiawei | £330 | £17,160 | 34 | D L | |||
| Yu Hang | £291 | £15,132 | 22 | D C | |||
| Han Jiawen | £283 | £14,716 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | China PR | ||
| He Bizhen | £270 | £14,040 | 22 | D C | |||
| Han Run | £264 | £13,728 | 20 | D C, DM | |||
| Lin Chengliang | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | D C | |||
| Wang Wei | £264 | £13,728 | 22 | ST | |||
| Xuan Dongxu | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | WB L | |||
| Zhu Pengchao | £264 | £13,728 | 22 | D C, DM | |||
| Marcel Petrov | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | ST | |||
| Fu Jiahao | £264 | £13,728 | 22 | D C | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 64% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Shenhua wages, 2024/25
What was Shanghai Shenhua's wage bill in 2024/25?
Shanghai Shenhua paid £145,039 a week in 2024/25 - £7,542,028 across the year - spread over a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Shenhua player in 2024/25?
Ibrahim Amadou was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £42,000 a week, 8.5x the 22+ squad average of £4,940.
What was the average Shanghai Shenhua salary in 2024/25?
The average Shanghai Shenhua player aged 22 or over earned £4,940 a week in 2024/25, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 35. The top five earners took 64% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Shenhua's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Shenhua pay £164,234 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £145,039 of 2024/25. The current squad is 30 players against 35 then.