CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Shanghai Port 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Oscar on £573,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £65m
SQUAD SIZE82
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £25k
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 84% lower than the £1,244,545 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £573,000 | £29,796,000 | 28 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Marko Arnautovic | £280,000 | £14,560,000 | 31 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Austria | DEC 2022 | ||
| Aaron Mooy | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 29 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ante Majstorović | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Croatia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Lopes | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Murehmaitjan | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yan Junling | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cai Huikang | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| He Guan | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yu Hai | £16,000 | £832,000 | 33 | Centre-back, left wing-back, central midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fu Huan | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Full-back, right wing-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Defender | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Du Jia (Jia Du) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Li Shenglong | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Wei | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | Full-back, left wing-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Binbin | £8,400 | £436,800 | 22 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lin Chuangyi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Yi | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yu Rui | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Haowen | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Jungang | £2,600 | £135,200 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Huang Junyi | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Jia Tianzi | £798 | £41,496 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £739 | £38,428 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Wei | £739 | £38,428 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Dai Jianjun | £729 | £37,908 | 21 | Right-back | China | APR 2021 | ||
| Gao Haisheng | £699 | £36,348 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guo Tong | £699 | £36,348 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | MAR 2021 | ||
| Huang Zhenfei | £689 | £35,828 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Huang Wenzhuo | £689 | £35,828 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Hu Jinghang | £689 | £35,828 | 23 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jia Boyan (Boyan Jia) | £669 | £34,788 | 16 | Winger | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zhang Yunkai | £659 | £34,268 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Enge | £659 | £34,268 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £659 | £34,268 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhou Zheng | £659 | £34,268 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Jiayi | £659 | £34,268 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £649 | £33,748 | 18 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | SEP 2023 | ||
| Lei Wenjie | £649 | £33,748 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £649 | £33,748 | 22 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Mao Rui | £639 | £33,228 | 19 | Centre-back | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Nie Meng | £629 | £32,708 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sun Jiazheng | £579 | £30,108 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | MAR 2021 | ||
| Sun Enming | £579 | £30,108 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shi Jian | £579 | £30,108 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Sun Guan'ou | £579 | £30,108 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Shi Xiaodong | £579 | £30,108 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shang Wenjie | £579 | £30,108 | 22 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Zhang Weiyi | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | Left-back | China | MAY 2021 | ||
| Zhang Zhen | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wei Zhen | £539 | £28,028 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wei Lai | £539 | £28,028 | 23 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Xiao Mingjie | £529 | £27,508 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xue-Zhi Chenghong | £529 | £27,508 | 20 | Left midfielder | China | APR 2021 | ||
| Ye Shanqing | £519 | £26,988 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yu Hao | £519 | £26,988 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shang Jinglin | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | Striker | China | APR 2021 | ||
| Tian Hubo | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | MAR 2021 | ||
| Yang Fan | £258 | £13,416 | 25 | Right-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hou Shen | £182 | £9,464 | 20 | Left-back | China | APR 2021 | ||
| Wan Guiwen | £182 | £9,464 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ren Lihao | £182 | £9,464 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £182 | £9,464 | 21 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wu Zhengchao | £136 | £7,072 | 22 | Left wing-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zheng Zelong | £136 | £7,072 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yang Maoshi | £136 | £7,072 | 20 | Centre-back | China | MAR 2021 | ||
| Yan Changcheng | £136 | £7,072 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | MAR 2021 | ||
| Hu Xiaodong | £136 | £7,072 | 20 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Fu Wenhao | £136 | £7,072 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Mengqi (Mengqi Li) | £136 | £7,072 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Muzi (Muzi Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhou Huayi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Chen Huihong | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Jihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Liu Changsheng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhu Yijiang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wu Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Lyu Kunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Dawei | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
58 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
2 £2k-£5k 0%
6 £5k-£10k 3%
10 £10k-£25k 13%
4 £25k-£100k 13%
2 £100k+
69%
Top 5 earners took 80% of the squad wage bill, across the 82 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2020/21
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2020/21?
Shanghai Port paid £1,244,545 a week in 2020/21 - £64,716,340 across the year - spread over a squad of 82. We hold a wage for all 82 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2020/21?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £573,000 a week, 23.2x the 22+ squad average of £24,653.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2020/21?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £24,653 a week in 2020/21, across the 50 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 82. The top five earners took 80% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 84% lower than the £1,244,545 of 2020/21. The current squad is 44 players against 82 then.