Shanghai Port 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Óscar Melendo on £23,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 7% higher than the £184,280 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Melendo | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | AM C | Spain | DEC 2025 | ||
| Gabrielzinho | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Mateus Vital (Mateus da Silva Vital Assunção) | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Léo Cittadini | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | DM, AM C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Li Shuai | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D/WB RL | China PR | DEC 2026 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £10,000 | £520,000 | 36 | D RC, DM | China PR | - | ||
| Tyias Browning | £7,000 | £364,000 | 31 | D RC | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cai Huikang | £6,400 | £332,800 | 35 | DM | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Fu Huan | £6,300 | £327,600 | 32 | D/WB RL | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £6,000 | £312,000 | 36 | D/WB L, AM RL, ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Wu Lei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 33 | AM RL, ST | China PR | JUL 2025 | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £5,400 | £280,800 | 36 | D RLC | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yan Junling | £5,300 | £275,600 | 34 | GK | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wei Zhen | £3,400 | £176,800 | 28 | D C | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Chen Wei | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | GK | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £3,300 | £171,600 | 31 | D/WB R, DM | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | AM RL | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Matt Orr | £2,900 | £150,800 | 28 | AM L, ST | Hong Kong | DEC 2026 | ||
| Yue Xin | £2,300 | £119,600 | 29 | D/WB/M L | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhang Yuan (Yuan Zhang) | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | AM C | China PR | DEC 2026 | ||
| Liu Ruofan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | AM/F C | China PR | - | ||
| Prince Ampem | £1,800 | £93,600 | 27 | AM RL | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| Wang Yiwei (Yiwei Wang) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | D/WB/M R | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wang Zhen'ao | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | AM RL | China PR | - | ||
| Kodjo Aziangbé | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | AM C | Togo | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zhao Wenrui (Wenrui Zhao) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Liao Chongjiu (Chongjiu Liao) | £826 | £42,952 | 23 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Lu Yongtao | £794 | £41,288 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | China PR | DEC 2026 | ||
| Kuai Jiwen | £629 | £32,708 | 19 | AM C | China PR | DEC 2026 | ||
| Álex Yang | £629 | £32,708 | 20 | D RC | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhang Junjie | £516 | £26,832 | 18 | AM L, ST | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Xinxiang | £499 | £25,948 | 19 | AM RLC | DEC 2024 | |||
| Fan Weiyang | £468 | £24,336 | 23 | D C | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Li Deming | £408 | £21,216 | 21 | DM | China PR | AUG 2024 | ||
| Fan Yangyang | £294 | £15,288 | 21 | DM | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Li Jiaqi | £294 | £15,288 | 21 | AM C | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yang Zihan | £288 | £14,976 | 21 | D R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Wu Jin | £282 | £14,664 | 21 | AM R | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhang Huiyu | £264 | £13,728 | 22 | DM, AM C | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Chen Leyun | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Liu Tiecheng | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | D C, ST | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Fang Yuan | £264 | £13,728 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Li Ming | £264 | £13,728 | 19 | DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Song Chunxiao | £264 | £13,728 | 23 | D R | China PR | DEC 2024 | ||
| Umitjan | £241 | £12,532 | 21 | WB L | China PR | DEC 2025 | ||
| Ye Yuxiao | £228 | £11,856 | 21 | 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 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2024/25
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2024/25?
Shanghai Port paid £184,280 a week in 2024/25 - £9,582,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2024/25?
Óscar Melendo was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £23,000 a week, 3.9x the 22+ squad average of £5,884.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2024/25?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £5,884 a week in 2024/25, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 7% higher than the £184,280 of 2024/25. The current squad is 44 players against 47 then.