Cephas Malele vs Nicolae Stanciu - salary comparison
Nicolae Stanciu earns £5,000 a week more than Cephas Malele — £24,000 against £19,000, a difference of £260,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Dalian Yingbo.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Cephas Malele vs Nicolae Stanciu, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | CEPHAS MALELE | NICOLAE STANCIU | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £19,000 | £24,000 | £5,000 |
| Yearly salary | £988,000 | £1,248,000 | £260,000 |
| Net worth | £3.8m | £15m | £12m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Age | 31 | 32 | 1 yr |
| Position | ST | AM LC | - |
| Club | Dalian Yingbo | Dalian Yingbo | team-mates |
| League | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | same league |
| Nationality | Switzerland | Romania | - |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2027 | DEC 2027 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Nicolae Stanciu is paid £5,000 a week more than Cephas Malele — £260,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is PAS Giannina, whose 28 players cost £5k a week between them.
what Cephas Malele is paid. Put another way, Nicolae Stanciu earns Cephas Malele's entire week in 5.5 days.
a week, in 2024 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 3 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Cephas Malele · Nicolae Stanciu
Frequently asked questions
Cephas Malele vs Nicolae Stanciu
Who earns more, Cephas Malele or Nicolae Stanciu?
Nicolae Stanciu earns more. Nicolae Stanciu is on £24,000 per week against Cephas Malele's £19,000, a gap of £5,000 a week.
What is the difference between Cephas Malele's and Nicolae Stanciu's salary?
£5,000 per week, which comes to £260,000 over a year. Nicolae Stanciu is paid 1.3 times what Cephas Malele is paid.
How much does Cephas Malele earn per week?
Cephas Malele earns £19,000 per week at Dalian Yingbo, or £988,000 per year.
How much does Nicolae Stanciu earn per week?
Nicolae Stanciu earns £24,000 per week at Dalian Yingbo, or £1,248,000 per year.
Who is older, Cephas Malele or Nicolae Stanciu?
Nicolae Stanciu is older, at 32 to 31.
Whose contract runs longer, Cephas Malele's or Nicolae Stanciu's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 31 December 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Cephas Malele or Nicolae Stanciu?
Nicolae Stanciu, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Cephas Malele has earned £3,796,000 across 3 seasons, Nicolae Stanciu £15,392,000 across 8 seasons.
How big is the gap between Cephas Malele and Nicolae Stanciu?
£5,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 51 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them PAS Giannina on £4,647 a week.