Ibrahim Amadou vs João Carlos Teixeira - salary comparison
Ibrahim Amadou earns £25,000 a week more than João Carlos Teixeira — £42,000 against £17,000, a difference of £1,300,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Shanghai Shenhua.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Ibrahim Amadou vs João Carlos Teixeira, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | IBRAHIM AMADOU | JOÃO CARLOS TEIXEIRA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £42,000 | £17,000 | £25,000 |
| Yearly salary | £2,184,000 | £884,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Net worth | £19m | £6.0m | £13m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 32 | 32 | 0 yr |
| Position | DM | AM LC | - |
| Club | Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | team-mates |
| League | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | same league |
| Nationality | France | Portugal | - |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2026 | DEC 2026 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Ibrahim Amadou is paid £25,000 a week more than João Carlos Teixeira — £1,300,000 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 Bengal, whose 41 players cost £25k a week between them.
what João Carlos Teixeira is paid. Put another way, Ibrahim Amadou earns João Carlos Teixeira's entire week in 2.8 days.
a week, in 2019 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 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: Ibrahim Amadou · João Carlos Teixeira
Frequently asked questions
Ibrahim Amadou vs João Carlos Teixeira
Who earns more, Ibrahim Amadou or João Carlos Teixeira?
Ibrahim Amadou earns more. Ibrahim Amadou is on £42,000 per week against João Carlos Teixeira's £17,000, a gap of £25,000 a week.
What is the difference between Ibrahim Amadou's and João Carlos Teixeira's salary?
£25,000 per week, which comes to £1,300,000 over a year. Ibrahim Amadou is paid 2.5 times what João Carlos Teixeira is paid.
How much does Ibrahim Amadou earn per week?
Ibrahim Amadou earns £42,000 per week at Shanghai Shenhua, or £2,184,000 per year.
How much does João Carlos Teixeira earn per week?
João Carlos Teixeira earns £17,000 per week at Shanghai Shenhua, or £884,000 per year.
Who is older, Ibrahim Amadou or João Carlos Teixeira?
They are the same age: both are 32.
Whose contract runs longer, Ibrahim Amadou's or João Carlos Teixeira's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 31 December 2026.
Who has earned more over their career, Ibrahim Amadou or João Carlos Teixeira?
Ibrahim Amadou, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Ibrahim Amadou has earned £18,876,000 across 11 seasons, João Carlos Teixeira £5,959,200 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Ibrahim Amadou and João Carlos Teixeira?
£25,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 214 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Bengal on £24,891 a week.