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Dalian Professional 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Marek Hamsik on £289,000 per week · see the current Dalian Professional wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £517k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £27m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 29 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marek Hamsik | £289,000 | £15,028,000 | 33 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Slovakia | DEC 2021 | ||
| Emmanuel Boateng | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | Striker | Ghana | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jaílson (Jaílson Marques Siqueira) | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Sam Larsson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Sweden | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yang Shanping | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zheng Long | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Chong | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Li Shuai | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Full-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Li Jianbin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhao Xuri | £9,000 | £468,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Yaopeng | £7,400 | £384,800 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sun Bo | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | Right midfielder, winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tao Qianglong | £6,600 | £343,200 | 18 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2024 | ||
| Tong Lei | £6,600 | £343,200 | 22 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xu Jiamin | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Cui Ming'an (Ming'an Cui) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Dong Yanfeng | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | Right-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sun Guowen | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Han Peijiang | £3,200 | £166,400 | 21 | Left-back, left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhao Xuebin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Marcus Danielson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 31 | Centre-back | Sweden | DEC 2022 | ||
| Shan Pengfei | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Zheng Jianfeng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | Right-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yang Zexiang (Zexiang Yang) | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Full-back | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Liu Yingchen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Centre-back, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gao Mingxin | £707 | £36,764 | 21 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Lin Liangming | £649 | £33,748 | 23 | Left midfielder, winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Liang Huan (Huan Liang) | £649 | £33,748 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Shan Huanhuan | £579 | £30,108 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cheng Hui | £570 | £29,640 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wu Wei | £539 | £28,028 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | JAN 2025 | ||
| Wang Zhen'ao | £539 | £28,028 | 20 | Wide midfielder, winger | China | FEB 2025 | ||
| Xue Qinghao (Qinghao Xue) | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Huang Jiahui | £289 | £15,028 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yu Zhen | £289 | £15,028 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Xuebo | £289 | £15,028 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Yuhao | £289 | £15,028 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Xianjun | £236 | £12,272 | 20 | Defender, left wing-back | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhou Xiao | £222 | £11,544 | 21 | Defender | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| He Yupeng | £156 | £8,112 | 20 | Full-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Feng Zeyuan | £156 | £8,112 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jiansheng (Jiansheng Zhang) | £132 | £6,864 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Zhao Jianbo | £125 | £6,500 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Hui | £108 | £5,616 | 23 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yang Lei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Bai Xuyao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Weihao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Hui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2020 | ||
| Wang Jinxian | £100 | £5,200 | 24 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhu Juanbo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yuan Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zhang Junhao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Kailong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rong Linchao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Xie Hui | £100 | £5,200 | 27 | Centre-back, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gao Tian | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Jun | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right-back, left midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yang Haoyu (Haoyu Yang) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Cheng Xianfeng | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yang Pengju | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Bi Guangfu | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Tengda (Tengda Wang) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Junlin | £100 | £5,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ren Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Qinghao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Asim | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhu Jiaxuan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Han Guangxu | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Zimin | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Jiang Tao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Luo Hongshi | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Hu Jiali | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
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
47 Under £1k 2%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 3%
8 £5k-£10k 10%
5 £10k-£25k 11%
3 £25k-£100k 17%
1 £100k+
56%
Top 5 earners took 76% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Dalian Professional wages, 2020/21
What was Dalian Professional's wage bill in 2020/21?
Dalian Professional paid £516,683 a week in 2020/21 - £26,867,516 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Dalian Professional player in 2020/21?
Marek Hamsik was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £289,000 a week, 19.6x the 22+ squad average of £14,710.
What was the average Dalian Professional salary in 2020/21?
The average Dalian Professional player aged 22 or over earned £14,710 a week in 2020/21, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 76% of the bill between them.