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Guangzhou FC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jackson Martínez on £207,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £562k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £29m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £16k
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Martínez | £207,000 | £10,764,000 | 29 | Striker | Colombia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Paulinho | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Alan | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 26 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Kim Young-Gwon | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | Centre-back | South Korea | DEC 2019 | ||
| Huang Bowen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Weijie | £13,000 | £676,000 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Chenglin | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Full-back, wide midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £7,300 | £379,600 | 30 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gao Lin | £7,200 | £374,400 | 30 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Xuepeng | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | Centre-back, left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Jian | £7,000 | £364,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zheng Long | £7,000 | £364,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Rong Hao | £6,700 | £348,400 | 29 | Left-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zou Zheng | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | Full-back, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Shangyuan (Shangyuan Wang) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Kim Hyung-Il | £5,000 | £260,000 | 32 | Centre-back | South Korea | JUN 2017 | ||
| Han Pengfei | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Wenzhao | £4,000 | £208,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Xu Xin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Dianzuo | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gan Tiancheng | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Ju Feng | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liang Xueming | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Jingbin | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Zepeng | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Left-back | China | JUL 2019 | ||
| Dong Chunyu | £1,040 | £54,080 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Luo Jiacheng | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Liu Hao | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Left-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Hu Ruibao | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £790 | £41,080 | 35 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fang Jingqi | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Mei Fang | £520 | £27,040 | 26 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Guan Haojin | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Hu Yangyang | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Junhui | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | Right winger, striker | China | JAN 2019 | ||
| Yang Xin | £300 | £15,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £300 | £15,600 | 29 | Winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Rui | £280 | £14,560 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Geng | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Tan Jiajun | £250 | £13,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wu Yuduo | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Haidong | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zheng Jie | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Hu Bowen | £230 | £11,960 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Gong Liangxuan | £220 | £11,440 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Zhongyi | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wen Haojun | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Shen Qi'an | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Guo Jing (Jing Guo) | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yang Chaosheng | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhao Tianci | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | JAN 2019 | ||
| Firat Iminjan | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zeng Qingshen | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Liu Ruicheng | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Ye Guochen | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Guo Tao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhou Chenye | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Aokai | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Situ Hualong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhu Fu | £90 | £4,680 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Huang Zhiyuan | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Chen Xiaoyang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xian Haoyang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 2%
5 £1k-£2k 1%
9 £2k-£5k 5%
10 £5k-£10k 11%
4 £10k-£25k 9%
4 £25k-£100k 35%
1 £100k+
37%
Top 5 earners took 72% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2016/17
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Guangzhou FC paid £562,420 a week in 2016/17 - £29,245,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2016/17?
Jackson Martínez was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £207,000 a week, 13.2x the 22+ squad average of £15,664.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2016/17?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £15,664 a week in 2016/17, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 72% of the bill between them.