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Guangzhou FC 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jackson Martínez on £214,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £576k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £30m
SQUAD SIZE81
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Martínez | £214,000 | £11,128,000 | 30 | Striker | Colombia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Nemanja Gudelj | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Serbia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Alan | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Kim Young-Gwon | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | Centre-back | South Korea | DEC 2019 | ||
| Deng Hanwen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Huang Bowen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Weijie | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Jiaqi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Chenglin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | Full-back, wide midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Li Xuepeng | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Centre-back, left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £7,300 | £379,600 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gao Lin | £7,200 | £374,400 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zou Zheng | £7,000 | £364,000 | 29 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zheng Long | £7,000 | £364,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £6,000 | £312,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xu Xin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Shangyuan (Shangyuan Wang) | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | Right-back, attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Wenzhao | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liu Dianzuo | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Tang Shi | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Jingbin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Zepeng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Left-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Hu Ruibao | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gan Tiancheng | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Luo Jiacheng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yang Liyu | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gong Liangxuan | £830 | £43,160 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £790 | £41,080 | 36 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Feng Boxuan (Boxuan Feng) | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | Winger | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mei Fang | £510 | £26,520 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Guan Haojin | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £480 | £24,960 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hu Yangyang | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Fang Jingqi | £450 | £23,400 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Junhui | £420 | £21,840 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | JAN 2019 | ||
| Wen Jiabao | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Jinze | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yang Xin | £300 | £15,600 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £300 | £15,600 | 30 | Winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Geng | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Zhongyi | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Deng Yubiao | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wu Yuduo | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Rui | £230 | £11,960 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Aokai | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Left winger | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Hu Bowen | £200 | £10,400 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Shen Qi'an | £170 | £8,840 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £160 | £8,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wen Haojun | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Guo Jing (Jing Guo) | £150 | £7,800 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhu Fu | £150 | £7,800 | 20 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Peng Junxian | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Tan Jiajie | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | Left-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Xiang | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | Striker | China | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yang Chaosheng | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhao Tianci | £120 | £6,240 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | JAN 2019 | ||
| Firat Iminjan | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhou Wenxin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ye Yuhao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhou Chenye | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ke Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Guo Tao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Ruicheng | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Situ Hualong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| He Guohua | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Erxat | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right winger | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Abdulwahab | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Cai Mingmin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yang Zhaohui | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Huang Zhiyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zeng Qingshen | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Jianzhi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Xian Haoyang | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Xiaoyang | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
52 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
11 £2k-£5k 6%
6 £5k-£10k 7%
6 £10k-£25k 14%
4 £25k-£100k 34%
1 £100k+
37%
Top 5 earners took 71% of the squad wage bill, across the 81 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2017/18
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2017/18?
Guangzhou FC paid £575,910 a week in 2017/18 - £29,947,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 81. We hold a wage for all 81 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2017/18?
Jackson Martínez was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £214,000 a week, 15.5x the 22+ squad average of £13,771.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2017/18?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £13,771 a week in 2017/18, across the 40 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 81. The top five earners took 71% of the bill between them.