Guangzhou FC 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Talisca on £266,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 36 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talisca | £266,000 | £13,832,000 | 24 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Paulinho | £242,000 | £12,584,000 | 29 | DM, AM C | Brazil | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 29 | D RC, DM | China | ||
| Huang Bowen | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Gao Lin | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Wei Shihao | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Tyias Browning | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 24 | D RC | England | ||
| Zeng Cheng | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 31 | GK | China | ||
| Feng Xiaoting | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 32 | D C | China | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 31 | AM RL | China | ||
| Li Xuepeng | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | D LC, AM L | China | ||
| Deng Hanwen | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | D/WB/M R | China | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 37 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Gao Zhunyi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Park Ji-Su | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | D C | South Korea | ||
| Zhang Jiaqi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | DM | China | ||
| Liu Yiming | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Roberto Siucho | £7,700 | £400,400 | 21 | AM RL | Peru | ||
| Zhang Wenzhao | £7,000 | £364,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Mei Fang | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | D C | China | ||
| He Chao | £5,200 | £270,400 | 23 | DM | China | ||
| Zhang Xiuwei | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | DM | China | ||
| Xu Xin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | DM | China | ||
| Jin Pengxiang | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | D RC | China | ||
| Liu Dianzuo | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | GK | China | ||
| Tang Shi | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Wang Shangyuan (Shangyuan Wang) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | D R, AM RLC, F C | China | ||
| Yan Dinghao | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | M C | China | ||
| Hu Ruibao | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Jingbin | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | ST | China | ||
| Yang Liyu | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Feng Boxuan (Boxuan Feng) | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | AM RL | China | ||
| Lyu Zheng | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | D RL | China | ||
| Gong Liangxuan | £810 | £42,120 | 25 | D LC, DM, M L | China | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £550 | £28,600 | 26 | GK | China | ||
| Wang Junhui | £530 | £27,560 | 23 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Guan Haojin | £520 | £27,040 | 22 | D C | China | ||
| Fang Zihong | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | GK | China | ||
| Wang Jinze | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Zhong Yihao | £290 | £15,080 | 22 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Li Geng | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | DM | China | ||
| Li Zhongyi | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Wu Yuduo | £250 | £13,000 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Ye Guochen | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Zheng Jie | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | DM | China | ||
| Chen Zijie | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | WB L | China | ||
| Hu Bowen | £190 | £9,880 | 24 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Liu Shibo | £170 | £8,840 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Zhu Fu | £170 | £8,840 | 21 | M L | China | ||
| Tan Kaiyuan | £160 | £8,320 | 16 | DM | China | ||
| Guo Jing (Jing Guo) | £150 | £7,800 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Han Xizheng | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | AM R | China | ||
| Peng Junxian | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Wu Xiang | £120 | £6,240 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Firat Iminjan | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Lin Zefeng | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | AM RL | China | ||
| Mai Gaoling | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Xie Zifeng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M C | China | ||
| Zhang Junye | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | China | ||
| Fan Hengbo | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM C | China | ||
| Li Ming | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D R | China | ||
| Rao Weiquan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D R | China | ||
| Erxat | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM R | China | ||
| Yang Zhaohui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| He Xin | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM, AM LC | China | ||
| Situ Hualong | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D R | China | ||
| Zhao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Zhou Chenye | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D LC | China | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/AM R | China | ||
| Zhao Shizhuo | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Ke Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Wang Shilong | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 63% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2018/19
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2018/19?
Guangzhou FC paid £1,032,960 a week in 2018/19 - £53,713,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2018/19?
Talisca was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £266,000 a week, 9.4x the 22+ squad average of £28,149.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2018/19?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £28,149 a week in 2018/19, across the 36 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 63% of the bill between them.