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Guangzhou FC 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Paulinho on £431,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.0m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £105m
SQUAD SIZE85
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £38k
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulinho | £431,000 | £22,412,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Talisca | £362,000 | £18,824,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Elkeson | £242,000 | £12,584,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | £155,000 | £8,060,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Aloísio | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Aloísio | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hu Ruibao | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Huang Bowen | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wei Shihao | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Tyias Browning | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | DEC 2023 | ||
| Fernandinho | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yu Hanchao (Hanchao Yu) | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | Winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Li Xuepeng | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 30 | Centre-back, left winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Park Ji-Su | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Centre-back | South Korea | DEC 2022 | ||
| Deng Hanwen | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 38 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Yiming | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Roberto Siucho | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Winger | Peru | - | ||
| Liu Dianzuo | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Xiuwei | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Mei Fang | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Wenzhao | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Winger, striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gao Zhunyi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Li Weijie | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| He Chao | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yan Dinghao | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Liyu | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Chenglin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | Defender, wide midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Xu Xin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Xu Xin | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | China PR | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tang Shi | £8,600 | £447,200 | 24 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhong Yihao | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Zepeng | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | Left-back | China | JUL 2020 | ||
| Ju Feng | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | MAY 2022 | ||
| Feng Boxuan (Boxuan Feng) | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | Winger | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shewket Yalqun | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Junhui | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Jinze | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Striker | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guo Jing (Jing Guo) | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guan Haojin | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Yuduo | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Geng | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Haidong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zheng Jie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xie Zifeng | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | Striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bughrahan Iskandar | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Striker | China | AUG 2021 | ||
| Wen Haojun | £620 | £32,240 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Luo Hanbowen | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Zhu Fu | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | Left midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Firat Iminjan | £180 | £9,360 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Fang Zihong | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wu Xiang | £180 | £9,360 | 22 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Han Xizheng | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Lin Zefeng | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zhang Jianzhi | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Chen Junzhou | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Ming | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhao Shizhuo | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Wu Yuxiang | £140 | £7,280 | 22 | Right-back | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Zhang Junye | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Anizirjan | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Left-back | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Zheng Shengxiong | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | Left winger | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Rao Weiquan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zhou Chenye | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Cai Mingmin | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chen Hongwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Ruicheng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Mai Gaoling | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Wu Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back, right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Abdulwahab | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhou Wenxin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ke Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| He Xin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Fan Hengbo | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Yulei | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Huang Guangliang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wu Shaocong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Situ Hualong | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Right-back | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 2%
15 £10k-£25k 11%
12 £25k-£100k 27%
4 £100k+
59%
Top 5 earners took 63% of the squad wage bill, across the 85 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2019/20
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2019/20?
Guangzhou FC paid £2,017,910 a week in 2019/20 - £104,931,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 85. We hold a wage for all 85 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2019/20?
Paulinho was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £431,000 a week, 11.3x the 22+ squad average of £38,173.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2019/20?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £38,173 a week in 2019/20, across the 52 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 85. The top five earners took 63% of the bill between them.