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Guangzhou FC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Paulinho on £457,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.5m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £76m
SQUAD SIZE79
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £29k
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 21 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulinho | £457,000 | £23,764,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Talisca | £384,000 | £19,968,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Huang Bowen | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wei Shihao | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Tyias Browning | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Li Xuepeng | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | Centre-back, left midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Deng Hanwen | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Park Ji-Su | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | Centre-back | South Korea | DEC 2022 | ||
| Alan | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 39 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Aloísio | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 32 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Elkeson | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | Left winger, striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fernandinho | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Yiming | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Mei Fang | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Xiuwei | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| He Chao | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Gao Zhunyi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Wenzhao | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | Winger, striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Li Weijie | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Liao Lisheng | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | NOV 2021 | ||
| Yan Dinghao | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhong Yihao | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tang Shi | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Zepeng | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | Left-back | China | JUL 2021 | ||
| Ju Feng | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | MAY 2022 | ||
| Shewket Yalqun | £3,600 | £187,200 | 27 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Junhui | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wu Yuduo | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Ye Guochen | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Yang Xin | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guan Haojin | £1,200 | £62,400 | 24 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Haidong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Deng Yubiao | £729 | £37,908 | 23 | Central midfielder | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bughrahan Iskandar | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Striker | China | AUG 2021 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £649 | £33,748 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Li Geng | £649 | £33,748 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wen Haojun | £606 | £31,512 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Roberto Siucho | £589 | £30,628 | 23 | Winger | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Luo Hanbowen | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Right-back | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Tan Kaiyuan | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Jinze | £539 | £28,028 | 21 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wu Shaocong | £539 | £28,028 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Xie Zifeng | £529 | £27,508 | 22 | Striker | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yang Liyu | £519 | £26,988 | 23 | Right winger, striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhu Fu | £493 | £25,636 | 23 | Left midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Parmanjan | £287 | £14,924 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £258 | £13,416 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lin Zefeng | £182 | £9,464 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Anizirjan | £182 | £9,464 | 21 | Full-back | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Firat Iminjan | £182 | £9,464 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhang Jianzhi | £164 | £8,528 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2023 | ||
| Wang Shilong | £164 | £8,528 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Ming | £155 | £8,060 | 21 | Centre-back, striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Junzhou | £145 | £7,540 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wu Yuxiang | £136 | £7,072 | 23 | Right-back | China | MAY 2023 | ||
| Zhao Shizhuo | £136 | £7,072 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zheng Shengxiong | £109 | £5,668 | 21 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £109 | £5,668 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Fan Hengbo | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Rao Weiquan | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Left midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Chen Hongwei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zhou Wenxin | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Centre-back | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Wu Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back, right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Haobin (Haobin Wang) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Zhaohui | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liao Jintao (Jintao Liao) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ma Sheng (Sheng Ma) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left wing-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Ma Yilun (Yilun Ma) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Seydar (Seydar Siyitjan) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yulei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cai Mingmin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Huang Guangliang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Mai Gaoling | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2022 | ||
| Situ Hualong | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Right-back | China | DEC 2022 | ||
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
43 Under £1k 1%
5 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 0%
5 £5k-£10k 2%
9 £10k-£25k 9%
13 £25k-£100k 29%
2 £100k+
58%
Top 5 earners took 67% of the squad wage bill, across the 79 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2020/21
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2020/21?
Guangzhou FC paid £1,454,229 a week in 2020/21 - £75,619,908 across the year - spread over a squad of 79. We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2020/21?
Paulinho was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £457,000 a week, 15.6x the 22+ squad average of £29,289.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2020/21?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £29,289 a week in 2020/21, across the 49 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 79. The top five earners took 67% of the bill between them.