OTHER CLUBS · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Guangzhou FC 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Wei Shihao on £8,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £31k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £1.6m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £1k
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shihao | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Xiuwei | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yan Dinghao | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yang Liyu | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | AM R, ST | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tang Shi | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Afrden | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM LC, F C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| He Xinjie | £470 | £24,440 | 20 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jiang Weilang | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Li Yang | £420 | £21,840 | 24 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Shibo | £410 | £21,320 | 25 | GK | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wu Junjie | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | China | - | ||
| Wang Shijie | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Wei Minghe | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Zhang Jihao | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | GK | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ning Haoxu | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Huo Shenping | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | GK | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Xu Bin | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | DM | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Huang Guangliang | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | DM | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Zili (Zili Zhang) | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| He Shaolin (Shaolin He) | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | ST | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Fan Ruiwei (Ruiwei Fan) | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | WB L | China | AUG 2023 | ||
| Tu Menghan (Menghan Tu) | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | AM/F C | China | - | ||
| Zheng Shengxiong (Shengxiong Zheng) | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Liu Langzhou | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Zhang Dachi | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | ST | China | - | ||
| Ruan Sai (Sai Ruan) | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Long (Long Chen) | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Chen Guanxuan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | D RL | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhao Wenzhe (Wenzhe Zhao) | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | D RLC | China | - | ||
| Yang Hao | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | ST | China | - | ||
| An Bang | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | AM L, ST | China | - | ||
| Cheng Shilin | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | ST | China | - | ||
| Chen Jinyu | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | DM | China | - | ||
| Shadir | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | DM | China | - | ||
| Peng Jiahao | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| Askhan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | GK | China | - | ||
| Anzar | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | GK | China | - | ||
| Li Xingxian | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Guo Shuai | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | DM | China | - | ||
| Deng Shiyu | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | D C | China | - | ||
| Ye Runbiao | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | ST | China | - | ||
| Zhang Wenxuan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | D/WB/M RL | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Luo Junhan | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | D C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yang Chen | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | GK | China | - | ||
| Wu Junhao | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Su Tianshi | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | China | - | ||
| Ling Jie (Jie Ling) | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | ST | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Lyu Shihao | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Yang Dejiang | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Feng Yifan | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Zeng Yaozhang | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | ST | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Li Jiahao | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM R, ST | China | - | ||
| Ning Haoxu | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM RL, ST | China | - | ||
| Chen Kun | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Wei Suowei | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | D RL | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Haonan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | GK | China | - | ||
| Chen Rijin (Rijin Chen) | £240 | £12,480 | 23 | D/WB/AM R | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tan Yanyuan | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | DM | China | - | ||
| Li Jiaheng (Jiaheng Li) | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hou Yu (Yu Hou) | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Junzhou | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM/F C | China | - | ||
| Fan Hengbo | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | AM R | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | D C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Jianzhi | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | GK | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Shilong | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | D RC | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| He Lipan | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | GK | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Cai Mingmin | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | AM RLC | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Tianqing (Tianqing Wang) | £200 | £10,400 | 21 | D L | China | - | ||
| Wan Likai | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D L | China | DEC 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
66 Under £1k 56%
2 £1k-£2k 8%
1 £2k-£5k 10%
1 £5k-£10k 26%
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2022/23
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2022/23?
Guangzhou FC paid £30,620 a week in 2022/23 - £1,592,240 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 2022/23?
Wei Shihao was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £8,000 a week, 7.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,130.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2022/23?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £1,130 a week in 2022/23, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.