Guangzhou FC 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Zhang Xiuwei on £6,000 per week · see the current Guangzhou FC wage bill
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Xiuwei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Afrden | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Hou Yu (Yu Hou) | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liu Langzhou | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liao Jintao (Jintao Liao) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Huo Shenping | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Wenxuan | £720 | £37,440 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Shijie | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Wu Junjie | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Guanxuan | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Full-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Abdulwahab | £500 | £26,000 | 23 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Yang Hao | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Bughrahan Iskandar | £430 | £22,360 | 22 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Huang Guangliang | £420 | £21,840 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jihao | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhang Zili (Zili Zhang) | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Li Jiahao | £410 | £21,320 | 22 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Shilong | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ling Jie (Jie Ling) | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Quanjiang | £290 | £15,080 | 23 | Right-back, right winger | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jianzhi | £290 | £15,080 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Rijin (Rijin Chen) | £260 | £13,520 | 24 | Full-back, right winger | China | - | ||
| Zhang Dachi | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Yang Dejiang | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhao Wenzhe (Wenzhe Zhao) | £230 | £11,960 | 22 | Defender | China | - | ||
| Feng Yifan | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Tu Menghan (Menghan Tu) | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| An Bang | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | Left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Shadir | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Peng Jiahao | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Askhan | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wang Ziyang | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Li Xingxian | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wei Suowei | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Full-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Wenxuan | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Full-back, wide midfielder | China | - | ||
| Luo Junhan | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Xu Bin | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Ning Haoxu | £190 | £9,880 | 22 | Winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Lyu Shihao | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Wan Likai | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | Left-back | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Wei Minghe | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Su Tianshi | £170 | £8,840 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 42 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Guangzhou FC wages, 2023/24
What was Guangzhou FC's wage bill in 2023/24?
Guangzhou FC paid £23,090 a week in 2023/24 - £1,200,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 42. We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Guangzhou FC player in 2023/24?
Zhang Xiuwei was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £6,000 a week, 6.8x the 22+ squad average of £881.
What was the average Guangzhou FC salary in 2023/24?
The average Guangzhou FC player aged 22 or over earned £881 a week in 2023/24, across the 14 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 42. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.