The highest earners in the history of Guangzhou FC
Talisca has earned £53m at Guangzhou FC across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Guangzhou FC history
These 20 players took £145m between them, 92% of everything Guangzhou FC has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Guangzhou FC player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Guangzhou FC wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talisca | £53m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 2 | Ricardo Goulart | £15m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 3 | Elkeson | £14m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 4 | Zhang Linpeng | £7.5m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 5 | Wei Shihao | £7.0m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 6 | Tyias Browning | £6.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 7 | Li Xuepeng | £5.7m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 8 | Deng Hanwen | £5.4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 9 | Aloísio | £4.0m | 1 | 2020 |
| 10 | Gao Lin | £3.1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 11 | Nemanja Gudelj | £3.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 12 | Hu Ruibao | £2.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 13 | Li Weijie | £2.7m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 14 | Feng Xiaoting | £2.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 15 | Zhang Xiuwei | £2.5m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 16 | Liu Yiming | £2.3m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 17 | Mei Fang | £2.2m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 18 | Zhang Wenzhao | £2.1m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 19 | Gao Zhunyi | £2.0m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 20 | Zhang Chenglin | £1.7m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 21 | Liao Lisheng | £1.7m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 22 | He Chao | £1.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 23 | Yan Dinghao | £1.4m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 24 | Roberto Siucho | £1.4m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 25 | Liu Dianzuo | £1.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 26 | Liu Weiguo | £1.1m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 27 | Zhong Yihao | £847k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 28 | Yang Liyu | £750k | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 29 | Zheng Long | £728k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 30 | Zou Zheng | £676k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 31 | Xu Xin | £520k | 1 | 2020 |
| 32 | Dong Chunyu | £54k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Guangzhou FC?
Talisca, with £53m across 3 seasons at Guangzhou FC.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 32 players we hold a Guangzhou FC wage for, from 2017 to 2024.