OTHER CLUBS · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
QD FC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Fredrik Ulvestad on £31,000 per week · see the current QD FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £211k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £11m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Ulvestad | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Norway | DEC 2022 | ||
| Romain Alessandrini | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | Wide midfielder, winger | France | DEC 2021 | ||
| Denis Popovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Slovenia | DEC 2021 | ||
| Dejan Radonjic | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Striker | Croatia | - | ||
| Jagos Vukovic | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Serbia | - | ||
| Gao Xiang | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jiang Weipeng | £7,100 | £369,200 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Jiashen | £7,000 | £364,000 | 28 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Bari | £6,500 | £338,000 | 31 | Right-back, left midfielder, winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yang Yu | £6,300 | £327,600 | 35 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhao Shi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shi Zhe | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | Full-back, right wing-back, central midfielder, right winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yan Zihao (Zihao Yan) | £5,300 | £275,600 | 25 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Zhu Jianrong | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Wei | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | Left wing-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Jianwen (Jianwen Wang) | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Zhenli | £4,000 | £208,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wang Fei | £3,400 | £176,800 | 31 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Hao | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Memet-Abdulla | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Left winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xing Yu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Han Qingsong | £1,200 | £62,400 | 33 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fang Xinfeng | £709 | £36,868 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yu Yang | £629 | £32,708 | 23 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Cheng (Cheng Wang) | £539 | £28,028 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Shi Hanchen | £501 | £26,052 | 24 | Right midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yu Bin | £441 | £22,932 | 24 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Lin Jianwei | £270 | £14,040 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Ruan Zhexiang (Zhexiang Ruan) | £261 | £13,572 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Wei | £145 | £7,540 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Huang Zhengyan | £108 | £5,616 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zeng Xiuhu | £108 | £5,616 | 21 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Guangchao (Guangchao Wang) | £108 | £5,616 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zeng Yi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cao Guojun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Sun Chengwei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Li Tongrui | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Lu Haolin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Striker | China | MAR 2023 | ||
| Wang Bingxiang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Guo Zhihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Huang Zhonghao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Li Qingjie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Peng Liedong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | FEB 2022 | ||
| Sui Xuze | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Yang Yankai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Li Zhizhao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | MAR 2023 | ||
| Zhang Yuepeng | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Otkur | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liang Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Lyu Zonglin | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Lu Xinyu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liang Kaiqiang | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Xu Xilong | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Jiatao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder, right winger | China | - | ||
| Li Peng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | JAN 2022 | ||
| Zhao Xiaodong | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Tao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Xin Bentang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yu Ziqin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | MAY 2021 | ||
| Li Pinhao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Guoheng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Xiao Wenjia | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Haochen (Haochen Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | - | ||
| Ji Haoxiang (Haoxiang Ji) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cheng Rui | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Shuo | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Cao Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Congcong | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Hu Yuze | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zheng Yubing | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
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
48 Under £1k 3%
3 £1k-£2k 2%
5 £2k-£5k 9%
8 £5k-£10k 23%
3 £10k-£25k 24%
3 £25k-£100k 39%
Top 5 earners took 57% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
QD FC wages, 2020/21
What was QD FC's wage bill in 2020/21?
QD FC paid £211,284 a week in 2020/21 - £10,986,768 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 QD FC player in 2020/21?
Fredrik Ulvestad was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £31,000 a week, 5.4x the 22+ squad average of £5,761.
What was the average QD FC salary in 2020/21?
The average QD FC player aged 22 or over earned £5,761 a week in 2020/21, across the 36 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 57% of the bill between them.