Shenzhen FC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Harold Preciado on £14,000 per week · see the current Shenzhen FC wage bill
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Preciado | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Striker | Colombia | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chinedu Obasi | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Jiaqi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Aboubakar Oumarou | £8,500 | £442,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | DEC 2017 | ||
| Deshorn Brown | £8,400 | £436,800 | 25 | Winger, striker | Jamaica | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cui Min | £7,400 | £384,800 | 26 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Helton Dos Reis | £7,200 | £374,400 | 28 | Centre-back | France | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Dalong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cai Jingyuan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Guan Zhen | £2,200 | £114,400 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Yuan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | Winger | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xu Liang | £1,400 | £72,800 | 34 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Du Longquan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lyu Haidong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Fei | £1,000 | £52,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | China | NOV 2017 | ||
| Ling Sihao | £920 | £47,840 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Geng Xiaoshun | £840 | £43,680 | 26 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Fei Yu | £840 | £43,680 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Weilong | £810 | £42,120 | 28 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Paulinho Piracicaba | £800 | £41,600 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Hong Kong (China PR) | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhou Yajun | £780 | £40,560 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lyu Zheng | £780 | £40,560 | 27 | Full-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Tan Binliang | £700 | £36,400 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Ren Peng | £700 | £36,400 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Chengkuai | £670 | £34,840 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wu Wei'an | £670 | £34,840 | 34 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Hongnan | £530 | £27,560 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lai Jin | £520 | £27,040 | 25 | Right winger | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Niu Ben | £500 | £26,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Dewei | £390 | £20,280 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Qiao Wei | £310 | £16,120 | 28 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wei Jian | £280 | £14,560 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Chen Long | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Guolong | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhu Zhenghuang | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zheng Zezhou | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yu Junzeng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Qiu Jipeng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yang Jiutian | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Song Yaobin | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhong Jinnan | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 55% of the squad wage bill, across the 41 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shenzhen FC wages, 2016/17
What was Shenzhen FC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Shenzhen FC paid £101,030 a week in 2016/17 - £5,253,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 41. We hold a wage for all 41 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shenzhen FC player in 2016/17?
Harold Preciado was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £14,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £2,853.
What was the average Shenzhen FC salary in 2016/17?
The average Shenzhen FC player aged 22 or over earned £2,853 a week in 2016/17, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 41. The top five earners took 55% of the bill between them.