OTHER CLUBS · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Shenzhen FC 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner John Mary on £132,000 per week · see the current Shenzhen FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £468k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £24m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £13k
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mary | £132,000 | £6,864,000 | 26 | ST | Cameroon | DEC 2021 | ||
| Harold Preciado | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 25 | ST | Colombia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Gao Lin | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 33 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Blerim Dzemaili | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 33 | AM C | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cui Min | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Ole Kristian Selnæs | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | DM | Norway | JAN 2023 | ||
| Wang Yongpo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | AM RLC | China | - | ||
| Guan Zhen | £9,200 | £478,400 | 34 | GK | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zhang Yuan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | D/WB R, AM RL | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zheng Dalun | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | D RL, AM RLC | China | - | ||
| Xu Yang | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | AM LC | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Guo Wei | £6,200 | £322,400 | 29 | GK | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Ge Zhen | £6,200 | £322,400 | 32 | D RL | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Dalong | £6,000 | £312,000 | 30 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Yuanyi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | AM C | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Pei Shuai | £5,800 | £301,600 | 26 | D C, DM | China | - | ||
| Wang Weilong | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cai Jingyuan | £3,400 | £176,800 | 32 | AM RC, F C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gan Chao | £3,200 | £166,400 | 24 | M RC | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jin Qiang | £3,100 | £161,200 | 26 | DM | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lyu Haidong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Zhou Yajun | £2,000 | £104,000 | 34 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liang Yu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | AM C | China | - | ||
| Qiao Wei | £1,700 | £88,400 | 31 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Chengkuai | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | AM C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xiang Baixu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Dai Wai Tsun | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM RC | Hong Kong (China PR) | DEC 2020 | ||
| Huang Ruifeng | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | DM | China | - | ||
| Li Qiang | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | AM RLC | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Zu Pengchao | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | AM LC | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Tan Binliang | £660 | £34,320 | 29 | DM, AM RLC | China | - | ||
| Zhou Xin | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | D C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wei Jian | £400 | £20,800 | 28 | GK | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Yicheng | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | DM | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wang Zihua | £200 | £10,400 | 26 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Qiu Jipeng | £200 | £10,400 | 26 | GK | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xu Haofeng | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | D C, DM | China | - | ||
| Li Jinqing | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | M C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Tong | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D C | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jinxin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D RC | China | - | ||
| Huo Mengyang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Chen Zhuojie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM C | China | - | ||
| Sun Xiaobin | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xie Baoxian | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | M C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liang Xian | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D L | China | - | ||
| Chen Fujun | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D L | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Guoqing | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | M C | China | - | ||
| Liu Zhiwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Xu Zhengzhang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Yeljan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D RL | China | - | ||
| Erxat | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | AM R | China | JAN 2020 | ||
| Dou Zhifu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | China | - | ||
| Chen Guoliang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | WB L | China | - | ||
| Tian Jun | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | China | - | ||
| Yang Guicheng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | DM | China | - | ||
| Wei Liping | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | WB L | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Raphat | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | - | ||
| Zhu Tingfeng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D R | China | - | ||
| Hu Guobin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM L | China | - | ||
| Hao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liang Wenchao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | WB L | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tian Ziyi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | China | - | ||
| Li Ning | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | China | - | ||
| Zhao Yihao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M R | China | - | ||
| Qiu Kuizhan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Liao Baiji | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM RC | China | - | ||
| Li Wei | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | M C | China | - | ||
| Ye Liwei | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | - | ||
| Mardan | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | - | ||
| Zhou Rui | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | China | - | ||
| Lu Jiabin | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | China | - | ||
| Cui Minghan | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM | China | - | ||
| Shi Yiyi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | China | OCT 2019 | ||
| Sun Liqiang | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Shen Huang | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 1%
7 £1k-£2k 2%
7 £2k-£5k 4%
9 £5k-£10k 13%
1 £10k-£25k 2%
5 £25k-£100k 49%
1 £100k+
28%
Top 5 earners took 71% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shenzhen FC wages, 2019/20
What was Shenzhen FC's wage bill in 2019/20?
Shenzhen FC paid £467,960 a week in 2019/20 - £24,333,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shenzhen FC player in 2019/20?
John Mary was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £132,000 a week, 10x the 22+ squad average of £13,151.
What was the average Shenzhen FC salary in 2019/20?
The average Shenzhen FC player aged 22 or over earned £13,151 a week in 2019/20, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 71% of the bill between them.