OTHER CLUBS · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Shenzhen FC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Dyego Sousa on £97,000 per week · see the current Shenzhen FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £532k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £28m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 25 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyego Sousa | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 30 | ST (C) | Portugal | DEC 2022 | ||
| Harold Preciado | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 26 | ST (C) | Colombia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Juan Fernando Quintero | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | M (RC), AM (RLC) | Colombia | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ole Kristian Selnæs | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | DM, M (C) | Norway | JAN 2023 | ||
| Gao Lin | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 34 | AM (RL), ST (C) | China | - | ||
| Morteza Pouraliganji | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 28 | D (C), DM | Iran | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thievy Bifouma | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Congo | - | ||
| Jiang Zhipeng | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | D/WB/M (L) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Lu (Lu Zhang) | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 32 | GK | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Sun Ke | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | M (R), AM (RC) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Yongpo | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | M (C), AM (RLC) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Dai Wai Tsun | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | M (RC), AM (R) | Hong Kong (China PR) | DEC 2023 | ||
| Guan Zhen | £11,000 | £572,000 | 35 | GK | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zheng Dalun | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | D (RL), M (RC), AM (RLC) | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Liu Yue (Yue Liu) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | AM (RL) | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhang Yuan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | D/WB (R), M/AM (RL) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ge Zhen | £7,200 | £374,400 | 33 | D (RL) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Mi Haolun (Haolun Mi) | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | D/WB/M (L) | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Guo Wei | £6,200 | £322,400 | 31 | GK | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Li Yuanyi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | M/AM (C) | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Pei Shuai | £5,800 | £301,600 | 27 | D (C), DM | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gan Chao | £4,200 | £218,400 | 25 | M (RC) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jin Qiang | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | DM, M (C) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lyu Haidong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D/WB/M (L) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Chengkuai | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | M/AM (C) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Feng Siqi (Siqi Feng) | £709 | £36,868 | 21 | DM | China | - | ||
| Huang Ruifeng | £689 | £35,828 | 20 | DM, M (C) | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yuan (Yuan Zhang) | £659 | £34,268 | 23 | M/AM (C) | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zu Pengchao | £659 | £34,268 | 23 | M (C), AM (LC) | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Li Qiang | £649 | £33,748 | 22 | M (RLC), AM (L) | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Zhou Xin | £551 | £28,652 | 22 | D (C) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Yicheng | £539 | £28,028 | 22 | DM, M (C) | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wang Zixiang | £461 | £23,972 | 22 | GK | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Xu Yue | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | DM, M (C) | China | - | ||
| Wei Jian | £400 | £20,800 | 29 | GK | China | - | ||
| Liao Lei (Lei Liao) | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | D (RL) | China | - | ||
| Yeljan | £207 | £10,764 | 21 | D (RL) | China | - | ||
| Xu Haofeng | £123 | £6,396 | 21 | D (C), DM | China | - | ||
| Yang Guicheng | £108 | £5,616 | 22 | M/AM (LC) | China | - | ||
| Li Ning | £108 | £5,616 | 18 | AM (L) | China | OCT 2024 | ||
| Zhang Junye | £108 | £5,616 | 18 | M (L), AM (RL) | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Shi Yiyi | £108 | £5,616 | 18 | ST (C) | China | - | ||
| Lu Li (Li Lu) | £101 | £5,252 | 23 | GK | China | - | ||
| Hao Shijie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D (RC) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Chen Guoqing | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | M (C) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Raphat | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST (C) | China | JAN 2023 | ||
| Tian Jun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM, M (C) | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Mardan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D (C) | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Lu Jiabin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST (C) | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Ye Liwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D/M/AM (R) | China | - | ||
| Li Wei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M (C) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Liao Baiji | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D (LC), DM, M (LC) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Cui Minghan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D (C), DM, M (C) | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Qiu Kuizhan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D (C) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhao Yihao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M (R) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Tian Ziyi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | DM | China | MAY 2024 | ||
| Liang Wenchao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | WB (L) | China | - | ||
| Chen Guoliang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D (C) | China | - | ||
| Dou Zhifu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | GK | China | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sun Xiaobin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D (C) | China | - | ||
| Shen Huang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M/AM (R) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wang Tong | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | D (C) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Liqiang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M/AM (R) | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Huo Mengyang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D (C) | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Zhang Jinxin | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D (RC) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Fujun | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D (L) | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Xu Zhengzhang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M/AM (R) | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhou Rui | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | GK | 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
43 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 2%
8 £5k-£10k 11%
6 £10k-£25k 20%
7 £25k-£100k 65%
Top 5 earners took 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shenzhen FC wages, 2020/21
What was Shenzhen FC's wage bill in 2020/21?
Shenzhen FC paid £532,104 a week in 2020/21 - £27,669,408 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shenzhen FC player in 2020/21?
Dyego Sousa was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £97,000 a week, 7x the 22+ squad average of £13,820.
What was the average Shenzhen FC salary in 2020/21?
The average Shenzhen FC player aged 22 or over earned £13,820 a week in 2020/21, across the 37 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.