Wuhan Changjiang 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Marcelo Moreno on £20,000 per week · see the current Wuhan Changjiang wage bill
Then and now
Wuhan Changjiang pay £6,500 a week in 2026/27 — 92% lower than the £80,880 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Moreno | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | ST | Bolivia | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jean Kouassi | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | DEC 2021 | ||
| Rafael Silva | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sammir | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | AM C | Croatia | DEC 2017 | ||
| Du Longquan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Chao | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | SW, D RLC | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Li Zhichao | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | DM, ST | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yao Hanlin | £1,300 | £67,600 | 32 | AM R | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Huang Xiyang (Xiyang Huang) | £1,200 | £62,400 | 32 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Ai Zhibo | £1,040 | £54,080 | 34 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Yaokun | £1,000 | £52,000 | 36 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Luo Yi | £1,000 | £52,000 | 30 | D R, M L | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tong Xiaoxing | £870 | £45,240 | 30 | AM LC | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Ni Bo | £860 | £44,720 | 28 | AM LC, F C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sun Shoubo | £810 | £42,120 | 34 | GK | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Kang Zhenjie | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nie Aoshuang | £630 | £32,760 | 22 | DM, ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Su Di | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | M RL | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Song Zhiwei | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | DM | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhou Tong | £550 | £28,600 | 27 | AM RL | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Junfeng | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D RL | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Yun | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | DM | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Zisen | £460 | £23,920 | 28 | GK | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Huang Bowen | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | D RL | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wei Zhaokun | £410 | £21,320 | 22 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Li Yang | £390 | £20,280 | 22 | M L | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Ming Tian | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | D R | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wang Peng | £160 | £8,320 | 27 | D R, ST | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Hao | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | AM C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Han Xuan | £120 | £6,240 | 22 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wu Huan | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jia Xinyao | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | GK | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Jie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D LC, DM, M LC | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tang Junpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | M C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bai Xiangyun | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Xudong | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | M C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yi Xiaolong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Zhifeng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Weiwen | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M R | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Haoran | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jiang Minwen | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gao Ming | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Luoqi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Mei Cong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Yifan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Chen | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hu Zhuang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sui Jiayu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Yiming | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 75% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wuhan Changjiang wages, 2017/18
What was Wuhan Changjiang's wage bill in 2017/18?
Wuhan Changjiang paid £80,880 a week in 2017/18 - £4,205,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wuhan Changjiang player in 2017/18?
Marcelo Moreno was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £20,000 a week, 8.2x the 22+ squad average of £2,449.
What was the average Wuhan Changjiang salary in 2017/18?
The average Wuhan Changjiang player aged 22 or over earned £2,449 a week in 2017/18, across the 32 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 75% of the bill between them.
How do Wuhan Changjiang's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Wuhan Changjiang pay £6,500 a week in 2026/27, 92% lower than the £80,880 of 2017/18. The current squad is 1 players against 49 then.