Chinese football transfer records

This is a list about the most expensive transfer fees paid or received by Chinese football clubs since the professionalism in 1994.

Highest transfer payments

All-time ranking

As of 1 March 2020

  Chinese domestic player
Top 50 most expensive Chinese football transfers
Rank Player From To Position Fee
(€ mln)		 Fee
(¥ mln)		 Year Year of
birth		 Ref
1 Oscar Chelsea Shanghai SIPG Midfielder €60 ¥440 2017 1991 [1]
2 Hulk Zenit Saint Petersburg Shanghai SIPG Forward €55.8 ¥410 2016 1986 [2]
3 Alex Teixeira Shakhtar Donetsk Jiangsu Suning Midfielder €50 ¥370 2016 1990 [3]
4 Jackson Martínez Atlético Madrid Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €42 ¥300 2016 1986 [4]
Paulinho Barcelona Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €42 ¥330 2019 1988 [5]
6 Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande Barcelona Midfielder €40 ¥315 2017 1988 [6]
Cédric Bakambu Villarreal Beijing Guoan Forward €40 ¥315 2018 1991 [7]
8 Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln Tianjin Quanjian Forward €29 ¥220 2018 1988 [8]
9 Ramires Chelsea Jiangsu Suning Midfielder €28 ¥200 2016 1987 [9]
10 Marko Arnautović West Ham United Shanghai SIPG Forward €25 ¥190 2019 1989 [10]
11 Odion Ighalo Watford Changchun Yatai Forward €23.3 ¥170 2017 1989 [11]
12 Zhang Chengdong Beijing Guoan Hebei China Fortune Forward €20.44 ¥150 2017 1989 [12]
13 Marek Hamšík Napoli Dalian Yifang Forward €20 ¥150 2019 1987 [13]
Axel Witsel Zenit Saint Petersburg Tianjin Quanjian Midfielder €20 ¥145 2017 1989 [14]
Axel Witsel Tianjin Quanjian Borussia Dortmund Midfielder €20 ¥160 2018 1989 [15]
16 Talisca Benfica Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €19.2 ¥150 2018 1994 [16]
17 Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai SIPG Forward €18.5 ¥130 2016 1989 [17]
18 Salomón Rondón West Bromwich Albion Dalian Yifang Forward €18.2 ¥140 2019 1989 [18]
19 Gervinho Roma Hebei China Fortune Forward €18 ¥130 2016 1987 [19]
Alexandre Pato Villarreal Tianjin Quanjian Forward €18 ¥130 2017 1989 [20]
21 Zhao Yuhao Hangzhou Greentown Hebei China Fortune Defender €17.8 ¥130 2017 1993 [21]
22 Stephan El Shaarawy Roma Shanghai Shenhua Forward €16 ¥120 2019 1992 [22]
23 Graziano Pellè Southampton Shandong Luneng Forward €15.25 ¥110 2016 1985 [23]
24 Ricardo Goulart Cruzeiro Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €15 ¥110 2015 1991 [24]
Jonathan Soriano Red Bull Salzburg Beijing Guoan Forward €15 ¥110 2017 1985 [25]
26 Roger Martínez Jiangsu Suning Villarreal Forward €14.9 ¥115 2016 1994 [26]
27 Paulinho Tottenham Hotspur Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €14 ¥95 2015 1988 [27]
28 Demba Ba Beşiktaş Shanghai Shenhua Forward €13 ¥90 2015 1985 [28]
Fredy Guarín Inter Milan Shanghai Shenhua Forward €13 ¥90 2016 1986 [29]
30 Wang Yongpo Shandong Luneng Tianjin Quanjian Midfielder €12.44 ¥90 2017 1987 [30]
31 Adrián Ramos Borussia Dortmund Chongqing Lifan Forward €12 ¥90 2017 1986 [31]
Vágner Love CSKA Moscow Shandong Luneng Forward €12 ¥100 2013 1984 [32]
Brown Ideye Olympiacos Tianjin Teda Forward €12 ¥90 2017 1988 [33]
34 Anthony Ujah Werder Bremen Liaoning Whowin Forward €11.5 ¥85 2016 1990 [34]
Cui Min Yanbian Funde Shenzhen Defender €11.5 ¥85 2017 1989 [35]
36 Alan Carvalho Red Bull Salzburg Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €11.1 ¥80 2015 1989 [36]
37 Jonathan Viera Las Palmas Beijing Guoan Midfielder €11 ¥85 2018 1989 [37]
Geuvânio Santos Tianjin Quanjian Forward €11 ¥80 2016 1992 [38]
39 Zhao Mingjian Shandong Luneng Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.95 ¥80 2017 1987 [39]
40 Jin Yangyang Guangzhou R&F Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.83 ¥80 2016 1993 [40]
41 Ren Hang Jiangsu Suning R&F Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.75 ¥80 2017 1989 [41]
42 Yannick Carrasco Atlético Madrid Dalian Yifang Midfielder €10.5 ¥80 2018 1993 [42]
Carlos Tévez Boca Juniors Shanghai Shenhua Forward €10.5 ¥75 2017 1984 [43]
Kwon Kyung-won Al-Ahli Dubai Tianjin Quanjian Defender €10.5 ¥75 2017 1992 [44]
45 Zhang Wenzhao Shandong Luneng Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €10.4 ¥75 2016 1987 [45]
46 Bi Jinhao Henan Jianye Shanghai Shenhua Forward €9.98 ¥70 2016 1991 [46]
47 Zhang Lu Liaoning Whowin Tianjin Quanjian Goalkeeper €9.8 ¥70 2016 1987 [47]
48 Zhang Chenglin Beijing Renhe Guangzhou Evergrande Defender €9.65 ¥70 2017 1987 [48]
49 Fernando Spartak Moscow Beijing Guoan Midfielder €9.6 ¥75 2020 1992 [49]
50 Sun Ke Jiangsu Suning Tianjin Quanjian Midfielder €9.2 ¥66 2016 1989 [50]

Youth domestic players

As of 1 March 2020

  U-23 player
  U-21 player
  U-19 player
Top 10 most expensive Chinese youth football transfers
Rank Player From To Position Fee
(€ mln)		 Fee
(¥ mln)		 Year Age Ref
1 Liu Junshuai União Torreense Shandong Luneng Defender €4.5 ¥33 2017 22 [51]
2 Xu Xin Atlético Madrid B Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €4.3 ¥30 2016 22 [52]
3 Xie Pengfei Hangzhou Greentown Jiangsu Suning Forward €4.07 ¥30 2016 23 [53]
4 Han Pengfei Mafra Guangzhou Evergrande Defender €4 ¥30 2016 23 [54]
Huang Jiajun Oriental Dragon Jiangsu Suning Defender €4 ¥30 2017 22 [55]
6 Huang Bowen Shanghai Shenhua Wuhan Zall Defender €3.4 ¥25 2017 21 [56]
7 Tao Qianglong Hebei China Fortune Dalian Pro Midfielder €2.61 ¥20 2020 19 [57]
8 Zhang Xiuwei Tianjin Tianhai Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €2.6 ¥20 2019 23 [58]
Shi Ke Hangzhou Greentown Shanghai SIPG Defender €2.6 ¥20 2015 22 [59]
10 Wen Junjie Hangzhou Greentown Tianjin Quanjian Defender €2.55 ¥20 2018 21 [60]

Goalkeepers

As of 1 March 2020

Top 5 most expensive Chinese goalkeeper transfers
Rank Player From To Fee
(€ mln)		 Fee
(¥ mln)		 Year Year of
birth		 Ref
1 Zhang Lu Liaoning Whowin Tianjin Quanjian €9.8 ¥70 2016 1987 [61]
2 Gu Chao Hangzhou Greentown Jiangsu Suning €7.05 ¥50 2016 1989 [62]
3 Liu Dianzuo Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao €6.7 ¥50 2016 1990 [63]
4 Wang Dalei Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Luneng €3.5 ¥30 2014 1989 [64]
5 Liu Dianzuo Shanghai Shenxin Guangzhou R&F €2.8 ¥20 2015 1990 [65]

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