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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 8 September 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 Brazil Oscar England Chelsea China Shanghai SIPG Midfielder €60 ¥440 2017 1991
2 Brazil Hulk Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg China Shanghai SIPG Forward €55.8 ¥410 2016 1986
3 Brazil Alex Teixeira Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk China Jiangsu Suning Midfielder €50 ¥370 2016 1990
4 Colombia Jackson Martínez Spain Atlético Madrid China Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €42 ¥300 2016 1986
Brazil Paulinho Spain Barcelona China Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €42 ¥330 2019 1988
6 Brazil Paulinho China Guangzhou Evergrande Spain Barcelona Midfielder €40 ¥315 2017 1988
Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu Spain Villarreal China Beijing Guoan Forward €40 ¥315 2018 1991
8 France Anthony Modeste Germany 1. FC Köln China Tianjin Quanjian Forward €29 ¥220 2018 1988
9 Brazil Ramires England Chelsea China Jiangsu Suning Midfielder €28 ¥200 2016 1987
10 Belgium Yannick Carrasco China Dalian Professional Spain Atlético Madrid Midfielder €27 ¥220 2020 1993
11 Austria Marko Arnautović England West Ham United China Shanghai SIPG Forward €25 ¥190 2019 1989
12 Nigeria Odion Ighalo England Watford China Changchun Yatai Forward €23.3 ¥170 2017 1989
13 China Zhang Chengdong China Beijing Guoan China Hebei China Fortune Forward €20.44 ¥150 2017 1989
14 Slovakia Marek Hamšík Italy Napoli China Dalian Yifang Forward €20 ¥150 2019 1987
Belgium Axel Witsel Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg China Tianjin Quanjian Midfielder €20 ¥145 2017 1989
Belgium Axel Witsel China Tianjin Quanjian Germany Borussia Dortmund Midfielder €20 ¥160 2018 1989
17 Brazil Talisca Portugal Benfica China Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €19.2 ¥150 2018 1994
18 Brazil Elkeson China Guangzhou Evergrande China Shanghai SIPG Forward €18.5 ¥130 2016 1989
19 Venezuela Salomón Rondón England West Bromwich Albion China Dalian Yifang Forward €18.27 ¥140 2019 1989
20 Ivory Coast Gervinho Italy Roma China Hebei China Fortune Forward €18 ¥130 2016 1987
Brazil Alexandre Pato Spain Villarreal China Tianjin Quanjian Forward €18 ¥130 2017 1989
22 China Zhao Yuhao China Hangzhou Greentown China Hebei China Fortune Defender €17.8 ¥130 2017 1993
23 Italy Stephan El Shaarawy Italy Roma China Shanghai Shenhua Forward €16 ¥120 2019 1992
24 Italy Graziano Pellè England Southampton China Shandong Luneng Forward €15.25 ¥110 2016 1985
25 Brazil Ricardo Goulart Brazil Cruzeiro China Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €15 ¥110 2015 1991
Spain Jonathan Soriano Austria Red Bull Salzburg China Beijing Guoan Forward €15 ¥110 2017 1985
27 Colombia Roger Martínez China Jiangsu Suning Spain Villarreal Forward €14.9 ¥115 2016 1994
28 Brazil Paulinho England Tottenham Hotspur China Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €14 ¥95 2015 1988
29 Senegal Demba Ba Turkey Beşiktaş China Shanghai Shenhua Forward €13 ¥90 2015 1985
Colombia Fredy Guarín Italy Inter Milan China Shanghai Shenhua Forward €13 ¥90 2016 1986
31 China Wang Yongpo China Shandong Luneng China Tianjin Quanjian Midfielder €12.44 ¥90 2017 1987
32 Colombia Adrián Ramos Germany Borussia Dortmund China Chongqing Lifan Forward €12 ¥90 2017 1986
Brazil Vágner Love Russia CSKA Moscow China Shandong Luneng Forward €12 ¥100 2013 1984
Nigeria Brown Ideye Greece Olympiacos China Tianjin Teda Forward €12 ¥90 2017 1988
35 Nigeria Anthony Ujah Germany Werder Bremen China Liaoning Whowin Forward €11.5 ¥85 2016 1990
China Cui Min China Yanbian Funde China Shenzhen Defender €11.5 ¥85 2017 1989
37 Brazil Alan Carvalho Austria Red Bull Salzburg China Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €11.1 ¥80 2015 1989
38 Spain Jonathan Viera Spain Las Palmas China Beijing Guoan Midfielder €11 ¥85 2018 1989
Brazil Geuvânio Brazil Santos China Tianjin Quanjian Forward €11 ¥80 2016 1992
40 China Zhao Mingjian China Shandong Luneng China Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.95 ¥80 2017 1987
41 China Jin Yangyang China Guangzhou R&F China Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.83 ¥80 2016 1993
42 China Ren Hang China Jiangsu Suning R&F China Hebei China Fortune Defender €10.75 ¥80 2017 1989
43 Belgium Yannick Carrasco Spain Atlético Madrid China Dalian Yifang Midfielder €10.5 ¥80 2018 1993
Argentina Carlos Tévez Argentina Boca Juniors China Shanghai Shenhua Forward €10.5 ¥75 2017 1984
South Korea Kwon Kyung-won United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai China Tianjin Quanjian Defender €10.5 ¥75 2017 1992
46 China Zhang Wenzhao China Shandong Luneng China Guangzhou Evergrande Forward €10.4 ¥75 2016 1987
47 China Bi Jinhao China Henan Jianye China Shanghai Shenhua Forward €9.98 ¥70 2016 1991
48 China Zhang Lu China Liaoning Whowin China Tianjin Quanjian Goalkeeper €9.8 ¥70 2016 1987
49 China Zhang Chenglin China Beijing Renhe China Guangzhou Evergrande Defender €9.65 ¥70 2017 1987
50 Brazil Fernando Russia Spartak Moscow China Beijing Guoan Midfielder €9.6 ¥75 2020 1992

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 China Liu Junshuai Portugal União Torreense China Shandong Luneng Defender €4.5 ¥33 2017 22
2 China Xu Xin Spain Atlético Madrid B China Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €4.3 ¥30 2016 22
3 China Xie Pengfei China Hangzhou Greentown China Jiangsu Suning Forward €4.07 ¥30 2016 23
4 China Han Pengfei Portugal Mafra China Guangzhou Evergrande Defender €4 ¥30 2016 23
China Huang Jiajun Portugal Oriental Dragon China Jiangsu Suning Defender €4 ¥30 2017 22
6 China Huang Bowen China Shanghai Shenhua China Wuhan Zall Defender €3.4 ¥25 2017 21
7 China Tao Qianglong China Hebei China Fortune China Dalian Pro Midfielder €2.61 ¥20 2020 19
8 China Zhang Xiuwei China Tianjin Tianhai China Guangzhou Evergrande Midfielder €2.6 ¥20 2019 23
China Shi Ke China Hangzhou Greentown China Shanghai SIPG Defender €2.6 ¥20 2015 22
10 China Wen Junjie China Hangzhou Greentown China Tianjin Quanjian Defender €2.55 ¥20 2018 21

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 China Zhang Lu China Liaoning Whowin China Tianjin Quanjian €9.8 ¥70 2016 1987
2 China Gu Chao China Hangzhou Greentown China Jiangsu Suning €7.05 ¥50 2016 1989
3 China Liu Dianzuo China Guangzhou R&F China Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao €6.7 ¥50 2016 1990
4 China Wang Dalei China Shanghai Shenhua China Shandong Luneng €3.5 ¥30 2014 1989
5 China Liu Dianzuo China Shanghai Shenxin China Guangzhou R&F €2.8 ¥20 2015 1990

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