At the same age of 35 and also a former international, Yang Xu has announced his retirement, while Zhao Mingjian has decided to play at least one more year.
Last week, Chinese first division team Shijiazhuang Kung Fu announced the addition of Zhao Mingjian. In a recent live broadcast, Zhao Mingjian revealed that his monthly salary at Shijiazhuang Kung Fu is just over 10,000 yuan. Aside from rent and daily expenses, it's basically zero income.
What is the level of Chinese soccer salary of more than 10,000 per month?
Four years ago, Zhao Jianfei, then only 20 years old and the main player of the National Olympic Games, said in an interview that his monthly salary in Shandong Taishan was only 20,000 yuan. In recent years, the income of women's soccer players has increased dramatically, with many clubs' starters earning salaries ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 a year, and women's international players earning more than $1 million a year. In other words, Zhao Mingjian's salary is not as good as some female soccer players.
Of course, Zhao Mingjian is also one of the lucky ones who caught up with the "golden dollar soccer". 2017, when he transferred from Shandong Taishan to Hebei Huaxia Happiness, the transfer fee reached 80 million yuan. It is understood that he could get 10 million signature fee and 15 million annual salary, that is to say, in the two years in Hebei Huaxia happiness, he can earn 40 million.
Later, Zhao Mingjian played for Dalian Ren and Shanghai Shenhua. Although the salary income is not as good as before, it should be a few million dollars. Therefore, Zhao Mingjian's salary income throughout his career is still quite substantial and he doesn't need to play soccer for money in the twilight of his career.
