To this day, it seems that soccer in China has hit an unprecedented low. The FA's strict control of players' salaries and the deterioration of the league's environment have caused players' incomes to change drastically. According to a player, a former stalwart of the national team now earns a monthly salary of just a few tens of thousands of dollars. Even though he is one of the best in the industry, this kind of treatment still triggered strong dissatisfaction and hot debate among fans.
It is still fresh in our memory that in the era of "gold dollar soccer", the status of local players was quite high, and even the transfer fees of some international players amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, and their annual salaries were even as high as tens of millions of dollars. At that time, the phenomenon appeared to be exceptionally prominent, causing heated discussions in all walks of life. However, after a series of unreasonable operations by the Football Association and the deterioration of the soccer environment, players' incomes have gone through a transformation from the peak to the bottom!
According to former international player Zhao Mingjian, his current monthly salary in Shijiazhuang is also a paltry few tens of thousands of yuan.The 35-year-old Zhao Mingjian was a key player at the 2018 World Cup in Qatar and was favored by coach Lippi. As a rare top left-footed wing player in Chinese soccer, he has a great individual ability and has spent most of his career playing for the Chinese Super League giants!
Last season, after being loaned to Kunshan, he helped the team win 15 matches, contributing 4 goals and 5 assists individually, making him the best of the wingers. This led to the Kunshan team winning the China First Division Championship. Unfortunately, the Kunshan team eventually gave up their qualification. Now, Zhao Mingjian has joined the Shijiazhuang Kung Fu team to start a new season.
However, the experienced top player in the country is earning only tens of thousands of dollars a month, sparking widespread concern. After all, in many industries in China, as long as you can enter the top 1,000, your income will not be too low. With the salary levels of well-known Chinese soccer players having dropped to such a level, it is no wonder that players like Yang Xu have chosen to retire early!
