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

### Youth domestic players

As of 1 March 2020
Top 10 most expensive Chinese youth football transfers :
| Rank | Player | From | To | Position | Fee (€ mln) | Fee (¥ mln) | Year | Age |
| 1 | Liu Junshuai | União Torreense | Shandong Luneng | Defender | €4.5 | ¥33 | 2017 | 22 |
| 2 | Xu Xin | Atlético Madrid B | Guangzhou Evergrande | Midfielder | €4.3 | ¥30 | 2016 | 22 |
| 3 | Xie Pengfei | Hangzhou Greentown | Jiangsu Suning | Forward | €4.07 | ¥30 | 2016 | 23 |
| 4 | Han Pengfei | Mafra | Guangzhou Evergrande | Defender | €4 | ¥30 | 2016 | 23 |
| 4 | Huang Jiajun | Oriental Dragon | Jiangsu Suning | Defender | €4 | ¥30 | 2017 | 22 |
| 6 | Huang Bowen | Shanghai Shenhua | Wuhan Zall | Defender | €3.4 | ¥25 | 2017 | 21 |
| 7 | Tao Qianglong | Hebei China Fortune | Dalian Pro | Midfielder | €2.61 | ¥20 | 2020 | 19 |
| 8 | Zhang Xiuwei | Tianjin Tianhai | Guangzhou Evergrande | Midfielder | €2.6 | ¥20 | 2019 | 23 |
| 8 | Shi Ke | Hangzhou Greentown | Shanghai SIPG | Defender | €2.6 | ¥20 | 2015 | 22 |
| 10 | Wen Junjie | Hangzhou Greentown | 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 |
| 1 | Zhang Lu | Liaoning Whowin | Tianjin Quanjian | €9.8 | ¥70 | 2016 | 1987 |
| 2 | Gu Chao | Hangzhou Greentown | Jiangsu Suning | €7.05 | ¥50 | 2016 | 1989 |
| 3 | Liu Dianzuo | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | €6.7 | ¥50 | 2016 | 1990 |
| 4 | Wang Dalei | Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng | €3.5 | ¥30 | 2014 | 1989 |
| 5 | Liu Dianzuo | Shanghai Shenxin | Guangzhou R&F | €2.8 | ¥20 | 2015 | 1990 |