Shanghai Shenhua

2nd of 16

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32.9

Squad season

top-XI average · this season

24.3

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 23/30 rated

Club profile

LeagueSuper League

League position2nd of 16

Squad size29

Average age26.4

CountryChina

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 16 · Super League

Shanghai Shenhua sit 2nd of 16 in the Super League, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 32.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 24.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWDWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 437.3% on last season (Season 6.1 → 32.9), while squad talent has eased 47.1% (Rating 46 → 24.3). Of the 5 players with a season to compare, 3 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

Wu Xi is the form pick (Season 59), while Chan Shinichi carries the highest ceiling (Rating 37). In the market, the headline arrival is S. El Shaarawy (€ 20M), and Chan Shinichi is the most valuable asset at 4.9.

32.9

437.3%

Squad season

24.3

47.1%

Squad rating

2ndof 16

League finish

WWDWW

Last 5

Marquee signing

S. El Shaarawy

€ 20M

Top asset

Chan Shinichi

Value 4.9

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

1528

Defence

1423

Midfield

2520

Attack

2731

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

5911

5323

4834

4124

3115

3117

2837

2533

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

1Wu Xi9goals
2Saulo Mineiro8goals
3João Teixeira6goals
4Liu Chengyu5goals
5Chan Shinichi4goals

Top assists

1Gao Tianyi8assists
2Chan Shinichi6assists
3Saulo Mineiro6assists
4Wu Xi5assists
5Wilson Manafá3assists

Squad · 29

		Nat.
1	Xue Qinghao Goalkeeper	China PR	25	3.2	3	—	16	32
24	Ma Zhen Goalkeeper	China PR	28	1.5	—	—	14	25
39	Sun Dongyang Goalkeeper	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Wang Jie Goalkeeper	—	19	—	—	—	—	—
50	Jiang Zhicheng Goalkeeper	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
2	Wang Shilong Full-back	China PR	25	2.5	1	—	1	25
3	Jin Shunkai Centre-back	China PR	24	2.7	2	—	5	27
5	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back earlier at China · 270 min, 0g	China PR	26	4.1	6	1	25	33
6	Li SongyiNewCentre-back earlier at Yunnan Yukun · 1333 min, 1g	China PR	33	0.8	—	—	17	13
8	N. Yennaris Defender	—	32	—	—	—	—	—
13	Wilson Manafá Full-back	Portugal	32	1.2	5	—	312709.1%	1751.8%
16	Yang Zexiang Full-back	China PR	31	0.5	3	1	4	11
26	Yang Shuai Centre-back earlier at Chengdu Better City · 1382 min, 0g	China PR	29	1.8	—	—	12	20
27	Chan Shinichi Full-back earlier at Hong Kong · 755 min, 1g	Hong Kong, China	23	4.9	5	4	28	37
36	Huang Ming Defender	—	20	—	—	—	—	—
38	Wu Qipeng Centre-back	China PR	19	2.2	1	—	0	27
10	João Teixeira Attacking midfielder	Portugal	33	0.9	6	6	31103.3%	1564%
15	Wu Xi Defensive midfielder	China PR	37	0.4	5	9	59	11
17	Gao Tianyi Defensive midfielder earlier at China · 180 min, 0g	China PR	28	2.4	6	2	41	24
21	Xu Haoyang Defensive midfielder	China PR	27	2.5	3	1	15	25
30	Xie Pengfei Attacking midfielder	China PR	33	0.4	—	1	8	7
33	Wang Haijian Central midfielder	China PR	26	2.5	2	1	8	25
43	Yang Haoyu Attacking midfielder	China PR	20	2.8	6	3	13	33
45	Han Jiawen Midfielder	—	21	—	—	—	—	—
9	Rafael Ratão Centre-forward played FWD · MID on loan at Cerezo Osaka · 137 min, 2g	Brazil	30	2.9	—	—	48495.1%	3419.3%
11	Saulo Mineiro Winger played FWD · MID	Brazil	29	2.2	4	8	53	2332%
18	Liu Chengyu Centre-forward	China PR	20	2.8	3	5	16	32
19	Luís AsuéNewCentre-forward played FWD · MID	Equatorial Guinea	25	3	19	4	1735.8%	2951.7%
29	M. Gueye Winger earlier at Blackburn · 90 min, 0g	Senegal	28	2.1	—	—	0100%	3543%