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Shanghai Shenhua

Shanghai Shenhua Football Club

Shanghai, ChinaChinese Super League · tier 1Founded 10 December 1993Colours

www.shenhuafc.com.cn ↗No. 2600, Hunan Rd, 201315 Shanghai, China+86 21 58128877

Squad

35 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

17% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

8 / 16

37 pts · 29 played · 2026

Stadium

Shanghai Stadium

70,381 seats

Manager

Vladan Milojevic

Transfer balance

−€2.2m

season 2025/26

Squad

35 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 5
Zhen MaGoalkeeper	28	China	196 cm	right	Jul 2020from Tianjin Tianhai Reserves	Dec 2026
Qinghao XueGoalkeeper	26	China	195 cm		Jul 2021from Dalian Professional Reserve	Dec 2026
Zhicheng JiangGoalkeeper	17	China	189 cm		—	—
Jie WangGoalkeeper	20	China	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U20	—
Dongyang SunGoalkeeper	18	China	185 cm		Jun 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U19	—
Defenders · 12
Chenjie ZhuCentre-Back	26	China	185 cm	right	Jul 2018from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2028
Shinichi ChanLeft-Back	24	Hongkong · Japan	185 cm	left	Jun 2024from Kitchee	Dec 2027
Wilson ManafáRight-Back	32	Portugal · Guinea-Bissau	175 cm	right	Jan 2024from Granada CF	Dec 2026
Shenglong JiangCentre-Back	25	China	193 cm	right	Jul 2018from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2026
Shunkai JinCentre-Back	25	China	186 cm		Oct 2023from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2026
Shuai YangCentre-Back	29	China	187 cm		Jun 2026from Chengdu Rongcheng	—
Shilong WangRight-Back	25	China	177 cm	right	Aug 2025from Guangzhou FC (1954 - 2024)	Dec 2027
Zexiang YangRight-Back	31	China	180 cm	right	Apr 2022from Shanghai Shenhua Reserves	Dec 2026
Yue ZhuRight-Back	25	China	185 cm		Jun 2023from Shanghai Shenhua Reserves	Dec 2026
Songyi LiCentre-Back	33	China	187 cm		Apr 2026from Yunnan Yukun	—
Shuyi ZhaoCentre-Back	19	China	192 cm		Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U19	—
Hongyu JiangCentre-Back	20	China	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U20	—
Midfielders · 11
João Carlos TeixeiraAttacking Midfield	33	Portugal	175 cm	right	Apr 2023from Umm Salal SC	Dec 2026
Tianyi GaoCentral Midfield	28	China	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from Beijing Guoan	Dec 2026
Haoyang XuLeft Midfield	27	China	180 cm	right	Jul 2018from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2026
Haijian WangDefensive Midfield	26	China	185 cm		Jan 2019from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2027
Haoyu YangRight Midfield	20	China	180 cm	right	Jan 2024from Shanghai Shenhua Youth	Dec 2029
Nico YennarisDefensive MidfieldLeg injury - Return unknown	33	China · England	171 cm	right	Aug 2025from Beijing Guoan	Dec 2026
Qipeng WuDefensive Midfield	19	China	182 cm	right	Jul 2025from Shanghai Shenhua U19	Dec 2028
Ming HuangDefensive Midfield	21	China	186 cm	right	Jan 2024from Shanghai Shenhua Youth	Dec 2026
Xi WuCentral MidfieldTeam captain	37	China	180 cm	right	Nov 2021from Jiangsu FC	Dec 2026
Bin ZhangDefensive Midfield	21	China	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Shanghai Shenhua U21	Dec 2026
Shilin WangDefensive Midfield	19	China	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U20	—
Forwards · 7
Rafael RatãoSecond Striker	30	Brazil	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from Esporte Clube Bahia	Dec 2028
Makhtar GueyeCentre-ForwardNo eligibility – Chinese Super League – until 31/12/2026; Achilles tendon rupture - Return unknown	29	Senegal	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from Blackburn Rovers	Dec 2027
Luis AsuéCentre-Forward	25	Equatorial Guinea · Spain	188 cm	left	Jun 2025from Moreirense FC	Dec 2027
Chengyu LiuCentre-Forward	20	China	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from Shanghai Shenhua Youth	Dec 2029
Pengfei XieRight Winger	33	China	179 cm	left	Jan 2024from Wuhan Three Towns	Dec 2026
Jiawen HanLeft Winger	22	China	173 cm	both	Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U20	—
Tianle ChengRight Winger	19	China	180 cm	left	Jan 2026from Shanghai Shenhua U20	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€3.2m

27 arrivals

Received

€912k

26 departures

Net balance

−€2.2m

received − spent

Arrivals · 27

Rafael Ratão
Second Striker · 30 y/o
from Esporte Clube Bahia
€2m
Makhtar Gueye
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Blackburn Rovers
€1.2m
Dongyang Sun
Goalkeeper · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Ernanduo Fei
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Guangxi Hengchen
End of loan
Hanyi Wang
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Hongyu Jiang
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Jiawen Han
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Jie Wang
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—

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Junchen Zhou
Left Winger · 25 y/o
from Changchun Yatai
End of loan
Li'ao Zhang
Midfielder · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Lin Cui
Right-Back · 27 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua Reserves
—
Ming Huang
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from Ningbo FC
End of loan
Qipeng Wu
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Shilin Wang
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Shuai Yang
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Chengdu Rongcheng
Free
Shuyi Zhao
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Tianle Cheng
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Wai-Tsun Dai
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua Reserves
—
Wei Zhang
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
End of loan
Wei Zhang
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Guangxi Pingguo
End of loan
Yang Yang
Midfielder · 18 y/o
from Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Yifan Wang
Left Winger · 20 y/o
from Suzhou Dongwu
End of loan
Yixiang Jiang
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from Graficar Belgrad U19
Free
Yue Zhu
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from Suzhou Dongwu
End of loan
Yue Zhu
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from Guangxi Pingguo
End of loan
Yujie Liu
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Guizhou Guiyang Athletic
End of loan
Zhen Ma
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from Yunnan Yukun
End of loan

Departures · 26

Yaxiong Bao
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
to Yunnan Yukun
€485k
Wai-Tsun Dai
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Shenzhen Peng City
€304k
Ernanduo Fei
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Yunnan Yukun
€123k
Wei Zhang
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Guangxi Pingguo
€59k
Haoran Liu
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to Shenzhen Juniors
€15k
Aidi Fulangxisi
Left-Back · 35 y/o
to Ningbo FC
Free
André Luis
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
to Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP)
Free
Bizhen He
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Shanghai Second
Free

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Hanchao Yu
Left Winger · 38 y/o
to —
—
Hongyu Jiang
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Ibrahim Amadou
Defensive Midfield · 32 y/o
to Chongqing Tonglianglong
Free
Junchen Zhou
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to Ningbo FC
Free
Lin Cui
Right-Back · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Linhan He
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Shanghai Second
Free
Luis Asué
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to CD Leganés
Loan
Marcel Petrov
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to Dingnan United
Loan
Mingyu Hu
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
to Shanghai Shenhua U19
—
Quan He
Left-Back · 21 y/o
to Jiangxi Lushan
Loan
Tingwei Li
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
to Shanghai Shenhua U20
—
Wei Zhang
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Shanghai Shenhua Reserves
—
Xin He
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Changchun Yatai
Free
Yifan Wang
Left Winger · 21 y/o
to Wuxi Wugo
Loan
Yixiang Jiang
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
to Dingnan United
Loan
Yue Zhu
Right-Back · 24 y/o
to Guangxi Pingguo
Loan
Yujie Liu
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to Guizhou Guiyang Athletic
Free
Zhengkai Zhou
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
to Shanghai Second
Free

Manager & staff

21 people

Manager

Vladan Milojevic

Serbia · 56 y/o

Appointed 13 August 2026

Contract until 31 December 2028

Coaching Staff · 9

Yijun MaoCaretaker ManagerChina
Kewei ZhengAssistant ManagerChina
Huiqiang CaiAssistant ManagerChina
Nebojsa MilosevicAssistant ManagerSerbia
Tony RobertsGoalkeeping CoachWales
Irwing De FreitasFitness coachBrazil
Ivan VuceticFitness coachSerbia
Bojan OfenbeherMatch AnalystSerbia

Management · 4

Xiaotian SunSporting DirectorChina
Ricardo SequeiraSporting DirectorPortugal
Leonel PontesTechnical DirectorPortugal
Mingyuan XiCommercial DirectorChina

Board of Directors · 1

Jiqing GuPresidentChina

Medical department · 3

Mojian QiuClub DoctorChina
Robin ChakravertyClub DoctorEngland
Kamel BettoumiPhysiotherapistTunisia

Public Relations · 2

Yue MaMedia OfficerChina
Hongjun FangSupporter Liaison OfficerChina

Other · 2

Kan WangTranslatorChina
Song GongTranslatorChina

Honours

11 titles

5×Chinese Supercup Winner2025 · 2024 · 2001 · 1998 · 94/95
4×Chinese Cup Winner2023 · 2019 · 2017 · 1998
1×Thai Queen’s Cup winner85/86
1×Chinese Champion1995

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