| Felippe CardosoCentre-forward |  Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4.6 | 44▲858.7%↩ | 27▲3.4%↩ |
| A. JojoFull-back |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏴England | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼2.4%↩ |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger |  Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| Y. GurfinkelFull-back |  Chengdu Better City | 🇮🇱Israel | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 | 44▲1733.3%↩ | 27▼4.2%↩ |
| DavidsonAttacking midfielder |  Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 34▲197.4%↩ | 13▼5.9%↩ |
| NenéDefensive midfielder |  Yunnan Yukun | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 37▲349.4%↩ | 18▼17.6%↩ |
| A. TudorieCentre-forward |  Wuhan Three Towns | 🇷🇴Romania | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1.6 | 35 | 19▼19.5%↩ |
| N. RadmanovacCentre-back |  Qingdao Jonoon | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | 21▲9.5%↩ | 22▼23.1%↩ |
| Hou YongyongCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2.6 | 25▼54.7%↩ | 26▼23.8%↩ |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| A. AdemiCentral midfielder |  Tianjin Teda | 🇦🇱Albania | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4.3 | 26▲6.6%↩ | 26▼28.9%↩ |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| E. KartsevCentral midfielder |  Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 | 36▲754.8%↩ | 29▼31.3%↩ |
| Saulo MineiroWinger |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2.2 | 53 | 23▼32%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| Gustavo SauerCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 50 | 14▼39.1%↩ |
| Matheus ÍndioDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5.1 | 41▲5814.3%↩ | 30▼40.7%↩ |
| Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 | 42▲1818.2%↩ | 32▼41.5%↩ |
| A. BoupendzaWinger |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1.4 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 18▼42.9%↩ |
| J. MbekeliAttacking midfielder |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4.6 | 29▲5.2%↩ | 27▼43.4%↩ |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| E. SarićCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 40▲69.9%↩ | 11▼45%↩ |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| J. SalazarWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11▼40%↩ | 17▼45.7%↩ |
| RiccieliCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 | 29▲276.6%↩ | 28▼45.8%↩ |
| Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3%↩ | 27▼47.2%↩ |
| FelipeCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 53▲320.8%↩ | 14▼47.6%↩ |
| Yago CarielloCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4.2 | 27▲1.9%↩ | 25▼47.6%↩ |
| Juan AntonioCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 31▲200%↩ | 21▼47.9%↩ |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| DawhanCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1.8 | 43▲37.7%↩ | 21▼48.2%↩ |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| Alberto QuilesCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 53▲140.3%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| LeonardoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2.4 | 70▲81.4%↩ | 26▼50.1%↩ |
| GugaCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2.2 | 44▲217.5%↩ | 24▼50.5%↩ |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| T. LetschertCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 42▲20.2%↩ | 14▼51.2%↩ |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| Wilson ManafáFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 31▲2709.1%↩ | 17▼51.8%↩ |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| GustavoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 12▼53.3%↩ |
| Filipe AugustoCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 | 32▲362.9%↩ | 13▼53.6%↩ |
| M. PalaciosCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▲74.6%↩ | 13▼54.8%↩ |
| D. Lamkel ZéCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1.7 | 25▲88.6%↩ | 18▼54.8%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| Z. LabyadCentral midfielder |  Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇦Morocco | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0.7 | 34▲959.4%↩ | 12▼57.9%↩ |
| Park Ji-SooCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21▼23.1%↩ | 15▼58.2%↩ |
| DarlanCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6025%↩ | 22▼58.2%↩ |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| Matheus JussaDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 33▲84.4%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| André LuísCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1.1 | 41▲53.5%↩ | 16▼59%↩ |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| Lucas GazalCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8▼18.3%↩ | 25▼59.3%↩ |
| Daniel PenhaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 | 17▼41%↩ | 23▼59.5%↩ |
| RômuloCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1.9 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| Wellington SilvaCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 53▲362.3%↩ | 14▼59.7%↩ |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| João TeixeiraAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | 31▲103.3%↩ | 15▼64%↩ |
| M. NgadeuCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 26▼30.2%↩ | 11▼64.1%↩ |
| Fábio AbreuCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇦🇴Angola | 33 | 28 | 6 | 0.9 | 79▲104.1%↩ | 16▼64.1%↩ |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| C. MaleleCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29▲21%↩ | 15▼65.1%↩ |
| Lluís LópezCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5▼75%↩ | 17▼65.1%↩ |
| M. TraoréCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 21▼1.9%↩ | 15▼65.4%↩ |
| Lucas PossignoloCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 27▼23.8%↩ | 17▼65.7%↩ |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| José MartínezCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇪🇸Spain | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼8.5%↩ | 8▼68%↩ |
| R. BerićWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 14▼58.5%↩ | 8▼69.7%↩ |
| Hélder CostaCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇦🇴Angola | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 10▼45.8%↩ | 12▼69.7%↩ |
| E. ÓmarssonCentre-forward | Meizhou Kejia | 🇮🇸Iceland | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19▼47.7%↩ | 14▼69.8%↩ |
| J. KouassiWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5▼78.9%↩ | 11▼70.8%↩ |
| L. RosićCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 20▼5.6%↩ | 12▼73.2%↩ |
| A. BurcăCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9▼63.6%↩ | 8▼75.4%↩ |
| E. KangwaCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇿🇲Zambia | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 5▼76.8%↩ |
| I. AmadouDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9▲93.8%↩ | 8▼77.2%↩ |
| I. KallonWinger | Chengdu Better City | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3▼94.3%↩ | 13▼81.7%↩ |
| J. BeauguelCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇫🇷France | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 4▼85%↩ |
| Wu LeiCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8▲68.8%↩ | 6▼85.5%↩ |
| AlanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0▼100%↩ | 1▼90.7%↩ |
| Zhang ChiDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 3 |
| Bi JinhaoCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Liao LishengCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 7 |
| Xu XinAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 12 | 12 |
| Yan JunlingGoalkeeper | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 13 |
| Deng YubiaoCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 14 |
| M. CheukouaWinger | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| Matt OrrCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| Ba DunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 29 | 19 |
| Huang ZhengyuFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 11 | 20 |
| Zhang YuningCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 26 | 21 |
| Chen XingCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| O. GerbigCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 4 | 22 |
| Shewketjan TayirCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Yue Tze NamFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 10 | 23 |
| Xu HaofengCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 14 | 24 |
| Fan ChaoWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Shen ZiguiCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 3 | 24 |
