| Xu XinAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Xu JiaminGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Xu HongCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Xu HaoyangDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 25 |
| Xu HaofengCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| Xie WennengDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| Xie WeijunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 22 |
| Xie PengfeiAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 7 |
| Xie JintianGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Xiao ZhirenGoalkeeper | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Xiao JunlongCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Xiang YuhengCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Xi Yang AlexFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 45 | 32 |
| Wu YakeGoalkeeper | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 10 |
| Wu XinghanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 8 |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| Wu WeiCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| Wu QipengCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Wu LeiCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8▲68.8%↩ | 6▼85.5%↩ |
| Wong Ho Chun AnsonCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Wilson ManafáFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 31▲2709.1%↩ | 17▼51.8%↩ |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| Wen ZhanlinCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 25 |
| Wen JiabaoFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 23 |
| Wellington SilvaCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 53▲362.3%↩ | 14▼59.7%↩ |
| Wei ZhenCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 20 | 20 |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| Wei MinzheGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Wang ZimingCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Wang ZihuaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wang ZihaoCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang ZihaoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang ZhifengGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 15 |
| Wang ZhenghaoCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 23 |
| Wang Zhen'aoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 21 |
| Wang YuxuanCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YuxiangCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang YuehengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5.2 | 47 | 39 |
| Wang YuCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 5 | 26 |
| Wang YifanCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YangCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Wang XuanhongCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wang XianjunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 19 | 28 |
| Wang TongDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
| Wang TengdaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Wang ShixinCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wang ShiqinCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 16 | 31 |
| Wang ShilongFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Wang ShenchaoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| Wang QiumingCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 38 | 13 |
| Wang QiaoCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Wang PengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 11 |
| Wang KuanGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang KangFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 26 |
| Wang JunqiangCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang JunjieCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang JinxianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 |
| Wang HaoranCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Wang HaobinWinger | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang HanyiGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang HaijianCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | 25 |
| Wang GuomingGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 12 |
| Wang GangFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 8 |
| Wang DongshengFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7 | 17 |
| Wang DongchengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Wang DaleiGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 8 |
| W. CyprienAttacking midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲1350%↩ | 15▼57.3%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| Torstein Bjartarson ØstergaardCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇫🇴Faroe Islands | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Tong LeiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 24 | 23 |
| Tiecheng LiuCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Tian ZiyiCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 24 |
| Tian YongCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| Tang XuCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Tang MiaoAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 11 |
| Tang ChuangCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Tan LongCentre-forward | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | 35 | 9 |
| T. PellenardCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14▼47.1%↩ | 20▼35.4%↩ |
| Sun Zheng'aoCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sun XuelongAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 21 |
| Sun QihangGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun Ming HimCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 28 |
| Sun JieCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Sun JianxiangGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun GuowenFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 23 | 17 |
| Sun GuoliangCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 |
| Song ZiwenhaoCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Song YueCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 22 | 9 |
| Song WenjieWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Song LongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 10 |
| Song HaoyuFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| Shi ZheCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Shi YanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2 | 26 |
| Shi XiaotianGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |