| O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 27 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4.8 | 47 | 29 |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| P. AmpemWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼59.4%↩ | 29▼34.2%↩ |
| Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 30 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18▲160.3%↩ | 16▼55.3%↩ |
| Pedro ÁlvaroCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 20▼34.6%↩ | 33▼48.7%↩ |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| Pedro MaranhãoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 4.6 | 38▲410.7%↩ | 27▼38.4%↩ |
| Peng HaochenGoalkeeper | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Peng PengGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Peng XiaoFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| Peng XinliCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 16 | 9 |
| Peng YixiangCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Piao TaoyuCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 20 | 11 |
| Q. BingyuGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Qeyser EzimetCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qian JiegeiAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Qiu ShengjunGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Qu GepingCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 25 |
| R. BerićWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 14▼58.5%↩ | 8▼69.7%↩ |
| R. DugalićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 29 | 13 |
| R. MerkiesDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 11 | 28 |
| Rafael RatãoCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2.9 | 48▲495.1%↩ | 34▼19.3%↩ |
| Ran WeifengGoalkeeper | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Rao WeihuiFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Ren HangCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| Rodrigo HenriqueAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 36 | 14 |
| RômuloCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1.9 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| Ruan QilongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Ruan YuanhongCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| S. GuarirapaCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0▼100%↩ | 26▼24%↩ |
| S. OrmeñoWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇵🇪Peru | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 8▼64.4%↩ |
| S. SunzuCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🇿🇲Zambia | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 21 | 8 |
| Saulo MineiroWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2.2 | 53 | 23▼32%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| Sha YiboCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Shahsat HujahmatWinger | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Shan HuanhuanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Shen HuanmingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 25 |
| Shen ZiguiCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 24 |
| Shewketjan TayirCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Shi ChenglongGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Shi KeFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 11 |
| Shi SongchenCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Shi XiaotianGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Shi YanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2 | 26 |
| Shi ZheCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Song HaoyuFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| Song LongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 10 |
| Song WenjieWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Song YueCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 22 | 9 |
| Song ZiwenhaoCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun GuoliangCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 |
| Sun GuowenFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 23 | 17 |
| Sun JianxiangGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun JieCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Sun Ming HimCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 28 |
| Sun QihangGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun XuelongAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 21 |
| Sun Zheng'aoCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 8 |
| T. LetschertCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 42▲20.2%↩ | 14▼51.2%↩ |
| T. PellenardCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14▼47.1%↩ | 20▼35.4%↩ |
| Tan LongCentre-forward | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | 35 | 9 |
| Tang ChuangCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Tang MiaoAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 11 |
| Tang XuCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| TiagoCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 17 | 10 |
| Tian YongCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tian ZiyiCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 24 |
| Tiecheng LiuCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Tong LeiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 24 | 23 |
| Torstein Bjartarson ØstergaardCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇫🇴Faroe Islands | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| W. CyprienAttacking midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲1350%↩ | 15▼57.3%↩ |
| Wang ChengkuaiCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Wang DaleiGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 8 |
| Wang DongchengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Wang DongshengFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7 | 17 |
| Wang GangFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 8 |
| Wang GuomingGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 12 |
| Wang HaijianCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | 25 |
| Wang HanyiGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang HaobinWinger | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang HaoranCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Wang JiananFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 14 | 12 |
| Wang JinxianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 |
| Wang JunjieCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang JunqiangCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang KangFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 26 |
| Wang KuanGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang PengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 11 |
| Wang QiaoCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Wang QiumingCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 38 | 13 |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| Wang ShenchaoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |