| K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇹🇬Togo | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7%↩ | 48▲9.5%↩ |
| Gabriel XavierCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7▼62%↩ | 61▲4.6%↩ |
| A. JojoFull-back |  Chengdu Better City | 🏴England | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger |  Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| DavidsonAttacking midfielder |  Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 34▲197.4%↩ | 13▼5.9%↩ |
| Felippe CardosoWinger |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4.9 | 20▲339.1%↩ | 24▼7.2%↩ |
| J. DudziakWinger | Beijing Guoan | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 7▲6500%↩ | 28▼14.5%↩ |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| Rafael RatãoCentre-forward |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2.9 | 48▲495.1%↩ | 34▼19.3%↩ |
| Hou YongyongCentre-forward |  Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2.6 | 25▼54.7%↩ | 26▼23.8%↩ |
| A. AdemiCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇦🇱Albania | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 26▲6.6%↩ | 28▼23.8%↩ |
| S. GuarirapaCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0▼100%↩ | 26▼24%↩ |
| AdrianoCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6▼79.9%↩ | 49▼24%↩ |
| Guilherme SchettineCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2.8 | 24▼19.3%↩ | 33▼26.3%↩ |
| Y. YeboahCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇬🇭Ghana | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 6▼56.8%↩ | 23▼28.1%↩ |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| Jaume GrauCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 9▼77.5%↩ | 34▼28.5%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| B. NkololoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 | 14▲119.4%↩ | 25▼32.8%↩ |
| Aitor CórdobaCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 21▼51.8%↩ | 32▼33%↩ |
| P. AmpemWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼59.4%↩ | 29▼34.2%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| T. PellenardCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14▼47.1%↩ | 20▼35.4%↩ |
| Pedro MaranhãoCentral midfielder |  Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4.6 | 38▲410.7%↩ | 27▼38.4%↩ |
| F. BenkovićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 48▲408.4%↩ | 25▼38.5%↩ |
| Gustavo SauerCentral midfielder |  Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 50 | 14▼39.1%↩ |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6125%↩ | 32▼40.1%↩ |
| GustavoCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 15▼41.2%↩ |
| M. GueyeWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇸🇳Senegal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 35▼43%↩ |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| Bruno VianaCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼85.6%↩ | 17▼47.2%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| Pedro ÁlvaroCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 20▼34.6%↩ | 33▼48.7%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| N. StanciuCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇷🇴Romania | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1▼96.9%↩ | 15▼52.1%↩ |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18▲160.3%↩ | 16▼55.3%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| Matheus JussaDefensive midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 33▲84.4%↩ | 22▼57.1%↩ |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward |  Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| 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 | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 53▲362.3%↩ | 14▼59.7%↩ |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| João TeixeiraAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | 31▲103.3%↩ | 15▼64%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| J. CádizCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0.9 | 13▼72%↩ | 12▼66.2%↩ |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| Guilherme RamosCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 15▼67.9%↩ |
| M. EdjoumaAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3▼86.4%↩ | 15▼69.3%↩ |
| R. BerićWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 14▼58.5%↩ | 8▼69.7%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| Bi JinhaoCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 6 |
| Liu XinyuCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 6 |
| Liu BinbinAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 |
| Peng XinliCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 16 | 9 |
| Tang MiaoAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 11 |
| Fang JingqiGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 | 11 |
| Li AngCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 | 9 |
| Shi KeFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 11 |
| Li SongyiCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 13 |
| Xu XinAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Luo JingAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 17 | 12 |
| Yao JunshengCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Yue XinFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Yan JunlingGoalkeeper | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 13 |
| Zhang XiaobinCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| Ming TianFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 |
| Yin CongyaoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Feng BoxuanFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 17 |
| M. TolićAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 |
| Cui QiCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Huang ZichangCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| M. CheukouaWinger |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Feng JinDefensive midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 33 | 14 |
| Wang ZimingCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
