| RômuloCentral midfielder |  Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| M. TraoréCentre-back |  Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇱Mali | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 21▼1.9%↩ | 15▼65.4%↩ |
| J. MbekeliAttacking midfielder |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 29▲5.2%↩ | 27▼43.4%↩ |
| A. AdemiCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇦🇱Albania | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 26▲6.6%↩ | 28▼23.8%↩ |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| T. LetschertCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 42▲20.2%↩ | 14▼51.2%↩ |
| C. MaleleCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29▲21%↩ | 15▼65.1%↩ |
| DawhanCentral midfielder |  Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1.8 | 43▲37.7%↩ | 21▼48.2%↩ |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward |  Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back |  Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| Wu LeiCentre-forward |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8▲68.8%↩ | 6▼85.5%↩ |
| E. SarićCentral midfielder |  Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 40▲69.9%↩ | 11▼45%↩ |
| M. PalaciosCentre-forward |  Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▲74.6%↩ | 13▼54.8%↩ |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| LeonardoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 2.4 | 70▲81.4%↩ | 26▼50.1%↩ |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| Matheus JussaDefensive midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 33▲84.4%↩ | 22▼57.1%↩ |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward |  Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| D. Lamkel ZéCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1.3 | 25▲88.6%↩ | 18▼54.8%↩ |
| I. AmadouDefensive midfielder |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9▲93.8%↩ | 8▼77.2%↩ |
| João TeixeiraAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | 31▲103.3%↩ | 15▼64%↩ |
| Fábio AbreuCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇦🇴Angola | 33 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0.9 | 79▲104.1%↩ | 16▼64.1%↩ |
| B. NkololoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 | 14▲119.4%↩ | 25▼32.8%↩ |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| Alberto QuilesCentre-forward |  Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 53▲140.3%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3%↩ | 27▼47.2%↩ |
| Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 31 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 18▲160.3%↩ | 16▼55.3%↩ |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| DavidsonAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 34▲197.4%↩ | 13▼5.9%↩ |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| GustavoCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 15▼41.2%↩ |
| FelipeCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 53▲320.8%↩ | 14▼47.6%↩ |
| NenéDefensive midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 37▲349.4%↩ | 18▼17.6%↩ |
| Wellington SilvaCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 53▲362.3%↩ | 14▼59.7%↩ |
| Filipe AugustoCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 32▲362.9%↩ | 11▼61.6%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| F. BenkovićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 48▲408.4%↩ | 25▼38.5%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| Pedro MaranhãoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 4.6 | 38▲410.7%↩ | 27▼38.4%↩ |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| Rafael RatãoCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2.9 | 48▲495.1%↩ | 34▼19.3%↩ |
| A. JojoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏴England | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| E. KartsevCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 | 36▲754.8%↩ | 29▼31.3%↩ |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇹🇬Togo | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7%↩ | 48▲9.5%↩ |
| W. CyprienAttacking midfielder |  Changchun Yatai | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲1350%↩ | 15▼57.3%↩ |
| Y. GurfinkelFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇮🇱Israel | 28 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 | 44▲1733.3%↩ | 27▼4.2%↩ |
| Wilson ManafáFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 31▲2709.1%↩ | 17▼51.8%↩ |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6125%↩ | 32▼40.1%↩ |
| J. DudziakWinger | Beijing Guoan | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 7▲6500%↩ | 28▼14.5%↩ |
