| 1 | Eran Zehavy
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Lei Wu
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 20 |
| - | Ezequiel Lavezzi
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 27 | 20 |
| - | Ricardo Goulart
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 29 | 20 |
| 5 | Bubacarr Trawally
Yanbian Fude | Yanbian Fude | 28 | 18 |
| 6 | Hulk
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | 17 |
| 7 | Jonathan Soriano
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 19 | 16 |
| 8 | Diego Tardelli
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 18 | 15 |
| - | Alexandre Pato
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 24 | 15 |
| - | Giovanny Moreno
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 15 |
| - | Nikica Jelavic
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 26 | 15 |
| - | Odion Jude Ighalo
Changchun Yatai | Changchun Yatai | 27 | 15 |
| 13 | Aloisio Gonçalves
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 27 | 14 |
| 14 | Renatinho
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 26 | 12 |
| 15 | Elkeson
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 17 | 11 |
| - | Papiss Cissé
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 18 | 11 |
| 17 | Fredy Guarin
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 18 | 10 |
| - | Alan
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 27 | 10 |
| - | Christian Bassogog
Henan FC | Henan FC | 24 | 10 |
| - | Alan Kardec
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 27 | 10 |
| 21 | Lin Gao
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 29 | 9 |
| 22 | Alex Teixeira
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 19 | 8 |
| - | Hanchao Yu
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 30 | 8 |
| - | Long Tan
Changchun Yatai | Changchun Yatai | 29 | 8 |
| 25 | Anthony Modeste
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 8 | 7 |
| - | Benjamin Moukandjo Bile
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 10 | 7 |
| - | Rubén Castro
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 12 | 7 |
| - | Obafemi Martins
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 13 | 7 |
| - | Roger Martínez
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 18 | 7 |
| - | Zhi Xiao
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 27 | 7 |
| - | Ramires
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 23 | 7 |
| - | Graziano Pellè
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 24 | 7 |
| - | Fernando Henrique da Conceiçao
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 27 | 7 |
| 34 | Mbaye Diagne
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 17 | 6 |
| - | Zheng Dalun
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 27 | 6 |
| - | Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti
Liaoning Whowin | Liaoning Whowin | 28 | 6 |
| 37 | Ricardo Vaz Te
Henan FC | Henan FC | 5 | 5 |
| - | James Chamanga
Liaoning Whowin | Liaoning Whowin | 14 | 5 |
| - | Wenjun Lu
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 5 |
| - | Ke Sun
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 26 | 5 |
| - | Cao Yunding
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 5 |
| - | Anthony Ujah
Liaoning Whowin | Liaoning Whowin | 24 | 5 |
| - | Qing Wu
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 29 | 5 |
| 44 | Muriqui
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 8 | 4 |
| - | Frank Acheampong
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 12 | 4 |
| - | Yuanyi Li
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 25 | 4 |
| - | Carlos Tévez
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 16 | 4 |
| - | Szabolcs Huszti
Changchun Yatai | Changchun Yatai | 16 | 4 |
| - | Borek Dockal
Henan FC | Henan FC | 23 | 4 |
| - | Axel Witsel
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 27 | 4 |