| 1 | Eran Zehavy
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 28 | 29 |
| 2 | Paulinho
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 29 | 19 |
| 3 | Elkeson
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 12 | 17 |
| - | Graziano Pellè
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 17 |
| - | Alex Teixeira
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 17 |
| 6 | Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco
Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | 25 | 16 |
| 7 | Alan Kardec
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 26 | 14 |
| - | Renato Augusto
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 30 | 14 |
| 9 | Johnathan
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 22 | 13 |
| - | Dia Saba
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 26 | 13 |
| 11 | Jean Evrard Kouassi
Wuhan Yangtze River | Wuhan Yangtze River | 23 | 12 |
| - | Éder
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 24 | 12 |
| - | Makethe Diop
Shaanxi Zhongxin | Shaanxi Zhongxin | 28 | 12 |
| 14 | Anderson Souza Conceicao
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 18 | 11 |
| - | Roger Krug Guedes
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 21 | 11 |
| - | Marcão Alves
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 26 | 11 |
| - | Sandro Wagner
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 26 | 11 |
| - | Giovanny Moreno
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | 11 |
| 19 | Cedric Bakambu
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 16 | 10 |
| - | Odion Jude Ighalo
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 17 | 10 |
| - | Frank Ohandza
Henan FC | Henan FC | 21 | 10 |
| - | Shihao Wei
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 25 | 10 |
| - | Dong Xuesheng
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 29 | 10 |
| 24 | Shin-Wook Kim
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 9 |
| - | John Mary
Shenzhen Ruby | Shenzhen Ruby | 14 | 9 |
| - | Hulk
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 9 |
| - | Alan
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 27 | 9 |
| - | Frank Acheampong
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 30 | 9 |
| 29 | Rafael da Silva
Wuhan Yangtze River | Wuhan Yangtze River | 15 | 8 |
| - | Emmanuel Boateng
Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | 21 | 8 |
| - | Jonathan Viera
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 17 | 8 |
| - | Christian Bassogog
Henan FC | Henan FC | 25 | 8 |
| - | Xu Yang
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 29 | 8 |
| - | Pengfei Xie
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 26 | 8 |
| - | Oscar
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 8 |
| 36 | Li Shenglong
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 7 |
| - | Renatinho
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 23 | 7 |
| - | Yuning Zhang
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 25 | 7 |
| - | Marouane Fellaini
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 22 | 7 |
| - | Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao
Wuhan Yangtze River | Wuhan Yangtze River | 27 | 7 |
| - | Ivo
Henan FC | Henan FC | 26 | 7 |
| 42 | Ivan Santini
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 10 | 6 |
| - | Ziming Wang
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 26 | 6 |
| - | Fernando Karanga
Henan FC | Henan FC | 15 | 6 |
| - | Yun Liu
Wuhan Yangtze River | Wuhan Yangtze River | 22 | 6 |
| 46 | Marko Arnautovic
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 11 | 5 |
| - | Harold Preciado
Shenzhen Ruby | Shenzhen Ruby | 25 | 5 |
| - | Fernando
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 22 | 5 |
| - | Fernando Henrique da Conceiçao
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 10 | 5 |
| 50 | Salomón Rondón
Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | 11 | 4 |