Taking stock of the 6 big-name foreign aides in the Jin Yuan era, Oscar is still in the Chinese Super League, and one joined Barcelona from the Chinese Super League
Paulinho, a foreign aid who has played for the Guangzhou team for several years, recently announced his retirement, and the former king of Tianhe Stadium, a violent bird who has repeatedly contributed to the goal, also ushered in the moment of farewell to his career. Recalling Paulinho's days in the Chinese Super League, the names of many big-name stars come to mind, Fellaini, Hulk, Oscar and other stars have played in the Chinese Super League for several years, leaving many classic games, and the following will be a list of 6 big-name foreign players who have played in the Chinese Super League.
Sixth place: Carrasco
The Belgium international joined Dalian in early 2018 when Dalian paid a transfer fee of up to €30 million to Atletico Madrid for two seasons in Dalian. Carrasco played 52 games for Dalian Ren, contributing 24 goals and 17 assists, and played a very important role in the team. In the 2018 World Cup, Carrasco followed Belgium to the World Cup, represented Chinese Super League players, appeared on the stage of the World Cup, and followed Belgium to the World Cup semifinals. At the beginning of 2020, Atletico Madrid opted to return Carrasco on loan and bought Carrasco back for €27 million in the summer window of that year, and continued to play for Atletico Madrid for three seasons, where Carrasco joined the Saudi United team and is still playing in the Saudi league.
Fifth place: Teixeira
At the beginning of 2016, Jiangsu Suning brought Teixeira, the golden boot of the Ukraine League, from Shakhtar Donetsk to the Chinese Super League at a price of 50 million euros, and in the first season of joining the Chinese Super League, Teixeira perfectly integrated into the Chinese Super League, scoring 11 goals and 8 assists in 28 appearances in the 2016 season, and in the following season, Teixeira was even hotter, in the four seasons of Jiangsu Suning, Teixeira made 153 appearances, contributed 73 goals and 43 assists in offensive data, and was the most successful striker killer in Jiangsu Suning's history. In the 2020 season, Teixeira followed Jiangsu Suning to win the Chinese Super League championship, but unfortunately Jiangsu Suning was disbanded immediately after winning the championship, Teixeira also became a free agent and left the Chinese Super League, and the current 34-year-old Teixeira is still active on the field and continues to play in the Brazilian league.
Fourth place: Hulk
Hulk Hulk has played for the Russian Premier League giant Zenit for many years, in the 2016 season Hulk joined Shanghai SIPG at a price of 56 million euros, and then started a four-and-a-half-season Chinese Super League journey, in the 2018 season, Hulk contributed 13 goals and 12 assists of the double-double data, helping the team defend the Chinese Super League Vulcan Cup for the first time, in the several seasons of Shanghai SIPG, Hulk has maintained a very high goal efficiency, and can well drive the play of domestic players, in the more than four seasons of SIPG, Hulk played 145 games and handed over 76 goals and 54 assists, and helped Shanghai SIPG win the Chinese Super League title for the first time. After leaving Shanghai SIPG, Hulk joined Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro and has been there ever since, and the 38-year-old remains an important player in the team.
Third place: Fellaini
Fellaini joined Shandong Taishan from Manchester United in 2019, and the Belgium international also saw Shandong Taishan as the last game of his career, playing in Shandong for five years, helping Shandong Taishan win one Chinese Super League title and three FA Cup titles. The 2021 season was Fellaini's most perfect season for Shandong, in terms of statistics, Fellaini scored 10 goals in 20 appearances, and helped Shandong Taishan win the Chinese Super League championship that season. Fellaini contributed 51 goals and 14 assists in 141 appearances for Shandong in five seasons in the Chinese Super League, and chose to retire after ending his career in Shandong, Shandong Taishan also became the last memory of the Belgium international's football career.
Second place: Oscar
In 2017, Oscar moved from Chelsea to Sea Port for 60 million euros and is still playing for the club, the Brazil international has played for Chelsea for many years and played in the World Cup with the Brazil national team. Subsequently, with the gradual decline of Jinyuan football, Oscar's teammates also changed from Hulk to the slightly less famous Vargas and others, but Oscar has always stayed in the team. At present, Oscar has played 234 games for the team, scoring 72 goals and 131 assists, and Shanghai Port has been ranked first in the 2024 season, and Oscar will have the opportunity to win the Chinese Super League championship for the third time.
1st place: Paulinho
Paulinho, who has just announced his retirement, is arguably the most successful foreign player in the history of the Chinese Super League, and in the middle of the 2015 season, Guangzhou Evergrande spent 14 million euros to bring Paulinho from Tottenham to the Chinese Super League, and helped Guangzhou Evergrande win the AFC Champions League for the second time that season. In the 2017 season, Paulinho was favored by Barcelona, at a price of 40 million euros, becoming the first person to join the five major league giants from the Chinese Super League, after playing for a season in Barcelona, Paulinho returned to the Guangzhou team to start the second period of Guangzhou team career, Paulinho's two Guangzhou team careers, a total of 176 games for the Guangzhou team contributed 75 goals and 29 assists. Helped Guangzhou win one AFC Champions League, four Chinese Super League titles and one FA Cup. After leaving Guangzhou Evergrande, Paulinho landed in the Saudi league, and then returned to the Brazilian league, where he completed the last part of his playing career in Corinthians of the Brazilian league, and recently announced his retirement.