Fifa 22: Oscar and naturalised China stars lead Chinese Super League ratings
- Former Chelsea midfielder remains the biggest name in the Chinese Super League after exodus of fellow stars, Wu Lei oly China’s fifth best
- Elkeson, Ricardo Goulart, Alan Carvalho and Fernando Henrique only China internationals in league’s top 20 highest rated

The Fifa 22 player ratings for teams in the Chinese Super League have been announced and the only China internationals among the top 20 are four of their naturalised footballers.
While many of the biggest names such as Hulk, Paulinho, Alex Teixeira and Anderson Talisca have left China in the last year or so, amid diminishing overall interest in the league, the high-profile foreigners that remain dominate the Fifa 22 ratings.
Shanghai Port’s Brazilian midfielder Oscar leads the CSL ratings with the former Chelsea midfielder being given an overall rating of 82, ahead of Beijing Guoan’s DR Congo striker Cedric Bakambu on 80 overall.
Guangzhou FC forwards Elkeson – also known as Ai Kesen after becoming a Chinese national – and Ricardo Goulart – known as Gou Lat for the same reasons – both have ratings of 79 as do Shanghai Shenhua’s Juan Quintero and Guangzhou City’s Mousa Dembele.
Dalian Pro’s Frank Acheampong, Shanghai Shenhua’s Giovani Moreno and Aaron Mooy all have ratings of 77 overall as do Guangzhou FC’s Alan Carvalho – also kown as A Lan – and Alan Kardec of Shenzhen. Kardec is reported to be undergoing the naturalisation process. In total three Brazil-born China internationals feature in the top 10 highest rated CSL stars, while their Guangzhou FC teammate Fernando Henrique – now known as Fei Nanduo – is at No 11 among CSL players.
His 76 overall rating ranks him above China teamate Wu Lei on 75 overall, the only China international to play outside of the country.