Mikel Obi scored his first goal of the season in Tianjin Teda’s 2-1 home win over Guangzhou R&F.
Mikel scored on 27 minutes to cancel out Guangzhou’s 8th minute opener, and the winner came on 29 minutes – as all the goals were scored in the first half.
The win saw Tianjin Teda climb to 8th on the table, with 8 points from 6 matches.
Last season, the midfielder scored just one goal in 13 appearances.