| 1 | Z. TripićAttacking midfielder | Viking | 33 | 81▲24.5% | 21▲12.9% |
| 2 | V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 79▲408.4% | 16▼34.7% |
| 3 | Y. CarrascoAttacking midfielder | Al Shabab | 33 | 70±0% | 28▲18.6% |
| 4 | C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielder | RB Leipzig | 27 | 69▲124.4% | 76▲3.4% |
| 5 | V. LindAttacking midfielder | Hammarby FF | 23 | 66▲52.2% | 42▲11.1% |
| 6 | A. KataiAttacking midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 35 | 63▲3388.9% | 15▼26.1% |
| 7 | J. BrunettaAttacking midfielder | Tigres UANL | 29 | 62±0% | 28▼28.8% |
| 8 | A. DreyerAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 28 | 62▼16.8% | 37▼9.3% |
| 9 | Pep BielAttacking midfielder | Charlotte | 30 | 60▲30.3% | 31▲18.6% |
| 10 | Danilo SantosAttacking midfielder | Botafogo | 25 | 58▲565.5% | 71▲20.9% |
| 11 | Samuel LinoAttacking midfielder | Flamengo | 26 | 58▲294.5% | 71▲17.9% |
| 12 | C. FassnachtAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 32 | 56▲13975% | 22▼15% |
| 13 | Alex TellesAttacking midfielder | Botafogo | 33 | 55▲120.3% | 29▲25.8% |
| 14 | M. Di GiustoAttacking midfielder | FC Luzern | 26 | 54 | 45 |
| 15 | CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 54▲78.1% | 22▼63% |
| 16 | O. KiteishviliAttacking midfielder | Sturm Graz | 30 | 53 | 29 |
| 17 | M. StevanovićAttacking midfielder | Servette FC | 36 | 53 | 19 |
| 18 | Á. BarrealAttacking midfielder | Santos | 26 | 52▲46.2% | 61▼0.8% |
| 19 | A. SanchesAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 23 | 52 | 49 |
| 20 | F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 32 | 51 | 17 |
| 21 | Carles GilAttacking midfielder | New England Revolution | 33 | 50▲5.4% | 22▲2.9% |
| 22 | S. HomenchenkoAttacking midfielder | Club Queretaro | 23 | 49±0% | 48▼11.3% |
| 23 | O. ValakariAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 27 | 49▲45.1% | 40▼1.7% |
| 24 | S. Kvia-EgeskogAttacking midfielder | Viking | 23 | 49▲108.5% | 50▲10.4% |
| 25 | M. HansenAttacking midfielder | IF Brommapojkarna | 24 | 49 | 39▲5.4% |
| 26 | T. HeintzAttacking midfielder | IFK Goteborg | 28 | 49▲4.5% | 30▼5.1% |
| 27 | Sydie PeckAttacking midfielder | Sheffield Utd | 22 | 49±0% | 77▲1.7% |
| 28 | I. PriceAttacking midfielder | West Brom | 22 | 48±0% | 72±0% |
| 29 | X. ShaqiriAttacking midfielder | FC Basel 1893 | 34 | 48▲386.9% | 17▲18.6% |
| 30 | J. StageAttacking midfielder | Werder Bremen | 29 | 48▼8.1% | 53▼24.2% |
| 31 | D. ZukićAttacking midfielder | Vojvodina | 25 | 47 | 46 |
| 32 | M. GlushenkovAttacking midfielder | Zenit | 27 | 47±0% | 32±0% |
| 33 | O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 27 | 47 | 29 |
| 34 | Andreas PereiraAttacking midfielder | Palmeiras | 30 | 47▲243.4% | 46▲35.4% |
| 35 | Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 19 | 47 | 39 |
| 36 | T. MüllerAttacking midfielder | Vancouver Whitecaps | 37 | 46▲96.6% | 17▲181.7% |
| 37 | E. HestadAttacking midfielder | Molde | 31 | 46▲155.9% | 24▼11.5% |
| 38 | S. Milinković-SavićAttacking midfielder | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 31 | 46±0% | 35±0% |
| 39 | P. GreilAttacking midfielder | SCR Altach | 30 | 46▲441.7% | 31▲6.5% |
| 40 | Jean LucasAttacking midfielder | Bahia | 28 | 45▲22.4% | 56▲5.9% |
| 41 | GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 30 | 45▲206.8% | 22▼45.3% |
| 42 | D. SallóiAttacking midfielder | Toronto FC | 30 | 45▲41.1% | 30▲18.7% |
| 43 | S. MeïtéAttacking midfielder | PAOK | 32 | 45▲1188.6% | 24▲41.9% |
| 44 | A. MiranchukAttacking midfielder | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 45▲8.7% | 29▲2.5% |
| 45 | L. RanđelovićAttacking midfielder | Vojvodina | 29 | 45▲254.3% | 30▲3.8% |
| 46 | MataAttacking midfielder | Melbourne Victory | 38 | 45▲22350% | 6▼17.1% |
| 47 | A. OjedaAttacking midfielder | New York City FC | 22 | 45▲112.9% | 50▲19.6% |
| 48 | L. HarenAttacking midfielder | Valerenga | 28 | 44▲10.3% | 32▲23.3% |
| 49 | V. MalcorraAttacking midfielder | Union Santa Fe | 39 | 44▲10.5% | 5▼67.1% |
| 50 | TozéAttacking midfielder | Al Riyadh | 33 | 44▼14.1% | 25▼22.3% |