| K. NakashimaAttacking midfielder |  Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 25 | 17 |
| J. Günther-SchmidtWinger |  Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1.8 | 15 | 17▼26%↩ |
| E. JanžaFull-back |  Gornik Zabrze | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 33 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 17▼48.3% | 18±0% |
| M. IshakCentre-forward |  Lech Poznan | 🇸🇪Sweden | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14▼73.5% | 18±0% |
| D. VukojevićWinger |  Degerfors IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1.7 | 29▲78% | 18▲24.8% |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 |
| Ş. ÖzcanDefensive midfielder |  Serik Spor | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 | 15 | 18 |
| R. NajjarineCentral midfielder |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 18 |
| Núrio FortunaFull-back |  Volos NFC | 🇦🇴Angola | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 12▲229.7%↩ | 18▼40.2%↩ |
| A. LundkvistFull-back |  BK Hacken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 39▲23.6% | 18▲10.4% |
| A. ParraCentre-forward |  Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1.2 | 23 | 18 |
| L. GibsonFull-back |  Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 29 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 13▲172.3% | 18▼11.7% |
| A. ThurgateAttacking midfielder |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 19 | 18 |
| A. CresswellFull-back |  Stoke City | 🏴England | 36 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 | 34▲290.7%↩ | 19▲12.8%↩ |
| J. VargasCentre-forward |  D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0.9 | 38 | 19 |
| M. CatalánFull-back |  Talleres Cordoba | 🇨🇱Chile | 34 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 28▲44.1% | 19▲55% |
| K. MoriCentre-forward |  Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3.6 | 39 | 19 |
| NeymarWinger |  Santos | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4.5 | 76▲159.7% | 19▲2.7% |
| Chow TimCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 32 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 47 | 19 |
| A. ZinkovskiyCentral midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 | 29▲52.4%↩ | 19▼21%↩ |
| J. MišićCentral midfielder |  Dinamo Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 39 | 19 |
| J. KucharskiCentral midfielder |  Perth Glory | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| Dylan SciclunaDefensive midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 27 | 19 |
| Akol AkonAttacking midfielder |  Sydney | 🏳️ | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 8 | 19 |
| Sebastián Valencia IsazaFull-back |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 | 19 |
| M. CollaoCentral midfielder |  A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 28 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| F. CantilloAttacking midfielder |  Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 18 | 19 |
| L. MorganCentre-forward |  Toronto FC | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 19▲16.9%↩ |
| LucãoWinger |  Fagiano Okayama | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | 19 | 19 |
| J. MathieuAttacking midfielder |  FC OSS | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 | 14 | 20±0% |
| E. FlorescuCentral midfielder |  AFC Hermannstadt | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 | 16 | 20 |
| C. NdukaCentre-forward |  Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 20 |
| D. InazumiCentral midfielder |  Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5.1 | 40 | 20 |
| M. GrimaldiAttacking midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 15 | 20 |
| M. CastagnettiCentral midfielder |  Reggiana | 🇮🇹Italy | 36 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 30▲10.7%↩ | 20▼4.8%↩ |
| R. MárquezCentre-forward |  Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.2 | 30 | 20 |
| AndrigoAttacking midfielder |  Suwon City FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 | 13▲19.1%↩ | 20▼27%↩ |
| K. MuharDefensive midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32▼7.4%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| S. ManéWinger |  Al-Nassr | 🇸🇳Senegal | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 | 28▼40.3% | 20±0% |
| Kibou SaïdiAttacking midfielder |  Ghazl El Mehalla | 🏳️ | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 20 |
| T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 35 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2.9 | 48▲26.3% | 20▼25.5% |
| H. AlpsoyAttacking midfielder | Serik Spor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 20 |
| Q. MaceirasFull-back |  Servette FC | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 31 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2.6 | 23 | 20 |
| L. RajotAttacking midfielder |  PAU | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 20▼55.6%↩ |
| A. KozakAttacking midfielder |  Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0±0% | 20±0% |
| Zhang YuningCentre-forward |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 26 | 21 |
| A. TraoréDefensive midfielder |  Amed | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4.8 | 28±0% | 21±0% |
| N. JohansenCentre-forward |  Coquimbo Unido | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 21 |
| J. CuestaFull-back |  Once Caldas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 31 | 21 |
| S. PrevljakCentre-forward | Istra 1961 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2.1 | 45▲976.2%↩ | 21▼32.1%↩ |
| Ivo RodriguesAttacking midfielder |  Motor Lublin | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 14▼47.3% | 21▲14.3% |
| PortilloWinger |  Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 36 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 3.2 | 15▲51%↩ | 21▲57.1%↩ |
| S. YoshizawaCentre-forward | Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1.4 | 16 | 21 |
| S. PrietoFull-back |  Argentinos JRS | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3.4 | 54▲0.9% | 21▲2.4% |
| P. JohanssonFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 51▲12675% | 21▲88.4% |
| Mohamed AdelAttacking midfielder | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 31 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1.6 | 14 | 21 |
| L. MauragisFull-back |  Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 25 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 29 | 21 |
| C. ManeaFull-back |  Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 20 | 21 |
| E. RigoniCentral midfielder |  Belgrano Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 | 31▲566%↩ | 21▲48.3%↩ |
| I. OleynikovAttacking midfielder |  CSKA Moscow | 🇷🇺Russia | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1.3 | 8▼64.4%↩ | 21▼12%↩ |
| R. KapičCentral midfielder |  Lechia Gdansk | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2.3 | 44▲3.8% | 21▼25.6% |
| L. HensWinger |  Kortrijk | 🇧🇪Belgium | 30 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 9▼55.1%↩ | 21▼40.6%↩ |
| B. ÇobanCentral midfielder |  Sakaryaspor | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.9 | 50 | 21▲1.9%↩ |
| A. Saint-MaximinWinger |  Charlotte | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 | 4▼70.4%↩ | 22▼24.8%↩ |
| M. GjerstrømCentral midfielder |  Kongsvinger | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 23▲1406.7% | 22▼8.1% |
| L. BaylissAttacking midfielder |  Auckland | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 26 | 22 |
| S. KovachevAttacking midfielder |  Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 28 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 22▼4.3%↩ |
| M. RodinFull-back | Lechia Gdansk | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1.6 | 14▼46.9%↩ | 22▼15.3%↩ |
| G. RobinsonFull-back | FC Tulsa | 🇺🇸USA | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 5 | 22 |
| Islam IssaWinger | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2.2 | 21 | 22 |
| O. IdrissiAttacking midfielder |  CF Pachuca | 🇲🇦Morocco | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5.2 | 26±0% | 22▼26.7% |
| M. GuerreroCentral midfielder |  Universidad de Chile | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2.1 | 24 | 22 |
| Lin LiangmingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2.1 | 38 | 22 |
| S. PlavšićCentral midfielder |  Železničar Pančevo | 🇷🇸Serbia | 30 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2.7 | 10▲716.7%↩ | 23▲3.2%↩ |
| K. EriksenAttacking midfielder |  Brann | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3.1 | 37▲105.1%↩ | 23▲28.4%↩ |
| K. NareyAttacking midfielder |  Al Okhdood | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 | 24▲27.9%↩ | 23▼17.8%↩ |
| B. TekpeteyAttacking midfielder |  Ludogorets | 🇬🇭Ghana | 29 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 23 |
| T. HarigayaDefensive midfielder |  Fukushima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 23 |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward |  Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1.7 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| WendellFull-back |  Sao Paulo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 | 15▲16.4% | 23▲34.7% |
| JorginhoCentral midfielder |  Flamengo | 🇮🇹Italy | 34 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5.8 | 47▲89.8% | 23▲25.1% |
| J. HarrisonAttacking midfielder |  New England Revolution | 🏴England | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11▼18.9%↩ | 23▼45%↩ |
| Iza CarcelénFull-back |  Cadiz | 🇪🇸Spain | 33 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 | 49▲52.3% | 23▼28.8% |
| A. DikwaCentre-forward |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 15 | 23 |
| Ahmed DaheshFull-back |  Wadi Degla | 🇪🇬Egypt | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.8 | 7 | 23 |
| Stefan MolsAttacking midfielder |  Accrington ST | 🇪🇸Spain | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| S. AlomeroviсFull-back |  Uta Arad | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 29 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 22 | 23 |
| P. CornudFull-back |  Maccabi Haifa | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 12▲60.3%↩ | 23▼51.4%↩ |
| D. LesovoyWinger |  Dinamo Makhachkala | 🇷🇺Russia | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 | 22▼3.1%↩ | 23▲3.6%↩ |
| H. OzawaCentral midfielder |  Gainare Tottori | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | 32 | 23 |
| A. BadolatoAttacking midfielder |  Newcastle Jets | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 38 | 23 |
| C. NielsenAttacking midfielder |  Standard Liege | 🇩🇰Denmark | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4.9 | 33±0% | 24±0% |
| S. MeïtéAttacking midfielder |  PAOK | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 45▲1188.6% | 24▲41.9% |
| L. RamosCentre-forward |  America de Cali | 🇵🇪Peru | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2.6 | 22 | 24 |
| C. BayemiAttacking midfielder |  Komárno | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 | 8 | 24 |
| J. ElordiFull-back |  Independ. Rivadavia | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 4.7 | 34▲337.2%↩ | 24▲56.9%↩ |
| O. MoruțanWinger | Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 27 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 | 10▲260.7%↩ | 24▼53.8%↩ |
| L. LukovićCentre-forward |  IMT Novi Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 12 | 24 |
| Kévin RodriguesFull-back |  Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 | 29▼12.3%↩ | 24▼13.9%↩ |
