| A. LatkovićCentre-forward | NK Varazdin | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 25 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 8.4 | 37 | 39 |
| C. CîrjanCentral midfielder | Dinamo Bucuresti | 🇷🇴Romania | 23 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 39 |
| Tiago DantasAttacking midfielder | HNK Rijeka | 🇵🇹Portugal | 25 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 7.9 | 35▲167.4%↩ | 39▼40.7%↩ |
| S. TorialAttacking midfielder | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱Israel | 25 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 9.5 | 32 | 41 |
| F. TorresAttacking midfielder | Austin | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 26 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 12.3 | 35▲23.8%↩ | 41▼35.6%↩ |
| L. LangoniWinger | New England Revolution | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 11.7 | 31▲40.2% | 42▼3.2% |
| F. CarlsenAttacking midfielder | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 24 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 8.2 | 23▲369.4%↩ | 43▲9%↩ |
| T. GolliardAttacking midfielder | FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 8.7 | 27▼13.6%↩ | 43▼27%↩ |
| K. VeldeWinger | Portland Timbers | 🇳🇴Norway | 27 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 12.6 | 49▲321.7% | 43▲35.7% |
| O. Didrik BlombergWinger | Bodo/Glimt | 🇳🇴Norway | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 13.3 | 46▲46% | 44▲11% |
| T. Lund JensenAttacking midfielder | Club Brugge II | 🇩🇰Denmark | 20 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21▼27.2% | 44▼8.9% |
| N. HeftiFull-back | FC Sion | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 27 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 13.4 | 51 | 45 |
| P. ChristiansenCentre-forward | Viking | 🇩🇰Denmark | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 67▲30% | 46▲5.3% |
| M. SeidlDefensive midfielder | Rapid Vienna | 🇦🇹Austria | 25 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 15.3 | 49 | 47 |
| F. WestfieldFull-back | Philadelphia Union | 🇺🇸USA | 20 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 9.3 | 27▼13.3% | 48▲5.7% |
| L. AnguloAttacking midfielder | Central Cordoba de Santiago | 🇨🇴Colombia | 22 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 12.7 | 21±0% | 49▼6.7% |
| T. OwusuDefensive midfielder | FC Luzern | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 13.3 | 41 | 49 |
| G. DiakitéDefensive midfielder | Red Bull Salzburg | 🇲🇱Mali | 20 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 13.6 | 41 | 49 |
| A. SanchesAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 49 |
| F. KrätzigFull-back | Bayern München | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 23▼32.6%↩ | 50▼31.7%↩ |
| J. CarrascalAttacking midfielder | Flamengo | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 22.9 | 42▲136.2% | 51▲9% |
| E. RastoderCentre-forward | FC Thun | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 24 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 16.6 | 54±0% | 51±0% |
| M. FernándezWinger | Independ. Rivadavia | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 15.3 | 36▲37.3% | 52▲9.9% |
| R. GarroWinger | Corinthians | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 18.4 | 42▲182% | 54▲17.8% |
| J. GutiérrezWinger | Defensa Y Justicia | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 24 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 40▲610.7% | 57▲31% |
| T. CramaFull-back | Millwall | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 47.8 | 62▲192%↩ | 79▲73.3%↩ |
| R. YamamotoCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 55.4 | 63▲387.6%↩ | 89▲75.1%↩ |
| A. VlkanovaAttacking midfielder | Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿Czechia | 32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3.2 | 21▲153.6%↩ | 1▼96.1%↩ |
| J. FiguareidoAttacking midfielder | Chippa United | 🏳️Eswatini | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Nuno SantosCentre-forward | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 15▼57.8%↩ | 1▼98%↩ |
| P. KumaloAttacking midfielder | Golden Arrows | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1.2 | 9 | 2 |
| D. HorákDefensive midfielder | Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿Czechia | 26 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 2 |
| M. ČermákAttacking midfielder | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 27 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 |
| S. MthantiCentre-forward | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇿🇦South Africa | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2.2 | 19 | 2 |
| R. MahutaDefensive midfielder | Pardubice | 🏳️South Sudan | 24 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 11.5 | 22 | 2 |
| P. VydraAttacking midfielder | Sparta Praha | 🇨🇿Czechia | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10.4 | 16 | 2 |
| Arthur SalesAttacking midfielder | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2.1 | 18▼50%↩ | 2▼96.3%↩ |
| C. SouaréDefensive midfielder | Plzen | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 10.5 | 20▲6500%↩ | 2▼97.3%↩ |
| M. IchaCentral midfielder | Pardubice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 24 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 12.5 | 24 | 2 |
| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| M. UribeDefensive midfielder | Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0.3 | 19▼59.4%↩ | 7▼80.7%↩ |
| I. BognárCentral midfielder | MTK Budapest | 🇭🇺Hungary | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 19 | 8 |
| J. MešanovićAttacking midfielder | Kisvarda FC | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 9 |
| T. PayneFull-back | Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 32 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 9 |
| B. DzsudzsákAttacking midfielder | Debreceni VSC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 39 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 21 | 9 |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| S. DelevAttacking midfielder | Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 37 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 25 | 10 |
| L. PonsCentre-forward | Bucaramanga | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 0.4 | 43▲155.6%↩ | 10▼54.8%↩ |
| S. ClucasCentral midfielder | Shrewsbury | 🏴England | 35 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0.7 | 31▲477.4%↩ | 11▲2.9%↩ |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| T. SanaWinger | Orgryte IS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 37 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0.3 | 33▲85.2% | 11▲122.4% |
| M. MoënzaFull-back | Utsikten | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 4▼70.7% | 11▼32.9% |
| R. RadunovićFull-back | FCSB | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 34 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 26 | 12 |
| Á. CastroCentral midfielder | Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 21 | 12 |
| L. MugniAttacking midfielder | Ceara | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1.8 | 22▲1111.1%↩ | 12▼46.4%↩ |
| P. WszołekAttacking midfielder | Legia Warszawa | 🇵🇱Poland | 34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 23±0% | 12±0% |
| M. RygaardAttacking midfielder | BK Hacken | 🇩🇰Denmark | 35 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0.9 | 30▲26% | 13▲7.6% |
| N. BesaraAttacking midfielder | Hammarby FF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 41▼29.9% | 13▼19.9% |
| João AmaralAttacking midfielder | Bandırmaspor | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1.1 | 35▲258.8%↩ | 13▼30.9%↩ |
| A. ŠporarCentre-forward | Slovan Bratislava | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30▲193.1%↩ | 13▼39.1%↩ |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| O. BergCentre-forward | IF Brommapojkarna | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1.2 | 35▲361.8%↩ | 14▲62.1%↩ |
| A. VukanovićCentre-forward | Vojvodina | 🇷🇸Serbia | 34 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 32 | 14 |
| É. BanegaCentral midfielder | Newells Old Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 38 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 | 41±0% | 15▲0.7% |
| L. MurielWinger | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 34▲40.4%↩ | 15▲2.7%↩ |
| A. KataiAttacking midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 1.2 | 63▲3388.9%↩ | 15▼26.1%↩ |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| L. CrepuljaCentral midfielder | NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 |
| M. PajačFull-back | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1.3 | 17▲408.8%↩ | 16▼36.8%↩ |
| C. CándidoFull-back | Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 4.6 | 24▲393.8%↩ | 16▼35.5%↩ |
| M. PalmerCentral midfielder | Notts County | 🏴England | 31 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 | 23▼4.2% | 16▼31.5% |
| Y. OkadaCentre-forward | Fukushima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 25 | 16 |
| M. FaškoWinger | Žilina | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 31 | 16 |
| G. AriyibiAttacking midfielder | Radnicki NIS | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 16▼41.8%↩ |
| T. MüllerAttacking midfielder | Vancouver Whitecaps | 🇩🇪Germany | 37 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 46▲96.6% | 17▲181.7% |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| A. RebićAttacking midfielder | HNK Hajduk Split | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 30▲442.9%↩ | 17▼50%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| D. GenreauDefensive midfielder | Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 27 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1.1 | 48▲1730.8%↩ | 18▼70.3%↩ |
| E. SalvioCentral midfielder | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 32▲27.4% | 18▼2.7% |
| T. KainzCentral midfielder | TSV Hartberg | 🇦🇹Austria | 33 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 18 |
| S. JovanovićFull-back | TSC Backa Topola | 🇷🇸Serbia | 32 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 19 |
| A. SchöpfDefensive midfielder | Lask Linz | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2.6 | 42▲140.3%↩ | 20▼16.2%↩ |
| B. RoviraDefensive midfielder | Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1.3 | 31 | 20 |
| L. PerezCentre-forward | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2.4 | 17 | 20 |
| P. QuispeAttacking midfielder | Sydney | 🇵🇪Peru | 25 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1.2 | 22▼31.2%↩ | 20▼60.3%↩ |
| M. AkaleAttacking midfielder | Louisville City | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 | 18 | 21 |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| M. MinaFull-back | America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 27 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 22 | 22 |
| D. ValdésWinger | Velez Sarsfield | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 | 28▲418.5% | 22▲44% |
| L. PászkaFull-back | Csikszereda | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 | 25 | 22 |
| Óscar SielvaAttacking midfielder | Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 35 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 4.7 | 35▼15.7% | 22▼31.2% |
| B. NowakWinger | GKS Katowice | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 49±0% | 22▲16.9% |
| J. YullAttacking midfielder | Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 29 | 23 |
| L. DuarteCentral midfielder | Puskas Academy | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2.8 | 26▲6300%↩ | 24▼40.3%↩ |
| M. Abu FaniCentral midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇮🇱Israel | 28 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 24 |
| J. AnguloCentre-forward | Llaneros | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 13 | 24 |
| Mohamed HanyFull-back | Al Ahly | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 37 | 25 |
| M. SoulaAttacking midfielder | Levski Sofia | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2.2 | 19 | 25 |