| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| M. UribeDefensive midfielder |  Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0.3 | 19▼59.4%↩ | 7▼80.7%↩ |
| J. FernandesCentre-forward |  Keçiörengücü | 🏳️ | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 30 | 7 |
| C. EvansCentre-forward |  Fleetwood Town | 🏴Wales | 37 | 6 | 5 | 0.3 | 25▲772.4%↩ | 8▼19.4%↩ |
| I. BognárCentral midfielder |  MTK Budapest | 🇭🇺Hungary | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 19 | 8 |
| J. MešanovićAttacking midfielder |  Kisvarda FC | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 9 |
| T. PayneFull-back |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 9 |
| B. DzsudzsákAttacking midfielder |  Debreceni VSC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 21 | 9 |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| A. DzyubaCentre-forward |  Akron | 🇷🇺Russia | 37 | 8 | 5 | 0.4 | 38▼0.8% | 10▼11.2% |
| K. GrosickiCentre-forward |  Pogon Szczecin | 🇵🇱Poland | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0.6 | 32▲19.1% | 10▼25.4% |
| S. DelevAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0.6 | 25 | 10 |
| L. PonsCentre-forward |  Bucaramanga | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 18 | 5 | 0.4 | 43▲155.6%↩ | 10▼54.8%↩ |
| Nuno SequeiraFull-back |  Pendikspor | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 22▼16.5% | 10▼54.8% |
| S. ClucasCentral midfielder |  Shrewsbury | 🏴England | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 | 31▲477.4%↩ | 11▲2.9%↩ |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| Edu GarcíaCentral midfielder |  Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇪🇸Spain | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 43 | 11 |
| Dani RodríguezAttacking midfielder |  Leganes | 🇪🇸Spain | 38 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18▼49.6%↩ | 11▼58.7%↩ |
| M. MoënzaFull-back |  Utsikten | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 4▼70.7% | 11▼32.9% |
| Fernando AndradeAttacking midfielder |  Amed | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21▲154.9%↩ | 11▼58.4%↩ |
| D. NdongalaCentral midfielder |  Bandırmaspor | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0.9 | 21 | 11 |
| R. RadunovićFull-back |  FCSB | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 26 | 12 |
| Á. CastroCentral midfielder |  Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 21 | 12 |
| PizziAttacking midfielder |  Estoril | 🇵🇹Portugal | 36 | 0 | 5 | 2.3 | 13▼3.7%↩ | 12▼26.2%↩ |
| R. SeuntjensCentre-forward |  Lommel United | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 | 53▲134.2%↩ | 13▼20.5%↩ |
| A. LayouniCentral midfielder |  BK Hacken | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 35▲35.6% | 13▼25.1% |
| João AmaralAttacking midfielder | Bandırmaspor | 🇵🇹Portugal | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35▲258.8%↩ | 13▼30.9%↩ |
| A. ŠporarCentre-forward |  Slovan Bratislava | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30▲193.1%↩ | 13▼39.1%↩ |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder |  Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| L. YoungDefensive midfielder |  Cheltenham | 🏴England | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0.9 | 34▲10.5% | 14▼18% |
| A. VukanovićCentre-forward |  Vojvodina | 🇷🇸Serbia | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 32 | 14 |
| I. JebaliCentre-forward |  Gamba Osaka | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 30▲232.2% | 14▼13.3% |
| É. BanegaCentral midfielder |  Newells Old Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1.6 | 41▲1% | 14▼29.1% |
| S. ArmstrongAttacking midfielder |  Aberdeen | 🏴Scotland | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1.6 | 20▲277.8%↩ | 15▼27.1%↩ |
| C. CándidoFull-back | Atletico Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 24▲69.3%↩ | 15▼66.8%↩ |
| A. KataiAttacking midfielder |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 24 | 5 | 1.2 | 63▲3388.9%↩ | 15▼26.1%↩ |
| L. MurielCentre-forward |  Orlando City SC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 9 | 5 | 1.4 | 39▲57.6% | 15▲2.7% |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| Kim Dong-JinFull-back |  FC Anyang | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 12▼75.8% | 15▼58.5% |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| L. CrepuljaCentral midfielder |  NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 30 | 16 |
| A. CzerwińskiFull-back |  GKS Katowice | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 23▼12.7% | 16▼25.4% |
| M. PajačFull-back |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1.3 | 17▲408.8%↩ | 16▼36.8%↩ |
| M. PalmerCentral midfielder |  Notts County | 🏴England | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 23▼4.2% | 16▼31.5% |
| M. FaškoWinger |  Žilina | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1.4 | 31 | 16 |
| G. AriyibiAttacking midfielder |  Radnicki NIS | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 16▼41.8%↩ |
| Y. OkadaCentre-forward |  Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 | 25 | 16 |
| K. SmithFull-back |  Barnet | 🏴England | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1.2 | 14▼7.4%↩ | 17▼41.4%↩ |
| G. SavilleCentral midfielder |  Luton | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 | 32▼27%↩ | 17▼54.6%↩ |
| D. LovitzFull-back |  Nashville SC | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1.6 | 33▲29.7% | 17▼11.5% |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder |  Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| A. RebićAttacking midfielder |  HNK Hajduk Split | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1.6 | 30▲442.9%↩ | 17▼50%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| D. GenreauDefensive midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1.1 | 48▲1730.8%↩ | 18▼70.3%↩ |
| M. IshakCentre-forward |  Lech Poznan | 🇸🇪Sweden | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 54▲5% | 18▼23.2% |
| U. SaltnesAttacking midfielder |  Bodo/Glimt | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1.8 | 40▲16.8% | 18▼28.6% |
| R. WoodsCentral midfielder |  Oldham | 🏴England | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 27▲16.2%↩ | 18▼31.8%↩ |
| Mostafa ShalabyAttacking midfielder |  National Bank of Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 20 | 18 |
| J. CrouxAttacking midfielder |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 🇧🇪Belgium | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 | 16▲5.2%↩ | 18▼30%↩ |
| M. DiagneCentre-forward | Amed | 🇸🇳Senegal | 34 | 30 | 5 | 1.3 | 75▲8.3%↩ | 18▼45.7%↩ |
| T. KainzCentral midfielder |  TSV Hartberg | 🇦🇹Austria | 33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 18 |
| L. DionyCentre-forward |  Manisa F.K. | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 22 | 5 | 1.7 | 61 | 19▼16.8%↩ |
| Hattan BahbriCentre-forward |  Al Kholood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2.8 | 33▲200.9%↩ | 19▲9.9%↩ |
| J. ItoAttacking midfielder |  Genk | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 28▼13%↩ | 19▼54.8%↩ |
| S. JovanovićFull-back |  TSC Backa Topola | 🇷🇸Serbia | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 19 |
| JeffersonDefensive midfielder |  Vanspor FK | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 40▲125.7%↩ | 19▼54.9%↩ |
| L. MugniAttacking midfielder |  Ceara | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 2 | 5 | 4.6 | 23▲1177.8%↩ | 19▼11.8%↩ |
| O. PatrickAttacking midfielder |  Tranmere | 🏴England | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1.7 | 26▼22.8% | 19▼23.6% |
| A. SchöpfDefensive midfielder |  Wolfsberger AC | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2.6 | 42▲140.3%↩ | 20▼16.2%↩ |
| B. RoviraDefensive midfielder | Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1.3 | 31 | 20 |
| A. EsakaCentre-forward |  Fagiano Okayama | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2.7 | 34▲85.9%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| J. ObitaDefensive midfielder |  Hibernian | 🏴England | 32 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24▲26% | 20▼30.2% |
| L. PerezCentre-forward |  North Carolina | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1.9 | 17 | 20 |
| P. AubameyangCentre-forward |  Marseille | 🇬🇦Gabon | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4.9 | 52▼11.7%↩ | 20▼14.8%↩ |
| Y. YamagishiAttacking midfielder |  Nagoya Grampus | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 | 22▲89.7% | 20▼23.7% |
| W. ZahaAttacking midfielder |  Charlotte | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2.2 | 43 | 21▼14.5%↩ |
| Z. BakaevAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1.9 | 27▼6.9%↩ | 21▼12.3%↩ |
| P. QuispeAttacking midfielder |  Sydney | 🇵🇪Peru | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1.3 | 22 | 21 |
| J. AbellaFull-back |  Santos Laguna | 🇲🇽Mexico | 32 | 0 | 5 | 3.1 | 18 | 21 |
| V. GustafsonCentral midfielder |  Mjallby AIF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2.1 | 43▲28.2% | 21▼17.1% |
| L. HoltbyAttacking midfielder |  NAC Breda | 🇩🇪Germany | 35 | 1 | 5 | 4.9 | 23▲23.8%↩ | 21▲2.9%↩ |
| M. MinaFull-back |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 22 | 22 |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| L. PászkaFull-back |  Csikszereda | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 | 25 | 22 |
| S. LobzhanidzeWinger |  Atlanta United FC | 🇬🇪Georgia | 31 | 0 | 5 | 2.3 | 16▼53.3% | 22▼28.9% |
| M. AkaleAttacking midfielder |  New Mexico United | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 22 |
| Óscar SielvaCentral midfielder |  Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4.7 | 50▲22% | 22▼30.9% |
| M. PowerDefensive midfielder |  Bradford | 🏴England | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2.9 | 31▲1230.4%↩ | 23▲65.4%↩ |
| S. InagakiDefensive midfielder | Nagoya Grampus | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3.1 | 68▲27.5% | 23▼15.8% |
| J. YullAttacking midfielder |  Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 29 | 23 |
| D. CharlesWinger |  Huddersfield | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2.7 | 14▼50.3%↩ | 23▼35.6%↩ |
| J. GrzesikFull-back |  Radomiak Radom | 🇵🇱Poland | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2.3 | 22▲39.4% | 24▼10% |
| L. DuarteCentral midfielder |  Puskas Academy | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2.8 | 26▲6300%↩ | 24▼40.3%↩ |
| D. JohnDefensive midfielder |  ST Mirren | 🏴Wales | 31 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 26▲167.3% | 24▼14.1% |
| B. SamudioCentre-forward |  Çorum FK | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34▲20.8%↩ | 24▼33.5%↩ |
| Ivo PintoFull-back |  Fortuna Sittard | 🇵🇹Portugal | 36 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 | 17▼52.8% | 24▼5.9% |
| J. MarchAttacking midfielder |  Crewe | 🏴England | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2.4 | 34▲14.6%↩ | 24▼10.8%↩ |
| M. MandronCentre-forward | ST Mirren | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 26▼3% | 24▼19.1% |
| M. Abu FaniCentral midfielder |  Ferencvarosi TC | 🇮🇱Israel | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2.1 | 16 | 24 |
| C. HamiltonAttacking midfielder |  Blackpool | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 31 | 4 | 5 | 3.7 | 22▼20.1% | 25▼21% |
