| C. LichtenbergerAttacking midfielder |  Grazer AK | 🇦🇹Austria | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2.4 | 15 | 21 |
| R. GauldAttacking midfielder |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4.3 | 11▲115.7% | 21▲6.6% |
| C. ManeaFull-back |  Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 20 | 21 |
| A. WilliamsCentre-forward | Hartford Athletic | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 12 | 21▼38.8%↩ |
| Rober SierraCentral midfielder | Arges Pitesti | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.1 | 35 | 21 |
| J. ValenciaCentre-forward |  Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 26 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 21 |
| J. CaballeroAttacking midfielder |  Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 21 | 21 |
| R. RennerDefensive midfielder |  Wolfsberger AC | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 36 | 21 |
| M. YusefCentral midfielder | Bnei Sakhnin | 🇮🇱Israel | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.6 | 18 | 21 |
| J. EickmayerCentral midfielder |  Bastia | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 31▲61.6%↩ | 21▼19.8%↩ |
| D. KostkaAttacking midfielder | Ružomberok | 🇨🇿Czechia | 30 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| A. TraoréDefensive midfielder |  Amed | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 28±0% | 21±0% |
| W. ZahaCentral midfielder |  Galatasaray | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 34▼20.7%↩ | 21▲4.6%↩ |
| S. MasudaCentre-forward |  Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| Mohamed ShikaCentre-forward |  Ceramica Cleopatra | 🇪🇬Egypt | 29 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 12 | 20 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back |  Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| H. StengelCentral midfielder |  Stromsgodset | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 31▼29.2% | 20▼45.7% |
| Samir FekriCentral midfielder |  AL Masry | 🇪🇬Egypt | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 20 |
| Willian JoséCentre-forward |  Bahia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4.6 | 25▼47.8% | 20▼13.7% |
| Brody BurkittCentre-forward |  Adelaide United | 🏳️ | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 12 | 20 |
| D. BosnjakAttacking midfielder |  Macarthur | 🏳️ | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 20 |
| J. LuceroCentre-forward | Universidad de Chile | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 12▼67.6%↩ | 20▼37.6%↩ |
| C. RoldanCentral midfielder |  Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 34▼14.1% | 20▼18.3% |
| M. EmreliCentre-forward |  Raków Częstochowa | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4▼15.2%↩ | 20▼37.5%↩ |
| R. LoftCentre-forward |  Cambridge United | 🏴England | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 8▼12.8% | 20▼45.2% |
| Wesley da SilvaCentre-forward |  Imabari | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10▲8.5%↩ | 20▼47.5%↩ |
| W. FernándezCentre-forward |  Alianza Valledupar | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 28 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 13 | 20 |
| M. DakuCentre-forward |  Spartak Moscow | 🇦🇱Albania | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 36±0% | 20▼24.3%↩ |
| Á. VeliezCentre-forward |  San Martin Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| B. MorrisCentral midfielder |  Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 30 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 | 33▼10.5% | 20▼21.7% |
| N. IbáñezCentre-forward |  Cruz Azul | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 20±0% | 19▲1.6%↩ |
| S. DespotovskiCentre-forward |  Perth Glory | 🏳️ | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 19 |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| A. PopovicCentre-back |  Sydney | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 24▲458.1%↩ | 19▼56.7%↩ |
| F. CantilloAttacking midfielder | Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 18 | 19 |
| N. BlairCentre-forward |  Veres Rivne | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4.8 | 15 | 19 |
| A. DisaroCentre-forward |  Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | 10 | 19▼28.6%↩ |
| M. BrunoCentral midfielder |  Francs Borains | 🇧🇪Belgium | 33 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2.1 | 30▲604.8%↩ | 19▼20.8%↩ |
| M. MorenoWinger |  Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2.9 | 35±0% | 19▼25.8% |
| M. DabroCentre-forward |  NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| J. KucharskiCentral midfielder | Perth Glory | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| Mário SérgioCentre-forward |  Consadole Sapporo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 9 | 19 |
| A. ZinkovskiyCentral midfielder | Spartak Moscow | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 | 27▲42.4%↩ | 19▼21%↩ |
| B. BlandoCentre-forward | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 12▲33.7% | 19▼45.8% |
| A. BedraneCentre-back |  Damac | 🇩🇿Algeria | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 23▼31% | 19▼29.2% |
| S. HallerWinger |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 | 12▼9%↩ | 19▼21.5%↩ |
| R. AguirreCentre-forward |  Tigres UANL | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.3 | 23±0% | 19▼27.5%↩ |
| K. GorréWinger |  Maccabi Haifa | 🇨🇼Curaçao | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 21▼7.1%↩ | 19▼61.8%↩ |
| Nélson OliveiraCentre-forward |  Farense | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 14▼42.7%↩ | 19▼31.7%↩ |
| M. ShintaniCentre-forward |  Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 12 | 19 |
| G. JaraCentral midfielder |  D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 20 | 19 |
| S. McCoulskyCentre-forward | Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 12 | 18▼27%↩ |
| R. RanftlDefensive midfielder |  Austria Vienna | 🇦🇹Austria | 34 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 37▲161.7%↩ | 18▼47.7%↩ |
| G. HurstCentre-forward |  New Mexico United | 🏴Scotland | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 9 | 18 |
| Á. CorreaWinger |  River Plate | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.9 | 61±0% | 18▼42.5%↩ |
| BebetoCentre-back |  Tondela | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 | 37▲232.1% | 18▲102.2% |
| M. IshidaCentre-forward |  Daejeon Citizen | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2.4 | 10▼39.1% | 18▼12.1% |
| Khaled El GhandourCentral midfielder |  Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1.6 | 34 | 18 |
| M. RoginićCentre-forward |  Žilina | 🇭🇷Croatia | 31 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.4 | 17▲57.4%↩ | 18▼47.2%↩ |
| K. PérezAttacking midfielder | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 1.2 | 18 | 18 |
| M. StefaniakCentral midfielder |  Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 16▲2.6% | 18▼27.7% |
| Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward |  Al-Nassr | 🇵🇹Portugal | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 83▲10.1% | 18▲5.9% |
| A. SernaCentral midfielder |  Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 18 |
| K. FujikawaCentral midfielder |  Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 12▲134.7%↩ | 18▼52.3%↩ |
| G. CarrilloCentre-forward |  Estudiantes L.P. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2.3 | 22▲8.2% | 18▲13.5% |
| M. AsenjoCentre-forward |  Los Andes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17▲149.3%↩ | 18▼29.4%↩ |
| Yang MingyangCentral midfielder |  Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 27 | 17 |
| J. Günther-SchmidtWinger | Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1.8 | 15 | 17▼26%↩ |
| Y. OsakoCentre-forward |  Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 32±0% | 17±0% |
| L. MenaloAttacking midfielder |  HNK Rijeka | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | 17 |
| N. Da SilvaCentre-forward |  Palestino | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 17 | 17 |
| J. PapeauWinger | Uta Arad | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1.2 | 12▲2240%↩ | 17▼32.9%↩ |
| M. EppsAttacking midfielder |  Lexington | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1.9 | 20 | 17 |
| A. ChachuaCentral midfielder |  Karpaty | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 32 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.9 | 25▼33.3% | 17▼33.7% |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| E. MyklebustCentre-forward |  Asane | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 18▼29.5% | 17▼28% |
| S. KokubuCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 9 | 17 |
| M. CheukouaWinger |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Lucas PossignoloCentre-back |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 27▼23.8%↩ | 17▼65.7%↩ |
| B. WhitfieldCentral midfielder |  Barrow | 🏴England | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 19▲41.8%↩ | 16▼43.6%↩ |
| T. ToyaCentre-forward | Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 16 |
| A. KabashiCentral midfielder |  Utsikten | 🇦🇱Albania | 29 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 17 | 16▼12.3%↩ |
| A. MorenoCentre-forward |  El Paso Locomotive | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 11 | 16 |
| J. CastroCentre-back | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 16 |
| D. GazdagCentre-forward |  New England Revolution | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 16▼37.8%↩ |
| E. ForsbergAttacking midfielder |  New York Red Bulls | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 32▼37.6% | 16▼11.5% |
| F. BohmanCentre-forward |  Trelleborg | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 12▼42.3% | 16▼35.1% |
| O. AndrievskyiAttacking midfielder |  Polessya | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 | 17▲225% | 16▼13.1% |
| B. AcostaAttacking midfielder |  Nashville SC | 🇭🇳Honduras | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 17▲370.3% | 16▲32.5% |
| L. CrepuljaCentral midfielder | NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 |
| S. RouillerCentre-back |  Servette FC | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 36 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 26 | 16 |
| R. AugustyniakFull-back |  Legia Warszawa | 🇵🇱Poland | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.6 | 22±0% | 16±0% |
| R. WolskiCentre-forward |  Radomiak Radom | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33±0% | 15±0% |
| M. DíazWinger |  Alaves | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 15±0% |
| S. ColakovskiCentre-forward | Perth Glory | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 14 | 15 |
| D. PavičićAttacking midfielder |  HNK Gorica | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 15 | 15▼14.5%↩ |
| C. IzquierdozCentre-back | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 52▲2.8% | 15▲6.3% |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| J. DominguesCentre-forward |  Al Kholood | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
