| D. PavičićAttacking midfielder |  HNK Gorica | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 15 | 15▼14.5%↩ |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder |  Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 16 | 15 |
| PabloCentre-forward |  Sport Recife | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 | 15▼22.9%↩ | 15▼43.7%↩ |
| İ. AkdağAttacking midfielder |  Keçiörengücü | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 20▼51.1% | 15±0% |
| P. ArriolaCentre-forward |  Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 15▲8% |
| J. ObregónCentre-forward |  Deportivo Pasto | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 15 |
| Junior MessiasWinger | Junior | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | 10▼28.6%↩ | 15▼2.6%↩ |
| N. OrellanaCentral midfielder |  A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 31 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 32 | 15 |
| J. QuinteroAttacking midfielder |  Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | 21▲110.9%↩ | 15▲110.1%↩ |
| D. VelkovskiFull-back |  Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 16▲101.2%↩ | 15▼44.7%↩ |
| Nicolás RinaldiCentral midfielder |  Gimnasia Y Tiro | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 15 | 14 |
| I. JebaliAttacking midfielder |  Gamba Osaka | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 22▼26.8% | 14±0% |
| L. ScepanikAttacking midfielder |  Alemannia Aachen | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 9▲11.3% | 14±0% |
| A. Hamed AllahWinger |  Al Taawon | 🇲🇦Morocco | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 25±0% | 14▲4.4%↩ |
| M. BoyleCentre-forward |  Hibernian | 🇦🇺Australia | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28▼9% | 14▼18.3% |
| S. StrandCentre-back |  IF Brommapojkarna | 🇸🇪Sweden | 33 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 22▲131.3%↩ | 14▲70.2%↩ |
| H. HerreraCentral midfielder |  Houston Dynamo | 🇲🇽Mexico | 36 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 25▲346.4%↩ | 14▲68.2%↩ |
| A. CastilloCentre-forward |  O'Higgins | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 29 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 14 | 14 |
| Ivan CavaleiroCentre-forward |  FC Zurich | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.6 | 12▲25.8%↩ | 14▼13.4%↩ |
| O. BergCentre-forward | IF Brommapojkarna | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 35▲361.8%↩ | 14▲62.1%↩ |
| G. TorresCentral midfielder | Deportivo Pasto | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 19▲235.7%↩ | 14▼74.9%↩ |
| Y. TogashiCentre-forward |  Gainare Tottori | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 19 | 14 |
| S. KawabeCentre-forward |  Kitakyushu | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 20 | 14 |
| M. AshrafCentral midfielder |  El Geish | 🏳️ | 32 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1.2 | 21 | 14 |
| Amr El SoleyaCentral midfielder |  Ceramica Cleopatra | 🇪🇬Egypt | 36 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 34 | 14 |
| Y. TsukegiCentre-back |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 17 | 14 |
| D. MorenoWinger | Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 10 | 14 |
| D. PelkasAttacking midfielder |  PAOK | 🇬🇷Greece | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 15▲0.7% | 14▼0.7% |
| L. SilbaCentre-forward |  Deportivo Madryn | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 17 | 14 |
| T. InuiCentral midfielder |  Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 38 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28▲51.6%↩ | 14▲13.3%↩ |
| Cristian PondeAttacking midfielder |  Unirea Slobozia | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 9▼26.4%↩ | 14▼51.1%↩ |
| S. MichelCentre-forward |  SC Paderborn 07 | 🇩🇪Germany | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12▼44.1% | 14▼23.3% |
| P. MartínezWinger |  Tigre | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16▲205.8%↩ | 14▲25%↩ |
| B. NastaCentre-forward |  San Miguel | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 17 | 13 |
| Š. ŠmehylFull-back |  Komárno | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 12 | 13 |
| M. PalaciosCentre-forward |  Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▲74.6%↩ | 13▼54.8%↩ |
| C. GytkjærCentre-forward |  Bari | 🇩🇰Denmark | 36 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 11▼7.4%↩ | 13▼14.4%↩ |
| K. VollandCentral midfielder |  TSV 1860 München | 🇩🇪Germany | 34 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | 24 | 13▼30.3%↩ |
| N. KomlichenkoCentre-forward |  Lokomotiv | 🇷🇺Russia | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 20▼20.7% | 13▼16% |
| JubalCentre-back |  FC Krasnodar | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 33▲347.3% | 13▲57.3% |
| J. LeivaDefensive midfielder | O'Higgins | 🇨🇱Chile | 33 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 36 | 13 |
| Han ZilongCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 27 | 13 |
| M. TchokountéCentre-forward |  Rouen | 🇫🇷France | 38 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 25▼35.3%↩ | 13▼41.7%↩ |
| L. InsigneWinger |  Sampdoria | 🇮🇹Italy | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 11▼49.3%↩ | 13▼5.3%↩ |
| F. VázquezCentral midfielder |  Belgrano Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 37▲302.2%↩ | 13▲82.6%↩ |
| A. RahmanovićCentre-forward |  Krylia Sovetov | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 21▲2.5% | 13▼9.4% |
| M. DocićDefensive midfielder |  Cukaricki | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 24 | 13 |
| F. GilCentral midfielder |  Bucaramanga | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 13 | 12▼48.8%↩ |
| NenêAttacking midfielder | Botafogo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 45 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2.4 | 30▲35.5%↩ | 12▲1.7%↩ |
| FabianoCentre-back |  Aris Thessalonikis | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 30±0% | 12▲2.5% |
| J. CádizCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 31 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0.9 | 13▼72%↩ | 12▼66.2%↩ |
| F. GonzálezCentre-forward |  Shonan Bellmare | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 17▼4%↩ | 12▼56.4%↩ |
| R. TamuraCentre-forward |  Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 |
| F. CastroCentre-forward |  Atlanta | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 15▲73%↩ | 12▼48.3%↩ |
| Thiago SantanaWinger |  V-varen Nagasaki | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 | 19▲19.8%↩ | 12▼17.7%↩ |
| M. BoladosWinger |  Colo Colo | 🇨🇱Chile | 30 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 16 | 12 |
| U. LjubomiracCentral midfielder |  Mladost Lucani | 🇷🇸Serbia | 36 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 |
| Ali HusseinCentre-forward |  Wadi Degla | 🇪🇬Egypt | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 12 |
| Á. CastroCentral midfielder |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 21 | 12 |
| A. ČolakCentre-forward |  Legia Warszawa | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 15▲140.6%↩ | 12▼59.8%↩ |
| ThuramCentre-forward |  Pendikspor | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 22▼40.3% | 12±0% |
| D. AguirreCentre-forward |  Defensores Unidos | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 12 | 12 |
| A. AndreassonCentral midfielder |  Orgryte IS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 33 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 28▲123% | 12▲36.5% |
| E. ArangoCentral midfielder |  Chico | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 22 | 12 |
| Y. OnoCentre-forward | Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 20 | 11 |
| D. ĐokovićCentral midfielder | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 22▼26%↩ | 11▼56.1%↩ |
| A. PellegrinoAttacking midfielder |  San Diego | 🇳🇴Norway | 36 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 19▼24.1% | 11▼1.8% |
| Yang ChaoshengCentral midfielder |  Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 23 | 11 |
| Á. RomeroCentre-forward |  Boca Juniors | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 13▲13.5%↩ | 11▼26.4%↩ |
| T. SanaWinger | Orgryte IS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 37 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0.6 | 33▲85.2% | 11▲122.4% |
| R. BuessCentre-forward |  FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 12 | 11 |
| R. CarrascalCentral midfielder |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | 28 | 11 |
| C. SoukouCentre-forward |  Ümraniyespor | 🇧🇯Benin | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 15▲10.2% | 11±0% |
| Karim BamboCentre-forward |  AL Masry | 🇪🇬Egypt | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 18 | 11 |
| S. GürlerWinger |  Iğdır FK | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▼27.9%↩ | 10▲1%↩ |
| Y. CharáAttacking midfielder |  Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 0.4 | 21▲89%↩ | 10▼29.5%↩ |
| Islam MoharebCentral midfielder | El Geish | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 25 | 10 |
| E. SildnesAttacking midfielder |  Raufoss | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 21 | 10▼28.7%↩ |
| TiagoCentral midfielder |  Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 17 | 10 |
| R. KittoFull-back |  Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 32 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 17 | 10 |
| A. QuinnAttacking midfielder |  Indy Eleven | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0.8 | 25 | 10 |
| A. RegattinCentral midfielder |  Sarıyer | 🇲🇦Morocco | 35 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 32 | 10 |
| I. MinchevDefensive midfielder |  Slavia Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 35 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0.6 | 24 | 10 |
| João SilvaCentre-forward |  Lusitânia Lourosa | 🇵🇹Portugal | 36 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 11▼0.9%↩ | 10▼2%↩ |
| Alex TeixeiraCentre-forward |  Panserraikos | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 15▲181.5%↩ | 10▼10.1%↩ |
| J. CórdobaCentre-forward | FC Krasnodar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 15▼76.2% | 10▼40.2% |
| AdaíltonAttacking midfielder |  Yokohama FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 18▼28.7%↩ | 10▼54.8%↩ |
| Mido GaberAttacking midfielder |  El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 12 | 9 |
| CasemiroCentral midfielder |  Inter Miami | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 15▼65.9%↩ | 9▼71.4%↩ |
| Á. HenríquezCentre-forward |  D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | 15 | 9▼46.7%↩ |
| Ely FernandesCentre-forward |  Metaloglobus | 🇨🇻Cape Verde | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 11 | 9 |
| F. NiederlechnerCentre-forward | TSV 1860 München | 🇩🇪Germany | 36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 13▼46.8%↩ | 9▼49.7%↩ |
| Hussein El ShahatCentre-forward |  Al Ahly | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 15 | 9 |
| A. BehichFull-back |  Melbourne City | 🇦🇺Australia | 35 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | 33▲64.7%↩ | 8▼68.2%↩ |
| K. NagasawaCentral midfielder |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 41▲1414.8%↩ | 8▼54.7%↩ |
| M. RodićFull-back |  OFK Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 8 |
| J. FerreroAttacking midfielder | San Miguel | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 13 | 8 |
| M. JonjićCentre-back |  Tochigi City | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 37▲77.2%↩ | 8▼57%↩ |
| C. NymanCentre-forward |  IFK Norrkoping | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | 43±0% | 8▼41.8% |
