| C. ButsakaCentral midfielder |  Stellenbosch | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 17 | 2 |
| A. MatroseAttacking midfielder |  Chippa United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 23 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 2 |
| D. HollýAttacking midfielder |  FK Jablonec | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9.1 | 7 | 2 |
| L. LurvinkFull-back |  Sigma Olomouc | 🏳️ | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 | 11 | 2 |
| T. MokoaneAttacking midfielder |  Sekhukhune United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 24 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 2 |
| S. PetrutaCentral midfielder |  Zlin | 🇲🇩Moldova | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 12 | 2 |
| B. MabuzaAttacking midfielder |  Marumo Gallants | 🇿🇦South Africa | 22 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 13 | 2 |
| M. RadostaCentral midfielder |  Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 25 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 11.8 | 23 | 2 |
| A. TraoréDefensive midfielder | Baník Ostrava | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9.9 | 18 | 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%↩ |
| A. MemićFull-back | Plzen | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12.6 | 25 | 2 |
| W. DubaCentral midfielder |  Kaizer Chiefs | 🇿🇦South Africa | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 | 16 | 2 |
| M. VilakaziAttacking midfielder | Kaizer Chiefs | 🏳️ | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1.2 | 11 | 2 |
| J. AlcócerCentral midfielder | Sparta Praha | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 22 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 12.8 | 25▲201.2%↩ | 2▼96.4%↩ |
| Ángelo RodríguezCentre-forward |  Envigado | 🇨🇴Colombia | 37 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 11 | 3 |
| L. BenegasCentre-forward |  Union La Calera | 🇨🇱Chile | 37 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 11▼69.4%↩ | 3▼82.7%↩ |
| E. ÇelenkWinger |  Serik Spor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 11▲84.2%↩ | 3▼74.6%↩ |
| A. Del ValleCentre-forward |  Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 37 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 9 | 4 |
| I. PopovCentre-forward |  Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 10▼56.6%↩ | 4▼54.3%↩ |
| A. VidalCentral midfielder |  Colo Colo | 🇨🇱Chile | 39 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | 25▲252.8%↩ | 5▼64.3%↩ |
| C. PalaciosCentre-forward |  Everton de Vina | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 5 |
| E. PuchAttacking midfielder |  Deportes Iquique | 🇨🇱Chile | 40 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | 20 | 6 |
| Juan MuñizAttacking midfielder |  Adelaide United | 🇪🇸Spain | 34 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | 17▲514.8%↩ | 6▼65.5%↩ |
| Fernando KarangaCentre-forward |  Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 6 |
| C. McAlenyWinger |  Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 34 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 8▲10.1%↩ | 6▼52.7%↩ |
| R. NagaiCentre-forward |  Kitakyushu | 🇯🇵Japan | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 18 | 6▼65.7%↩ |
| C. InsaurraldeAttacking midfielder | Union La Calera | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0.2 | 18▲184.4%↩ | 7▼70.5%↩ |
| F. MateosCentral midfielder |  A. Italiano | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | 16 | 7 |
| E. DeningCentre-forward |  Ferro Carril Oeste | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 15 | 7 |
| A. GignacCentre-forward |  Tigres UANL | 🇫🇷France | 40 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 15▼20.4% | 7▼6.8% |
| C. GoodwinAttacking midfielder | Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 34 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 29▼21.8%↩ | 7▼69.4%↩ |
| R. PotočnýCentre-forward |  Skalica | 🇨🇿Czechia | 35 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | 12 | 7 |
| A. ToledoCentre-forward | Huracan | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| B. SepúlvedaCentre-forward |  Platense | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 8▼21.9%↩ |
| C. SierraCentral midfielder |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 36 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 18 | 8 |
| T. KitsuiCentre-forward |  Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 17 | 8 |
| C. NymanCentre-forward |  IFK Norrkoping | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | 43±0% | 8▼41.8% |
| 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%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| Hussein El ShahatCentre-forward |  Al Ahly | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 15 | 9 |
| 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%↩ |
| 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%↩ |
| Mido GaberAttacking midfielder |  El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 12 | 9 |
| AdaíltonAttacking midfielder |  Yokohama FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 18▼28.7%↩ | 10▼54.8%↩ |
| 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% |
| João SilvaCentre-forward |  Lusitânia Lourosa | 🇵🇹Portugal | 36 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 11▼0.9%↩ | 10▼2%↩ |
| 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 |
| A. QuinnAttacking midfielder |  Indy Eleven | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0.8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| R. CarrascalCentral midfielder | America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | 28 | 11 |
| R. BuessCentre-forward |  FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 12 | 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% |
| 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 |
| D. ĐokovićCentral midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 22▼26%↩ | 11▼56.1%↩ |
| Y. OnoCentre-forward |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 20 | 11 |
| E. ArangoCentral midfielder |  Chico | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 22 | 12 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Á. CastroCentral midfielder |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 21 | 12 |
| Ali HusseinCentre-forward |  Wadi Degla | 🇪🇬Egypt | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| F. GilCentral midfielder |  Bucaramanga | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 13 | 12▼48.8%↩ |
| M. DocićDefensive midfielder |  Cukaricki | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 24 | 13 |
| 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. TchokountéCentre-forward |  Rouen | 🇫🇷France | 38 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 25▼35.3%↩ | 13▼41.7%↩ |
| 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. 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%↩ |
