| M. SandeCentral midfielder | Brann | 🇳🇴Norway | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17▲179.7% | 28▼18.5% |
| M. SandbergGoalkeeper | Ham-Kam | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 20▲101% | 18▲10.6% |
| M. SánchezCentre-back | Central Norte | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 7 | 28 |
| M. SanabriaCentral midfielder | Deportivo Riestra | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 5▲116% | 42▼3.5% |
| M. SanabriaWinger | Bahia | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 2 | 0 | 29.2 | 12▲93.5% | 65▲4.7% |
| M. SamuelsenCentral midfielder | Haugesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1▼75.8% | 16▼39.3% |
| M. SampirisiCentre-back | Reggiana | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1▼95.6% | 11▼57.4% |
| M. SamorodovWinger | Akhmat | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 31▲4.4% | 34▲1.2% |
| M. SamoiseFull-back | Gent | 🇧🇪Belgium | 24 | 2 | 2 | 16.3 | 16▼36.7% | 52▲1.2% |
| M. SambuFull-back | Dender | 🇧🇪Belgium | 30 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23▼64.9%↩ | 33▼12.1%↩ |
| M. SamattaCentre-forward | Le Havre | 🇹🇿Tanzania | 33 | 2 | 1 | 5.1 | 15 | 24▲85.9%↩ |
| M. SamassaGoalkeeper | Laval | 🇲🇱Mali | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21▼29.5% | 24▼4% |
| M. SamakeWinger | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇲🇱Mali | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 29 |
| M. SalvoCentre-back | Independ. Rivadavia | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| M. SalviGoalkeeper | FC Basel 1893 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| M. SallahCentral midfielder | Podbrezová | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 27 |
| M. SalisuCentre-back | Monaco | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 1 | 0 | 31.8 | 19▼20.9% | 55▼19.1% |
| M. SalimCentre-back | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 29 |
| M. SaliakasFull-back | Olympiakos Piraeus | 🇬🇷Greece | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 13▼61.1%↩ | 42▼31.4%↩ |
| M. SalgadoCentral midfielder | Central Norte | 🇦🇷Argentina | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 |
| M. SalernoCentre-forward | San Telmo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 | 4 | 36 |
| M. SalengAttacking midfielder | Orbit College | 🇿🇦South Africa | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| M. SalasCentre-forward | River Plate | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | 7▼72.4%↩ | 32▼20.1%↩ |
| M. SalamonGoalkeeper | QPR | 🏴England | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23.4 | 0 | 54 |
| M. SalahAttacking midfielder | Ghazl El Mehalla | 🏳️ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 | 18 | 38 |
| M. SalaDefensive midfielder | Avellino | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 0 | 2 | 18.4 | 16▲139.7%↩ | 47▼24.6%↩ |
| M. SakoCentre-back | Tokyo Verdy | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 | 40 |
| M. SakaAttacking midfielder | Toulouse | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 3 | 34.5 | 12 | 61 |
| M. SakaCentral midfielder | Toulouse | 🇫🇷France | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 0 | 63 |
| M. SajbánCentre-forward | Diosgyori VTK | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| M. SaitōCentral midfielder | Azul Claro Numazu | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1▼85.4%↩ | 5▼71.1%↩ |
| M. SaitoDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 2▼92.5%↩ | 34▼35.9%↩ |
| M. SainteCentral midfielder | Varbergs BoIS FC | 🇸🇪Sweden | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 23 |
| M. SahiWinger | Annecy | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | 5 | 2 | 21.5 | 20▲35.4%↩ | 58▼19.4%↩ |
| M. SagnanCentre-back | Rizespor | 🇫🇷France | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 | 21▼0.9%↩ | 37▼45.9%↩ |
| M. SafonovGoalkeeper | Paris Saint Germain | 🇷🇺Russia | 27 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 46▲852.1% | 60▼11% |
| M. SætraGoalkeeper | Oddevold | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4▼81.8% | 15▼15.8% |
| M. SaeidCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 🏳️Eritrea | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 4▼72.9%↩ |
| M. SadílekDefensive midfielder | Slavia Praha | 🇨🇿Czechia | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21▼47.5%↩ | 2▼97.8%↩ |
| M. SáčekCentre-back | Gornik Zabrze | 🇨🇿Czechia | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 11▼53%↩ | 21▼34%↩ |
| M. SabitzerCentral midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 1 | 2 | 11.6 | 29▲44.3% | 34▼19.2% |
| M. SaâdaneCentre-back | Al-Fateh | 🇲🇦Morocco | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 31▲32.8% | 19▼24.8% |
| M. RzuchowskiDefensive midfielder | Arka Gdynia | 🇵🇱Poland | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4▼56.5%↩ | 10▼51.9%↩ |
| M. RynešFull-back | Sparta Praha | 🇨🇿Czechia | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| M. RygaardAttacking midfielder | BK Hacken | 🇩🇰Denmark | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 35▲48.1% | 13▲12.7% |
| M. RyanGoalkeeper | Levante | 🇦🇺Australia | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 23▲14.1%↩ | 32▲11.7%↩ |
| M. RyadnoFull-back | Baltika | 🇷🇺Russia | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 10▼42.9%↩ | 31▲12.1%↩ |
| M. RusnákAttacking midfielder | Podbrezová | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 3 | 1 |
| M. RuskovCentre-back | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 20 | 32 |
| M. RundićFull-back | Slovácko | 🇷🇸Serbia | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11▲20.4%↩ | 1▼95.9%↩ |
| M. Ruíz DíazCentre-back | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 6▼26% | 25▲21.3% |
| M. RuizCentre-back | Talleres Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 | 43 |
| M. RuizCentral midfielder | Toluca | 🇲🇽Mexico | 25 | 3 | 4 | 17.2 | 40▼30.8% | 52▼10.2% |
| M. RuhsAttacking midfielder | Brisbane Roar | 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 12 | 19 |
| M. Rugland ReeGoalkeeper | Asane | 🇳🇴Norway | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| M. RuggeroCentre-back | Catanzaro | 🇮🇹Italy | 26 | 1 | 0 | 21.6 | 22▼33.1%↩ | 54▼12.8%↩ |
| M. RuggeriFull-back | Atletico Madrid | 🇮🇹Italy | 24 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 31▼14.5%↩ | 82▼1.1%↩ |
| M. RuedaCentral midfielder | Patronato | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 25 |
| M. RudakovGoalkeeper | FC Sochi | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0▼100% | 12▼19.7% |
| M. RubenCentre-forward | Rosario Central | 🇦🇷Argentina | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0▼100% | 2▼70.1% |
| M. RoverCentral midfielder | Reggiana | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 1 | 2 | 18.3 | 24▲33.5%↩ | 46▼19%↩ |
| M. RouaiCentral midfielder | Valenciennes | 🇫🇷France | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 29▼38.5%↩ |
| M. RotsFull-back | 1899 Hoffenheim | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 20 | 4 | 4 | 48.2 | 42▲456%↩ | 84▲30.1%↩ |
| M. RossignolCentral midfielder | Le Mans | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20.6 | 16▲75.6% | 58▲41.3% |
| M. RossCentre-back | Plymouth | 🇩🇰Denmark | 25 | 4 | 1 | 10.6 | 28▲113%↩ | 48▼27.1%↩ |
| M. RosołekCentre-forward | GKS Katowice | 🇵🇱Poland | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 31▼21.6%↩ |
| M. RosetiCentre-forward | Quilmes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 22 |
| M. RosethCentre-back | Viking | 🇳🇴Norway | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 23▲117.1%↩ | 32▼2.5%↩ |
| M. RosenfelderCentre-back | SC Freiburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 5▼74.9% | 66▼12.9% |
| M. RoseCentre-back | Salford City | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2▼82.3%↩ | 14▼66.7%↩ |
| M. RosalesCentre-back | Chaco For Ever | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 14 | 9 |
| M. RosalesCentral midfielder | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 31 |
| M. RömlingFull-back | Tatran Prešov | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1▼95.2%↩ | 26▼35.3%↩ |
| M. RomeroCentre-forward | Chaco For Ever | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1.7 | 19 | 15 |
| M. RomeroCentre-back | Chaco For Ever | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 14 | 16 |
| M. RomeroCentral midfielder | Miami FC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 15▲2.7%↩ | 18▼55.6%↩ |
| M. RomeroCentre-forward | O'Higgins | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1.9 | 24▼44.9%↩ | 20▼63.6%↩ |
| M. RomeroCentral midfielder | Temperley | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 32 |
| M. RomanCentre-forward | Arges Pitesti | 🇷🇴Romania | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. RoldánWinger | Banfield | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 42▼2.5% |
| M. RojoCentre-back | Racing Club | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 27▲13.7%↩ | 13▲6.5%↩ |
| M. RojasCentral midfielder | San Miguel | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 8 |
| M. RojasAttacking midfielder | Portland Timbers | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 4▼77.8%↩ | 18▼39.3%↩ |
| M. RohrFull-back | SV Elversberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 3 | 2 | 10.1 | 42▼34.6% | 35▼14.7% |
| M. RöhlCentral midfielder | Everton | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 15▲29.6%↩ | 73▲3.1%↩ |
| M. RohdénCentral midfielder | IF Elfsborg | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1▼97.6%↩ | 5▼78.1%↩ |
| M. RoginićCentre-forward | Žilina | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.6 | 17▲57.4%↩ | 18▼47.2%↩ |
| M. RogersAttacking midfielder | Chelsea | 🏴England | 24 | 10 | 6 | 115.6 | 53▼7%↩ | 100±0% |
| M. RoganovićFull-back | FK Partizan | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 20 | 0 | 5 | 7.7 | 34 | 46 |
| M. RogCentral midfielder | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0▼100%↩ | 11▼74.6%↩ |
| M. RoffoGoalkeeper | Instituto Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 16▼59.7% | 48▼5.7% |
| M. RoerslevCentre-back | Southampton | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 3▼74.8%↩ | 45▼39.9%↩ |
| M. RoedeCentral midfielder | AZ Alkmaar | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 0 | 54 |
| M. RodríguezCentre-back | Talleres Remedios | 🇦🇷Argentina | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼74.6%↩ | 6▼54.1%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Chacarita Juniors | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 7 |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Erzurumspor FK | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 6 | 6 | 1.7 | 38▲196.9%↩ | 17▼30.4%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Sporting Kansas City | 🇺🇸USA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 5▼83.7% | 18▼43.5% |
| M. RodríguezCentre-back | Colegiales | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 6 | 24 |
| M. RodríguezDefensive midfielder | Monterrey | 🇲🇽Mexico | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 1▲22.2%↩ | 37▼6.5%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentre-forward | Platense | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 38 |