| D. MilocDefensive midfielder | Barracas Central | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 20▼20.2% | 18▼10.1% |
| D. MiljanovicFull-back | Ostersunds FK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 5 | 24 |
| D. MikołajewskiWinger | FC Luzern | 🇵🇱Poland | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 65▲102.2%↩ |
| D. MikanovićFull-back | Universitatea Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1.4 | 39 | 17 |
| D. MihailovićCentre-forward | Toronto FC | 🇺🇸USA | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25▼35.9%↩ | 34▼9.2%↩ |
| D. MidonCentre-back | Deportivo La Coruna | 🏳️ | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 0 | 55 |
| D. MiculescuCentre-forward | FCSB | 🇷🇴Romania | 25 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4.3 | 21 | 33 |
| D. MichelCentral midfielder | Waldhof Mannheim | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3.7 | 16▼23.2%↩ | 28▼25.9%↩ |
| D. MichelCentre-forward | União de Leiria | 🏳️ | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 10.4 | 6 | 47 |
| D. MichalskiCentre-back | Zaglebie Lubin | 🇵🇱Poland | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 25±0% | 27±0% |
| D. MichaAttacking midfielder | Ashdod | 🇮🇱Israel | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| D. MethalieFull-back | Sunderland | 🇫🇷France | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 37±0% | 78±0% |
| D. MesoneroCentral midfielder | Real Madrid | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 0 | 31 |
| D. MesenhölerGoalkeeper | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 19▼19.8% |
| D. MerolaCentral midfielder | Pescara | 🇮🇹Italy | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17.3 | 4▼39.1%↩ | 44▼20.9%↩ |
| D. MercadoDefensive midfielder | San Martin S.J. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 16▲3925%↩ | 21▼47.1%↩ |
| D. MeraCentre-back | Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 6 | 20 |
| D. MenendezCentral midfielder | Oviedo | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 0 | 64 |
| D. MendozaCentral midfielder | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 25 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 12 | 24 |
| D. MendozaDefensive midfielder | San Antonio | 🇺🇸USA | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 29 |
| D. MelnjakFull-back | HNK Hajduk Split | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 13▼39.5%↩ | 10▼73.4%↩ |
| D. MeļņiksCentre-back | Falkirk | 🇱🇻Latvia | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 7 | 38 |
| D. MelladoCentral midfielder | Sacramento Republic | 🇺🇸USA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 29 |
| D. MejíaDefensive midfielder | NK Osijek | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 9 | 32 |
| D. MedinaFull-back | CSKA 1948 | 🇧🇴Bolivia | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 18 | 32 |
| D. MedinaDefensive midfielder | Santos Laguna | 🇲🇽Mexico | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 6±0% | 36▼7.2% |
| D. MeddahCentral midfielder | Montpellier | 🇫🇷France | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21.8 | 30±0% | 61▲0.7%↩ |
| D. McNeilCentre-forward | Crystal Palace | 🏴England | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5±0% | 71▲9.1%↩ |
| D. McNamaraCentre-back | Charlton | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 10±0% | 48▲3.3%↩ |
| D. McGuireCentre-forward | Houston Dynamo | 🇺🇸USA | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0▼100%↩ | 36▼3.7%↩ |
| D. McGoldrickWinger | Mansfield Town | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 40±0% | 11±0% |
| D. McCartneyCentral midfielder | Birmingham Legion | 🇺🇸USA | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | 10 | 24 |
| D. MbayoWinger | PEC Zwolle | 🇧🇪Belgium | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11±0% | 56▲11.4%↩ |
| D. MbackeCentre-back | Aalesund | 🏳️ | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 12▲11.2%↩ | 38▲5.3%↩ |
| D. Mazou-SackoDefensive midfielder | Millwall | 🇫🇷France | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 19▲30.1% | 66▲2.2% |
| D. MatthewsCentral midfielder | Burton Albion | 🏴England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| D. MatthewsCentre-back | Accrington ST | 🏴England | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 2▼85.9% | 23▼20.4% |
| D. MatsuokaCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 3 | 27 |
| D. MatsuokaCentral midfielder | Slovan Bratislava | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2▼93.9%↩ | 27▼47.4%↩ |
| D. MatsumotoCentre-back | Kanazawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 12▲265.6%↩ | 23▼49.8%↩ |
| D. MatijašGoalkeeper | HNK Gorica | 🇭🇷Croatia | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 15▲302.8%↩ | 35▼28.2%↩ |
| D. MateiWinger | Universitatea Craiova | 🇷🇴Romania | 20 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| D. MastrángeloCentre-back | Tristan Suarez | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 1±0% | 41▲1%↩ |
| D. MashaoCentral midfielder | Marumo Gallants | 🇿🇦South Africa | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. MascardiGoalkeeper | Torino | 🇮🇹Italy | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6▲9.3%↩ | 58±0% |
| D. MasCentre-back | AD Ceuta FC | 🏳️ | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 1 | 51 |
| D. MarzinoGoalkeeper | BSC Young Boys | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 20 |
| D. MartovoyCentral midfielder | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 🇷🇺Russia | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 21▼15%↩ |
| D. MartinovićCentre-forward | SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 20▼31.9%↩ |
| D. MartínezCentre-back | Deportivo Madryn | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| D. MartínezCentre-back | Barracas Central | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 16▼49.2%↩ | 12▼31.4%↩ |
| D. MartínezCentre-forward | Charleston Battery | 🇭🇳Honduras | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 17▼48.8%↩ |
| D. MartínezCentre-back | Defensa Y Justicia | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10.8 | 39▲739.1%↩ | 38▲47.1%↩ |
| D. MartínezDefensive midfielder | Independiente | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 2▼93.7%↩ | 43▲8.9%↩ |
| D. MartínezWinger | FC Midtjylland | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 20 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 7.1 | 35▲78.8%↩ | 47▲4%↩ |
| D. MartinezCentre-back | Llaneros | 🇨🇴Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| D. MartinCentral midfielder | Accrington ST | 🏴England | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5▲182.4% | 28▲3.8% |
| D. MárquezCentral midfielder | Necaxa | 🇲🇽Mexico | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 41 |
| D. MarkočevićCentre-forward | Radnik Surdulica | 🏳️ | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| D. MarkandayCentral midfielder | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 27±0% | 36▲2.6% |
| Đ. MarinkovićCentral midfielder | Mladost Lucani | 🇷🇸Serbia | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 |
| D. MarfellaGoalkeeper | Bari | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 0 | 41 |
| D. MarešićCentre-back | HNK Hajduk Split | 🇦🇹Austria | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | 16▲137.9%↩ | 38▼41.9%↩ |
| D. MarešFull-back | Mlada Boleslav | 🇨🇿Czechia | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 |
| D. MaresCentral midfielder | Louisville City | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| D. MarečekCentral midfielder | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 28 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 7.1 | 19 | 1 |
| D. MarczukCentre-forward | Real Salt Lake | 🇵🇱Poland | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 6▼38.4% | 38▼4.1% |
| D. MarchenkoGoalkeeper | Karpaty | 🏳️ | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 6 | 39 |
| D. MantillaAttacking midfielder | Deportivo Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0.9 | 14▲1488.9%↩ | 16▼56.5%↩ |
| D. ManciniCentre-back | Sudtirol | 🇮🇹Italy | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 0 | 50 |
| D. ManakaDefensive midfielder | Marumo Gallants | 🇿🇦South Africa | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 |
| D. ManWinger | PSV Eindhoven | 🇷🇴Romania | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 40±0% | 58▲11.3% |
| D. MalulFull-back | Hapoel Haifa | 🇮🇱Israel | 37 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 18 | 8 |
| D. MalesAttacking midfielder | Widzew Łódź | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 25 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6.7 | 22 | 41 |
| D. MalenWinger | AS Roma | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 38.1 | 46±0% | 67±0% |
| D. MaldonadoCentre-back | Rubin | 🇭🇳Honduras | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 15±0% | 20±0% |
| D. MaldiniWinger | Cagliari | 🇮🇹Italy | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 45.3 | 12±0% | 73▲3.8%↩ |
| D. MakevicCentre-back | FK Partizan | 🏳️ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 34 |
| D. MakarovDefensive midfielder | Krylia Sovetov | 🇷🇺Russia | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8▲127.3%↩ | 20▼27.1%↩ |
| D. MagnoCentre-forward | Central Norte | 🇦🇷Argentina | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 |
| D. MagdaCentre-back | FK Košice | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 8 | 21 |
| D. MagallanesCentre-back | Temperley | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 22 | 23 |
| D. MafteiFull-back | Farul Constanta | 🇷🇴Romania | 22 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4.1 | 8 | 35 |
| D. MaficoCentral midfielder | Cardiff | 🏴Wales | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 42 |
| D. MaekawaGoalkeeper | Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 40±0% | 32▲11% |
| D. MaedaCentral midfielder | Ipswich | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 59▲13.5%↩ | 41▲1.7%↩ |
| D. MadernerCentre-forward | Grazer AK | 🇦🇹Austria | 30 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3.8 | 30▼7.9%↩ | 24▼44.3%↩ |
| D. MacharacekCentre-back | Sigma Olomouc | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 |
| D. MachalíkAttacking midfielder | Zlin | 🇨🇿Czechia | 30 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| D. LysgårdFull-back | Kongsvinger | 🇳🇴Norway | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 5▲15.4% | 25▼14.8% |
| D. LungaFull-back | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 1 |
| D. LundeCentre-forward | Skeid | 🇳🇴Norway | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 26 |
| D. LundeCentral midfielder | Start | 🇳🇴Norway | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 33 |
| D. LunaAttacking midfielder | Real Salt Lake | 🇺🇸USA | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 9.2 | 34▼6% | 45▼4.1% |
| D. LunaCentral midfielder | Mallorca | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 25.5 | 19▲53.2%↩ | 60▲4.2%↩ |
| D. LukebakioWinger | Benfica | 🇧🇪Belgium | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9±0% | 47▲19.6% |
| D. LukácsCentre-forward | Puskas Academy | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2.5 | 46 | 23 |
| D. LudvíčekDefensive midfielder | Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿Czechia | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | 5 | 2 |
| D. LuceaFull-back | Paris Saint Germain | 🏳️ | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 2 | 67 |
| D. LozevFull-back | Spartak Varna | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 | 10 |