| L. MamićCentre-forward | NK Varazdin | 🇭🇷Croatia | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| L. MamutDefensive midfielder | Gimnasia L.P. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 5▼46.5% | 44▼6.7% |
| L. MandalCentral midfielder | Sonderjyske | 🇩🇰Denmark | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 34 |
| L. MandevilleCentral midfielder | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 8▼73.2% | 23±0% |
| L. MarchiCentre-back | Central Cordoba de Santiago | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6▼24.4% | 20▼14.4% |
| L. MarečekFull-back | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 15 | 0 |
| L. MaresCentral midfielder | Ham-Kam | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 11▼68.8% | 25▼3.1% |
| L. MargueronGoalkeeper | Rodez | 🇫🇷France | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 46▲5%↩ |
| L. MarijnissenCentre-back | KV Mechelen | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 35±0% | 48▼20.3%↩ |
| L. MarimónCentre-forward | Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 22 |
| L. MarinFull-back | Slavia Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 32 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 20 | 14 |
| L. MarinucciCentre-forward | Deportivo Madryn | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 8 | 14 |
| L. MarklundCentral midfielder | Umeå FC | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 10 |
| L. MaronnierCentre-back | Estac Troyes | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33.9 | 27±0% | 54±0% |
| L. MarquinezGoalkeeper | Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 24 |
| L. MarraCentral midfielder | Colegiales | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 39 |
| L. MarseilerCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 13.3 | 29▲25% | 40▼17.7% |
| L. MarshWinger | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3.6 | 17▲150.7%↩ | 43±0% |
| L. MartesCentre-back | Sparta Rotterdam | 🏳️ | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24.2 | 18±0% | 64±0% |
| L. MartínezCentre-back | River Plate | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 | 48▲1.7% | 34▲13% |
| L. Martínez DupuyWinger | FC Juarez | 🇲🇽Mexico | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 13±0% | 36▼21.5%↩ |
| L. Martínez MontagnoliCentre-back | Colegiales | 🇦🇷Argentina | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 26 | 8 |
| L. MartinsFull-back | Benfica B | 🏳️ | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | 41 |
| L. MartinsCentral midfielder | Gobelins | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 31▼40.3%↩ |
| L. MašekCentre-forward | Slovan Liberec | 🇨🇿Czechia | 22 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | 16 | 2 |
| L. MashianeCentral midfielder | Magesi | 🇿🇦South Africa | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. MasoeroFull-back | Nieciecza | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8▲121.6%↩ | 15▼14.6%↩ |
| L. MasopustFull-back | Slavia Praha | 🇨🇿Czechia | 33 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| L. MassalaCentre-forward | RWDM | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 16 |
| L. MathebulaGoalkeeper | Polokwane City | 🇿🇦South Africa | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 |
| L. MatheusGoalkeeper | Bucaramanga | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| L. MatheusGoalkeeper | Bucaramanga | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| L. MatlouDefensive midfielder | Stellenbosch | 🇿🇦South Africa | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| L. MattssonCentre-forward | Trelleborg | 🇸🇪Sweden | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 22▼7.1% |
| L. MaturanaCentre-back | Independiente Medellin | 🏳️ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 24 |
| L. MätzlerCentre-back | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 🇦🇹Austria | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1▼82.9% | 37±0% |
| L. MauragisFull-back | Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 25 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 29 | 21 |
| L. MayoCentre-back | Aberdeen | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 14▼32.5%↩ | 40▲6.1%↩ |
| L. MazaggCentre-back | SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇮🇹Italy | 26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 | 6 | 31 |
| L. MazzitelliDefensive midfielder | Palermo | 🇮🇹Italy | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 13±0% | 39▲5.7%↩ |
| L. Mbamba-MuandaFull-back | KVC Westerlo | 🇧🇪Belgium | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 13±0% | 48▼6.3% |
| L. Mbe SohCentre-back | Sparta Praha | 🇫🇷France | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 14▼35.3%↩ | 40±0% |
| L. McCabeCentral midfielder | Middlesbrough | 🏴England | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 6▲966.7% | 42▼28.1% |
| L. McCannFull-back | Falkirk | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12▼49.6% | 39▼9.5% |
| L. McCannDefensive midfielder | Fleetwood Town | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 10▲186.1% | 26±0% |
| L. McCowanAttacking midfielder | Celtic | 🏴Scotland | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8▼32.8% | 30▼2.9% |
| L. McDougaldCentral midfielder | Cambridge United | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| L. McGeeGoalkeeper | Tranmere | 🏴England | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲146.2% | 13▲20.2% |
| L. McNallyCentre-back | Bristol City | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 0▼99.1% | 46▼32% |
| L. MeazziWinger | Pescara | 🇮🇹Italy | 25 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 53▲5.6%↩ |
| L. MelanoCentral midfielder | Miami FC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 14▲35.8%↩ | 10▼67.9%↩ |
| L. MenaloAttacking midfielder | HNK Rijeka | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | 17 |
| L. MendicinoDefensive midfielder | Bari | 🇮🇹Italy | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5▼7.7%↩ | 52▼9.1%↩ |
| L. MendyAttacking midfielder | Heart Of Midlothian | 🏳️ | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 37 | 36 |
| L. MendyCentre-forward | Moss | 🇸🇳Senegal | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26▼15.1% |
| L. MenossiAttacking midfielder | Union Santa Fe | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1.7 | 21▲20.6%↩ | 13▼1.5%↩ |
| L. MercanFull-back | Fenerbahçe | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.9 | 18±0% | 46±0% |
| L. MergnerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 52 |
| L. MerollaFull-back | Mazatlán | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 | 20▼11% | 23▼19.7% |
| L. MertensCentre-forward | SK Beveren | 🇧🇪Belgium | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 47±0% | 16±0% |
| L. MesanviCentre-forward | Indy Eleven | 🇹🇬Togo | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 36▼0.6%↩ |
| L. MessiWinger | Inter Miami | 🇦🇷Argentina | 39 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 1.1 | 89▼10.8% | 14▼3.6% |
| L. MettlerCentral midfielder | Sandefjord | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0▼100% | 25▼41.9% |
| L. MeuliGoalkeeper | Union Santa Fe | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 38 |
| L. MeyerFull-back | Famalicao | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 7±0% | 41±0% |
| L. MezaCentre-back | Tristan Suarez | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| L. MezeretteGoalkeeper | Auxerre | 🇫🇷France | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 61 |
| L. MezzoteroCentre-forward | Sampdoria | 🏳️ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 | 51 |
| L. MhlongoCentral midfielder | Amazulu | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 |
| L. MichalWinger | Cercle Brugge | 🇫🇷France | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 48▼21.8%↩ |
| L. MićićAttacking midfielder | Javor | 🇷🇸Serbia | 23 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 15 | 40 |
| L. MickelsCentral midfielder | Waldhof Mannheim | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 13▼54.3%↩ |
| L. MiguelCentre-back | FC OSS | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 6▼67.2% | 52±0% |
| L. MihovilcevichCentre-back | Chaco For Ever | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 40 |
| L. MijovićAttacking midfielder | Cukaricki | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 33▼13.4%↩ |
| L. MikulajAttacking midfielder | AS Trencin | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 31 |
| L. MikulicFull-back | Grasshoppers | 🏳️ | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 14 | 39 |
| L. MileyCentral midfielder | Newcastle | 🏴England | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79.4 | 30±0% | 83±0% |
| L. MillarWinger | Birmingham | 🇨🇦Canada | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24.4 | 20▼3%↩ | 60▲10.4%↩ |
| L. MillardAttacking midfielder | Swindon Town | 🏳️ | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 30 |
| L. MillerDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 🏴Scotland | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 | 15±0% | 76▲0.9% |
| L. MillerFull-back | Blackburn | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 36.6 | 48▲97.1%↩ | 59▲24.4%↩ |
| L. MinaCentre-back | Vizela | 🇨🇴Colombia | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 23 |
| L. Mincarelli DavinCentre-back | Estrela | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 22±0% | 57±0% |
| L. MirandaAttacking midfielder | Llaneros | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 9 | 18 |
| L. MirandaDefensive midfielder | San Telmo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4▼76%↩ | 13▼46.6%↩ |
| L. ModimoengCentre-forward | Orbit College | 🇿🇦South Africa | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 1 |
| L. ModrićCentral midfielder | AC Milan | 🇭🇷Croatia | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 45±0% | 23±0% |
| L. MoisaDefensive midfielder | Real Salt Lake | 🇺🇸USA | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5 | 38 |
| L. MojelaAttacking midfielder | Sekhukhune United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 30 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 10 | 1 |
| L. MokoneCentre-back | Magesi | 🇿🇦South Africa | 32 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 13 | 1 |
| L. MolDefensive midfielder | FC OSS | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 3▼75.5% | 52▲2% |
| L. MolinaWinger | Nublense | 🇨🇱Chile | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 23 |
| L. MolyneuxAttacking midfielder | Salford City | 🏴England | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 15▼58.9%↩ | 41▲4.6%↩ |
| L. MondeleCentral midfielder | Cercle Brugge | 🇧🇪Belgium | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17▲7.8%↩ | 56▲28.7%↩ |
| L. MonjeCentral midfielder | San Martin S.J. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 32 |
| L. MontanoFull-back | Silkeborg | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10▲4700%↩ | 35▼11.3%↩ |
| L. Monteiro AlvarengaCentre-back | Nice | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 59 |
| L. MontenegroCentre-back | San Lorenzo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 17 | 47 |
| L. MontfortGoalkeeper | Bourg-en-bresse 01 | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 29 |