| M. PuleCentral midfielder | Siwelele | 🇿🇦South Africa | 34 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | 19 | 1 |
| M. PulkrabCentre-forward | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 | 17 | 1▼97.9%↩ |
| M. PykhcheevCentral midfielder | FC Orenburg | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 28 |
| M. QuezadaGoalkeeper | O'Higgins | 🇨🇱Chile | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 13 |
| M. QuirozCentral midfielder | Club Atlético Güemes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 34▼18.5%↩ |
| M. RaabGoalkeeper | Union Berlin | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 46±0% |
| M. RabuelCentre-back | Stade Briochin | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0▼100%↩ | 25▼51.2%↩ |
| M. RadchenkoCentre-back | FC Rostov | 🏳️ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| M. RadinCentral midfielder | TSC Backa Topola | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 18 | 10 |
| M. RadostaCentral midfielder | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 25 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 11.8 | 23 | 2 |
| M. RădulescuCentral midfielder | Universitatea Craiova | 🇷🇴Romania | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 | 12 | 35 |
| M. RaffertyAttacking midfielder | Kasımpaşa | 🇸🇪Sweden | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 22▼18.3%↩ | 48▲35.7%↩ |
| M. RagužCentre-forward | SCR Altach | 🇦🇹Austria | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 27 |
| M. RajovićCentre-forward | FC Midtjylland | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 33±0% |
| M. RaknebergCentre-back | Odense | 🇳🇴Norway | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 33▼19.6%↩ |
| M. RakoczyAttacking midfielder | Gornik Zabrze | 🇵🇱Poland | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 | 9▲557.1%↩ | 35▲10%↩ |
| M. RamabuCentral midfielder | Sekhukhune United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 24 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 20 | 2 |
| M. RamÃrezCentre-forward | Everton de Vina | 🇨🇱Chile | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 20 |
| M. RamírezGoalkeeper | Kifisia | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 15±0% | 38▲7.6% |
| M. RamírezCentral midfielder | D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 20 |
| M. RamírezCentral midfielder | Águilas Doradas | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2.7 | 17▲25.8%↩ | 20▼55.2%↩ |
| M. RamírezCentral midfielder | Colegiales | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 15▼14.9%↩ |
| M. RamosCentre-back | Agropecuario | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 14 | 16 |
| M. RamundoGoalkeeper | Lommel United | 🏳️ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 39 |
| M. RangelCentre-forward | Llaneros | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0.2 | 18 | 7 |
| M. RanmarkGoalkeeper | Moss | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1▼92.2% | 19▼33.6% |
| M. RantoaCentral midfielder | TS Galaxy | 🏳️ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| M. RapettiCentre-back | Defensores Unidos | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 22 |
| M. RashfordWinger | Manchester United | 🏴England | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 | 44▲1.9%↩ | 65▲4.2%↩ |
| M. RashicaCentral midfielder | Beşiktaş | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 12±0% | 24±0% |
| M. RasmussenDefensive midfielder | FC St. Pauli | 🇳🇴Norway | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0▼100%↩ | 37▼0.8%↩ |
| M. RasmussenCentre-forward | Helsingborg | 🇩🇰Denmark | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 10 | 23 |
| M. RasnerDefensive midfielder | Ried | 🇦🇹Austria | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8 | 17 |
| M. RawufuCentre-forward | hodd | 🇸🇪Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 28 |
| M. RealFull-back | Hartford Athletic | 🇺🇸USA | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | 11▲28.9%↩ | 24▼36.5%↩ |
| M. RealiDefensive midfielder | Independ. Rivadavia | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13▲63.4%↩ | 30▼6%↩ |
| M. RecaldeDefensive midfielder | Gimnasia M. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 18▲371.1% | 32▲45.8% |
| M. RegáliCentre-forward | Tatran Prešov | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 33 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | 18▲397.2%↩ | 13▼59.9%↩ |
| M. RegułaWinger | Zaglebie Lubin | 🇵🇱Poland | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 16▼36.7% | 44▲3% |
| M. RegžaCentre-forward | Nyiregyhaza | 🇱🇻Latvia | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| M. RehušCentre-forward | FK Košice | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3.6 | 21 | 34 |
| M. ReichlGoalkeeper | Bohemians 1905 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 12 | 1 |
| M. ReichmuthDefensive midfielder | FC Zurich | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 14 | 39 |
| M. ReindorfWinger | Cardiff | 🏴England | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11.7 | 3 | 28▼25.8%↩ |
| M. ReinthalerDefensive midfielder | TSV 1860 München | 🇮🇹Italy | 31 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 22▲176.3% | 20▼10.1% |
| M. RemacleCentral midfielder | Korona Kielce | 🇧🇪Belgium | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 13▼62.7% | 27±0% |
| M. RembergGoalkeeper | VfL Osnabrück | 🇩🇪Germany | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 0 | 38 |
| M. RenteCentre-back | Groningen | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 | 37±0% | 49±0% |
| M. ReteguiCentre-forward | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 20.9 | 54±0% | 50±0% |
| M. ReusAttacking midfielder | Los Angeles Galaxy | 🇩🇪Germany | 37 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 0.9 | 42▲31.9% | 12▲43.2% |
| M. ReyesGoalkeeper | Deportes Iquique | 🇨🇱Chile | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 20 |
| M. ReynosoGoalkeeper | San Miguel | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 31 |
| M. RiberoCentral midfielder | Central Norte | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 23 |
| M. RicciardiCentre-back | Juve Stabia | 🇮🇹Italy | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 7±0% | 49±0% |
| M. RichterCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 37▲9.1% | 48±0% |
| M. RichterCentral midfielder | Havelse | 🏳️ | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 8 | 38 |
| M. RichterCentral midfielder | Havelse | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 34▼8.9%↩ |
| M. RiemannGoalkeeper | Alemannia Aachen | 🇩🇪Germany | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8▲507.7% | 4±0% |
| M. RifaatCentre-forward | El Mokawloon | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 20 |
| M. RiisnæsCentral midfielder | Bodo/Glimt | 🇳🇴Norway | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0▼97.2%↩ | 37▼14.7%↩ |
| M. RijksCentre-forward | Bristol Rovers | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 5▼85.7%↩ | 28▼25.2%↩ |
| M. RikhotsoCentre-back | Marumo Gallants | 🇿🇦South Africa | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 |
| M. RíoAttacking midfielder | San Lorenzo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 | 0▼100%↩ | 40▼26.4%↩ |
| M. RiosCentral midfielder | Colorado Springs | 🇺🇸USA | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| M. RíosCentral midfielder | San Martin Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 33 |
| M. RistićCentral midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇷🇸Serbia | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4▲2.8%↩ | 33▼32.9%↩ |
| M. RistićDefensive midfielder | Radnicki 1923 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 12 | 17 |
| M. RitsCentral midfielder | Beerschot VA | 🇧🇪Belgium | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1±0% | 8±0% |
| M. RitterCentre-forward | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 40±0% | 33▲13.7% |
| M. RittmüllerCentral midfielder | TSV 1860 München | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 12▼11.2%↩ | 32▼40.2%↩ |
| M. RivaderoCentral midfielder | Deportivo Madryn | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| M. RiveraWinger | Heerenveen | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29.4 | 40±0% | 71±0% |
| M. RiveraCentre-back | Cadiz | 🏳️ | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 54 |
| M. RiveraCentral midfielder | Nublense | 🇨🇱Chile | 30 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 15 | 13 |
| M. RizničCentral midfielder | Teplice | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 18 | 2 |
| M. RobberechtsWinger | Club Brugge II | 🇧🇪Belgium | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8.8 | 28±0% | 47▲1.3%↩ |
| M. RobertsGoalkeeper | Watford | 🏴England | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 15 | 35 |
| M. RobinDefensive midfielder | Estoril | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 29±0% | 55±0% |
| M. RobinsonCentre-back | FC Cincinnati | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 12▼66.8% | 26▼9.7% |
| M. RochaCentre-back | Union Santa Fe | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 0▼98.7%↩ | 39▼25.2%↩ |
| M. RodákGoalkeeper | Al-Ettifaq | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 22±0% | 41±0% |
| M. RodićFull-back | OFK Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 8 |
| M. RodinFull-back | Lechia Gdansk | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1.6 | 14▼46.9%↩ | 22▼15.3%↩ |
| M. RodriguezCentral midfielder | Sporting Gijon | 🏳️ | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 5▼63% | 62±0% |
| M. RodriguezCentral midfielder | El Paso Locomotive | 🇺🇸USA | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 28 |
| M. RodriguezCentral midfielder | Detroit City | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | 19 | 16 |
| M. RodríguezCentre-forward | Huachipato | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 4 | 41 |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Necaxa | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12.1 | 9±0% | 41▼8.9%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentre-back | FC Krasnodar | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 27▼44.6%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentre-back | Defensores De Belgrano | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | 25 |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Sacramento Republic | 🇺🇸USA | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5▼84.7%↩ | 20▼37.1%↩ |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | Erzurumspor FK | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 38▲35.6% | 17▼12.2% |
| M. RodríguezCentral midfielder | All Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 7 |
| M. RodríguezCentre-back | Talleres Remedios | 🇦🇷Argentina | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼74.6%↩ | 6▼54.1%↩ |
| M. RoedeCentral midfielder | Jong AZ | 🏳️ | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 1 | 59 |
| M. RoerslevCentre-back | Southampton | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 6▼47.1%↩ | 45▼39.9%↩ |
| M. RogCentral midfielder | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0▼100%↩ | 11▼74.6%↩ |
| M. RoganovićCentre-back | Genk | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 34±0% | 46±0% |
| M. RogersWinger | Chelsea | 🏴England | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 101.3 | 53±0% | 100▲0.5%↩ |
| M. RoginićCentre-forward | Žilina | 🇭🇷Croatia | 31 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.4 | 17▲57.4%↩ | 18▼47.2%↩ |