| R. AgeishiCentral midfielder | Tochigi SC | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2 | 26 |
| Y. HoriuchiCentral midfielder | Urawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 2 | 25▼40.9% |
| A. DiopCentral midfielder | Detroit City | 🇸🇳Senegal | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2 | 25 |
| M. WaguéCentral midfielder | Panserraikos | 🇸🇳Senegal | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| A. MasuakuFull-back | Konyaspor | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2▼63%↩ | 23▲5.5%↩ |
| B. ChuriCentral midfielder | Llaneros | 🇨🇴Colombia | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 23 |
| O. LöfströmCentral midfielder | Sandviken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2±0% | 23▼0.9% |
| C. SánchezCentre-forward | Defensores Unidos | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 23 |
| R. KokubuCentral midfielder | Matsumoto Yamaga | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2 | 22 |
| J. MassonCentral midfielder | Sochaux | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2▼93.1%↩ | 22▼60.6%↩ |
| L. RomeroCentral midfielder | U. Catolica | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 22 |
| Yaya StevelmansCentre-back | Roda | 🏳️ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 22 |
| L. WoudenbergCentre-back | Dordrecht | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2▼91.7% | 21±0% |
| T. ParteyDefensive midfielder | Al Shabab | 🇬🇭Ghana | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2▼80.2%↩ | 21±0% |
| S. TsujiGoalkeeper | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 | 21 |
| K. KikuchiCentral midfielder | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2 | 20 |
| A. KlemenssonGoalkeeper | Raufoss | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2▼46.9%↩ | 20▼19.2%↩ |
| Đ. NikolićGoalkeeper | Cukaricki | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2▼52.8%↩ | 19▼41.9%↩ |
| S. McIllhattonCentral midfielder | Birmingham Legion | 🇦🇺Australia | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 19 |
| F. FloFull-back | Skeid | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 2▼73.4% | 18▼33% |
| Lawrence WongCentral midfielder | Melbourne City | 🏳️ | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 17 |
| R. DeaconuCentral midfielder | Unirea Slobozia | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2▼83%↩ | 17▼41.4%↩ |
| J. OchoaAttacking midfielder | Arsenal Sarandi | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 17 |
| C. BraccoDefensive midfielder | Newcastle Jets | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2 | 17 |
| S. MakarovCentral midfielder | Chelyabinsk | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2▼67.3%↩ | 16▼15.5%↩ |
| Hong Jeong-WoonCentre-back | Daegu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2▼22.7%↩ | 16▼32.4%↩ |
| A. KawazuraCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2▼85.2%↩ | 15▼12.7%↩ |
| H. KetoGoalkeeper | IFK Varnamo | 🇫🇮Finland | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2±0% | 15▼42.1% |
| T. IwanamiCentre-back | Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2▼56.4% | 14±0% |
| V. VevatneCentre-back | Viking | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2▼69.6% | 14▼4.7% |
| Kalu OnyemaechiCentre-forward | El Mokawloon | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 14 |
| M. SalviGoalkeeper | FC Basel 1893 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| D. VillalpandoCentral midfielder | FC Juarez | 🇲🇽Mexico | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2▼93.2% | 7▼66.7% |
| M. OzdoevCentral midfielder | FC Krasnodar | 🇷🇺Russia | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2▼95.1%↩ | 7▼56.1%↩ |
| R. WatsonDefensive midfielder | Tranmere | 🏴England | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2▲112.5% | 6±0% |
| A. FarrellCentre-back | New England Revolution | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2▲1600% | 6▲7.1% |
| M. CestorCentre-back | Metaloglobus | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2▼81.1%↩ | 6▼61.3%↩ |
| Ahmed TawfikDefensive midfielder | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 6 |
| S. FoleyFull-back | Barrow | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2▼93.1% | 2▼72.1% |
| A. AndradeAttacking midfielder | Bucaramanga | 🇨🇴Colombia | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 |
| L. MatlouDefensive midfielder | Stellenbosch | 🇿🇦South Africa | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| J. ŠtěrbaCentre-back | Artis | 🇨🇿Czechia | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2 | 1 |
| J. MorcilloCentral midfielder | Elche | 🏳️ | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 2±0% | 73±0% |
| F. SyllaDefensive midfielder | FC Sion | 🇫🇷France | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 67 |
| W. AmeyCentre-back | Frosinone | 🇮🇹Italy | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36.9 | 2▲28.6%↩ | 66▲0.6%↩ |
| S. TuratiGoalkeeper | Sassuolo | 🇮🇹Italy | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 2▲12.5%↩ | 65▼14.9%↩ |
| M. EgbringCentre-back | Heerenveen | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 2±0% | 62▲1.1% |
| A. GalaCentral midfielder | Castellón | 🇮🇹Italy | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 57 |
| A. MwambaCentre-back | Charlton | 🏴England | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 2 | 55 |
| Álex SolaDefensive midfielder | Almeria | 🇪🇸Spain | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 2▼94.2%↩ | 54▲4.2%↩ |
| Pepe SánchezCentre-back | Albacete | 🇪🇸Spain | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 2▼92.1% | 54±0% |
| M. FofanaDefensive midfielder | Antwerp | 🏳️ | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 2±0% | 54±0% |
| M. CollocoloAttacking midfielder | Cremonese | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 2±0% | 54±0% |
| G. FaticantiDefensive midfielder | Avellino | 🇮🇹Italy | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 2▼76%↩ | 52▼6.8%↩ |
| C. NadjeAttacking midfielder | AS Eupen | 🇫🇷France | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 2▼14.3%↩ | 52▲2.8%↩ |
| A. NassiriDefensive midfielder | Boulogne | 🏳️ | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 2 | 51 |
| Y. CourtCentral midfielder | Laval | 🏳️ | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 2 | 50 |
| S. TickleGoalkeeper | Bristol City | 🏴England | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 | 2▼92.3%↩ | 50±0% |
| João GonçalvesGoalkeeper | Nacional | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 2▼33.3%↩ | 50▲2.2%↩ |
| Álex BalboaCentral midfielder | Valladolid | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.9 | 2▼75.3%↩ | 50▼10.9%↩ |
| K. GasnierCentral midfielder | PAU | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2±0% | 49±0% |
| J. BrandesDefensive midfielder | Pescara | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 2▼88.5%↩ | 49▼2.6%↩ |
| Luca FelerCentral midfielder | Velez Sarsfield | 🇦🇷Argentina | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 2 | 47 |
| M. NouraniCentre-forward | Nacional | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 2▲200%↩ | 47▲27.7%↩ |
| Nawaf Al GhulaimishCentre-back | Al Shabab | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 2 | 45 |
| M. GómezDefensive midfielder | Talleres Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 2▼25% | 44▲0.5% |
| J. MokioCentral midfielder | Jong Ajax | 🇧🇪Belgium | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 2▼94.5%↩ | 44▼40.7%↩ |
| Elson MendesCentral midfielder | Kasımpaşa | 🇫🇷France | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 | 2 | 43▲28.8%↩ |
| Choi Chi-UngCentre-forward | Suwon City FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10.4 | 2 | 42 |
| Eduardo FelicíssimoCentral midfielder | Sporting CP B | 🇵🇹Portugal | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 2±0% | 42±0% |
| A. PelmardCentre-back | Clermont Foot | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 2▼90.3%↩ | 41▲28.2%↩ |
| V. Di CrescenzoWinger | Seraing United | 🏳️ | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2±0% | 41±0% |
| Lee Seung-WonDefensive midfielder | Gangwon FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 2▼84.2%↩ | 40▼9.2%↩ |
| C. Nsiala-MakengoFull-back | KVC Westerlo | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | 2▼81.2%↩ | 40▼14.3%↩ |
| L. GrillGoalkeeper | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 2±0% | 40±0% |
| Ricardo Juárez MendozaCentre-back | FC Juarez | 🇲🇽Mexico | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 2 | 40 |
| D. DoumbiaCentral midfielder | Istra 1961 | 🇲🇱Mali | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 2 | 40 |
| Lee RimDefensive midfielder | Daegu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 2 | 40 |
| A. KamaraDefensive midfielder | Club Brugge II | 🏳️ | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| Toni AbadCentre-back | AD Ceuta FC | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 2▼90.2%↩ | 37±0% |
| Z. RuddenCentre-forward | Dunfermline | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 2▼47.1%↩ | 37▼10.8%↩ |
| J. LuersCentral midfielder | Stuttgart II | 🏳️ | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2▲157.1% | 37±0% |
| Max Albæk AndersenDefensive midfielder | Randers FC | 🇩🇰Denmark | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 36 |
| D. NgonzoCentre-back | Lausanne | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 2 | 36 |
| H. RøstenCentre-back | KFUM Oslo | 🇳🇴Norway | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2▼72.7%↩ | 36▲11.2%↩ |
| O. KorsiaCentre-back | Bnei Sakhnin | 🇮🇱Israel | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2 | 35 |
| G. WagnerCentre-back | Sonderjyske | 🏳️ | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 2 | 35 |
| José MatosCentre-back | AD Ceuta FC | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 2▼95.1% | 35±0% |
| G. WagnerCentre-back | Sonderjyske | 🇩🇰Denmark | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 2 | 35 |
| L. LindsayCentre-back | Preston | 🏴Scotland | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 2▼89.5% | 34▲16.3% |
| N. ÁrevaloCentral midfielder | Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 | 2▼92.7% | 33▲25.7% |
| S. FukuokaCentre-back | Gamba Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2▼94.4% | 33±0% |
| Lim Dug-KeunCentre-back | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | 33▼2.1% |
| C. YilmazCentral midfielder | Bandırmaspor | 🏳️ | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 2▲200%↩ | 32▲0.6%↩ |
| N. GodecCentre-back | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 | 32 |
| Y. PotimkovCentre-back | Kudrivka | 🏳️ | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 2 | 31 |
| T. SobowaleCentre-back | ST Mirren | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 2▼92%↩ | 30▼3.5%↩ |
| N. MupembaWinger | Laval | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 2▼10% | 30▼36.7% |
| I. ParenteCentral midfielder | Los Angeles Galaxy | 🇺🇸USA | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2▼84.9% | 30▼7.2% |
| Logan NeidlingerDefensive midfielder | Indy Eleven | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 29 |