| S. JurićCentre-forward |  NK Varazdin | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 3▼76.4%↩ | 26▼21.2%↩ |
| ClaysonAttacking midfielder | Sport Recife | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 3▼89.9%↩ | 26▼39.6%↩ |
| K. HanedaCentre-back |  FC Gifu | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3▼81.6%↩ | 25▼45.1%↩ |
| J. IkedaCentre-back |  Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3▲625%↩ | 25▼19.6%↩ |
| K. SakamotoCentre-back | Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| J. MartínezCentre-forward |  Fortaleza FC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 3 | 25 |
| T. EpaillyWinger |  Boulogne | 🇫🇷France | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.4 | 3±0% | 24▼0.8%↩ |
| R. KulAttacking midfielder |  FC Orenburg | 🇷🇺Russia | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 3±0% | 24±0% |
| I. IshkovDefensive midfielder |  Ural | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3▼39.6% | 23▼11.4% |
| R. SatoCentre-forward |  Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 3 | 23 |
| R. SpauldingCentral midfielder |  Sacramento Republic | 🇺🇸USA | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3▼46.3%↩ | 23▼31.3%↩ |
| H. SveijerGoalkeeper |  Sandviken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3±0% | 22▼14% |
| J. YueillAttacking midfielder |  New England Revolution | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2.4 | 3▼40.8% | 21▼6.2% |
| C. KrempickiAttacking midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 3▼82.9%↩ | 20▼42.2%↩ |
| D. KobayashiCentre-back |  Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | 19 |
| C. OrtagGoalkeeper |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3▼69.8%↩ | 19▼47.3%↩ |
| Joey GaruccioAttacking midfielder |  Adelaide United | 🏳️ | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 19 |
| A. CarterCentre-forward |  Vizela | 🇦🇺Australia | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3▼52.5%↩ | 18▼34.1%↩ |
| O. SæterCentre-forward | Rosenborg | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3▼91.4% | 17▼46.3% |
| Mustafa AydinCentral midfielder |  Hatayspor | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 15 |
| W. CyprienAttacking midfielder |  Changchun Yatai | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲1350%↩ | 15▼57.3%↩ |
| J. MedveděvDefensive midfielder |  Slovan Bratislava | 🇨🇿Czechia | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3▼34.1%↩ | 14▼30.8%↩ |
| V. FrodigGoalkeeper |  IK brage | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3±0% | 14▼14.4% |
| W. CartagenaDefensive midfielder |  Orlando City SC | 🇵🇪Peru | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3▼86% | 14▼52.9% |
| K. KamiyaCentre-back |  FC Ryukyu | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 14▼67.8%↩ |
| Eze KelvinCentre-forward | Wellington Phoenix | 🇱🇾Libya | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 13 |
| Y. OkoliCentre-back |  Slavia Sofia | 🏳️ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 | 13 |
| E. CollierCentre-forward |  Indy Eleven | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 12▼60.8%↩ |
| S. MambaAttacking midfielder |  SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 3▼49.1%↩ | 11▼72.7%↩ |
| J. DinennoCentre-forward | Deportivo Cali | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3▼63.3%↩ | 10▼73.9%↩ |
| L. AmosAttacking midfielder |  Perth Glory | 🏴England | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3▲1350%↩ | 9▼68.3%↩ |
| F. FabraCentre-back |  Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3▼71.8%↩ | 8▼35.4%↩ |
| S. NiwaCentre-forward |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 8 |
| A. FaltsetasCentral midfielder |  Utsikten | 🇸🇪Sweden | 39 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3▼77% | 3▼40.4% |
| R. MikušAttacking midfielder | Dukla Praha | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 |
| I. HopiWinger |  Teplice | 🏳️ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 |
| B. AubaasDefensive midfielder |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇿🇦South Africa | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Marc DomenechCentre-forward |  Atletico Madrid | 🇪🇸Spain | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 61.6 | 3 | 69▼2.8%↩ |
| D. DownsWinger |  St. Louis City | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 3 | 59▼7.9%↩ |
| LuisinhoAttacking midfielder |  Feirense | 🇵🇹Portugal | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 3 | 57 |
| E. BiondiniCentral midfielder |  Empoli | 🏳️ | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 3 | 56 |
| Edison NeguebaWinger |  Juventude | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25.9 | 3 | 54 |
| O. AchouitarFull-back |  Vitesse | 🏳️ | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14.1 | 3 | 53 |
| M. AchiWinger | Cherno More Varna | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 3▲114.3%↩ | 53▲9.8%↩ |
| I. SaioGoalkeeper |  Pescara | 🇮🇹Italy | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 3 | 53 |
| L. CerriCentre-forward |  Grenoble | 🇮🇹Italy | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3±0% | 52▼1.1%↩ |
| S. MellierDefensive midfielder |  Laval | 🏳️ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 50 |
| Salem Al NajdiFull-back |  Al-Nassr | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | 3±0% | 50±0% |
| Rayane HamidouCentre-back |  Al-Ahli Jeddah | 🏳️Malawi | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 3▼72.5% | 49▲2.9% |
| E. TuypensFull-back |  Antwerp | 🇧🇪Belgium | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
| A. BeydtsDefensive midfielder | Juventus | 🏳️ | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 3 | 46 |
| M. RoerslevCentre-back |  Southampton | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3▼74.8%↩ | 45▼39.9%↩ |
| Nathan FogaçaCentre-forward |  Fortaleza EC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21.4 | 3▼3.2%↩ | 45▲25%↩ |
| Hwang Ju-HoGoalkeeper | FC Seoul | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 3 | 44 |
| Hwang Seo-WoongCentral midfielder |  Pohang Steelers | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 21 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 9.8 | 3 | 44 |
| F. SimmondsCentre-back |  AFC Wimbledon | 🏴England | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 3 | 44 |
| K. PintoCentre-back |  Benfica B | 🏳️ | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 43 |
| M. DrammehWinger |  Torreense | 🇬🇲Gambia | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 | 3▼75.6%↩ | 42▼3.4%↩ |
| I. NajimWinger |  SK Beveren | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 15.4 | 3▼68.7%↩ | 41▼24.1%↩ |
| R. GuerreroCentre-back |  Tigres UANL | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 3±0% | 40▼5.7% |
| J. RuizCentral midfielder |  FC ST. Gallen | 🏳️ | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 40 |
| K. DowellCentre-forward |  Hull City | 🏴England | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.1 | 3▼84.5%↩ | 40▼6.1%↩ |
| Malamine EfekeleWinger | FC ST. Gallen | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 3 | 40▼17.3%↩ |
| C. OnuohaWinger |  TSV Hartberg | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 3▼45.5%↩ | 40▼4.8%↩ |
| T. SanderGoalkeeper |  IF Elfsborg | 🇩🇰Denmark | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 3▼6.3%↩ | 39▼1.8%↩ |
| O. GlasgowWinger |  Monterey Bay | 🇬🇾Guyana | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 39▲15%↩ |
| C. Blackett-TaylorWinger |  Derby | 🏴England | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 3▼46.4%↩ | 39▲30.5%↩ |
| D. DuarteDefensive midfielder | Metz | 🏳️ | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 3 | 39 |
| Léo JardimGoalkeeper |  Vasco DA Gama | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 3▼71.2% | 38▼0.8% |
| T. KasayanagiAttacking midfielder |  Patro Eisden | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 3±0% | 38±0% |
| C. GammelgaardCentral midfielder |  Odense | 🇩🇰Denmark | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3▼92.7%↩ | 37▼21.5%↩ |
| L. ĐurićCentral midfielder |  SC Paderborn 07 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.6 | 3 | 35 |
| S. AyukawaCentre-forward |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13.8 | 3▲7.1%↩ | 35▲1.7%↩ |
| B. TsagueCentre-forward |  FC Anyang | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 3 | 35 |
| G. CastillaCentre-back |  Central Norte | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3 | 35 |
| A. GusolCentral midfielder |  Kolos Kovalivka | 🏳️ | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 3▼40% | 34▼6% |
| Yahya NajiCentral midfielder |  Damac | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 3▼46.4%↩ | 34▼19.8%↩ |
| K. SatoCentre-back |  Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3 | 33 |
| F. SzymczakWinger |  Zaglebie Lubin | 🇵🇱Poland | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3 | 33▼26.8%↩ |
| D. LaskarisCentre-back |  Asteras Tripolis | 🏳️ | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 3±0% | 33±0% |
| A. MilesFull-back |  Orange County SC | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 3 | 32 |
| Omar RedaWinger |  Petrojet | 🇪🇬Egypt | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| A. SkistadCentral midfielder |  Stromsgodset | 🇳🇴Norway | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 3 | 31 |
| I. OdaCentre-back |  Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3▼87%↩ | 30▼33.2%↩ |
| M. AndoCentre-forward |  Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 | 3 | 30 |
| Maged Abdel RahmanCentral midfielder |  Masr | 🇪🇬Egypt | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 3 | 29 |
| I. BekaCentre-back |  Grasshoppers | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3 | 29 |
| K. DryshlyukCentral midfielder |  Zorya Luhansk | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3▼59.5% | 29▼22% |
| D. KanekoCentral midfielder |  Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 3▼81.6%↩ | 29▼38.2%↩ |
| D. JonesWinger |  Tranmere | 🏴England | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 3▲25% | 28±0% |
| Ali Al HassanCentral midfielder |  Al-Fateh | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3±0% | 28±0% |
| B. HobsonCentral midfielder |  Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 | 3 | 27 |
| A. CarvajalCentre-forward |  Valladolid | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 3 | 27 |
| G. DahanCentre-forward |  Unirea Slobozia | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 26 |
| T. SavinGoalkeeper |  Shrewsbury | 🏴England | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 3▲87.5% | 25▼37.6% |
| S. HoshinoCentre-forward |  Tochigi SC | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 25 |
| Shen ZiguiCentral midfielder |  Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 24 |
| A. AngelovDefensive midfielder |  Dobrudzha | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 3 | 24 |
| C. HercCentre-forward |  Kisvarda FC | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 23 |
| L. RóbertssonCentral midfielder |  IFK Varnamo | 🇮🇸Iceland | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3▲11.1%↩ | 23▼25.7%↩ |
