| 1 | Z. TripićAttacking midfielder | Viking | 33 | 81▲24.5% | 21▲12.9% |
| 2 | V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 79▲408.4% | 16▼34.7% |
| 3 | C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielder | RB Leipzig | 27 | 69▲124.4% | 76▲3.4% |
| 4 | V. LindAttacking midfielder | Hammarby FF | 23 | 66▲52.2% | 42▲11.1% |
| 5 | Iñigo VicenteAttacking midfielder | Racing Santander | 28 | 64±0% | 58±0% |
| 6 | A. KataiAttacking midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 35 | 63▲3388.9% | 15▼26.1% |
| 7 | M. WanitzekAttacking midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 62±0% | 31±0% |
| 8 | A. DreyerAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 28 | 62▼16.8% | 37▼9.3% |
| 9 | Pep BielAttacking midfielder | Charlotte | 30 | 60▲30.3% | 31▲18.6% |
| 10 | J. TrenskowAttacking midfielder | Heerenveen | 25 | 59±0% | 75±0% |
| 11 | Danilo SantosAttacking midfielder | Botafogo | 25 | 58▲565.5% | 71▲20.9% |
| 12 | M. MeulensteenAttacking midfielder | GO Ahead Eagles | 27 | 58±0% | 61±0% |
| 13 | G. TilAttacking midfielder | PSV Eindhoven | 28 | 58±0% | 58±0% |
| 14 | Samuel LinoAttacking midfielder | Flamengo | 26 | 58▲294.5% | 71▲17.9% |
| 15 | J. BenetAttacking midfielder | PAU | 31 | 57±0% | 34▲1.8% |
| 16 | C. FassnachtAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 32 | 56▲13975% | 22▼15% |
| 17 | A. HainautAttacking midfielder | Venezia | 24 | 56±0% | 74±0% |
| 18 | Mario SorianoAttacking midfielder | Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 55±0% | 77±0% |
| 19 | Rúben NevesAttacking midfielder | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 29 | 55▲7.9% | 43▲3.8% |
| 20 | M. Di GiustoAttacking midfielder | FC Luzern | 26 | 54 | 45 |
| 21 | CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 54▲78.1% | 22▼63% |
| 22 | D. DurandAttacking midfielder | RED Star FC 93 | 31 | 54±0% | 41▲12.7% |
| 23 | O. KiteishviliAttacking midfielder | Sturm Graz | 30 | 53 | 29 |
| 24 | J. AriasAttacking midfielder | Palmeiras | 29 | 53▲192.8% | 55▲27.8% |
| 25 | C. CásseresAttacking midfielder | Toulouse | 26 | 53±0% | 73±0% |
| 26 | M. StevanovićAttacking midfielder | Servette FC | 36 | 53 | 19 |
| 27 | Á. BarrealAttacking midfielder | Santos | 26 | 52▲46.2% | 61▼0.8% |
| 28 | M. SurayAttacking midfielder | GO Ahead Eagles | 25 | 52±0% | 70±0% |
| 29 | A. SanchesAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 23 | 52 | 49 |
| 30 | L. ValenteAttacking midfielder | Feyenoord | 23 | 51±0% | 77▲1.7% |
| 31 | F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 33 | 51 | 17 |
| 32 | G. ZechiëlAttacking midfielder | Feyenoord | 22 | 51±0% | 80±0% |
| 33 | Carles GilAttacking midfielder | New England Revolution | 33 | 50▲5.4% | 22▲2.9% |
| 34 | M. GlushenkovAttacking midfielder | Zenit | 27 | 50▲4.7% | 29▼7.3% |
| 35 | Mathias De AmorimAttacking midfielder | Famalicao | 21 | 49±0% | 70±0% |
| 36 | S. HomenchenkoAttacking midfielder | Club Queretaro | 23 | 49±0% | 48▼11.3% |
| 37 | O. ValakariAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 27 | 49▲45.1% | 40▼1.7% |
| 38 | S. Kvia-EgeskogAttacking midfielder | Viking | 23 | 49▲108.5% | 50▲10.4% |
| 39 | M. HansenAttacking midfielder | IF Brommapojkarna | 24 | 49 | 39▲5.4% |
| 40 | B. BroggioAttacking midfielder | Falkirk | 19 | 49▲171.5% | 55▲12.6% |
| 41 | T. HeintzAttacking midfielder | IFK Goteborg | 28 | 49▲4.5% | 30▼5.1% |
| 42 | X. ShaqiriAttacking midfielder | FC Basel 1893 | 35 | 48▲386.9% | 17▲18.6% |
| 43 | R. ItoAttacking midfielder | Valladolid | 28 | 48▲61.4% | 45▼12.7% |
| 44 | S. Salles-LamongeAttacking midfielder | Atletico San Luis | 30 | 48±0% | 23▼34.4% |
| 45 | Musab Al JuwayrAttacking midfielder | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 23 | 48±0% | 63±0% |
| 46 | J. StageAttacking midfielder | Werder Bremen | 29 | 48▼8.1% | 53▼24.2% |
| 47 | D. ZukićAttacking midfielder | Vojvodina | 25 | 47 | 46 |
| 48 | O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 27 | 47 | 29 |
| 49 | E. CeïdeAttacking midfielder | Rosenborg | 25 | 47▲15% | 47▲2.6% |
| 50 | Antonio PuertasAttacking midfielder | Albacete | 34 | 47▲23.2% | 19▼36.2% |