| 1 | Z. TripićAttacking midfielder | Viking | 33 | 84▲28.6% | 21▲12.9% |
| 2 | V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 79▲408.4% | 16▼34.7% |
| 3 | D. UndavAttacking midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 78▲85.1% | 51▼12.2% |
| 4 | C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielder | RB Leipzig | 27 | 69▲124.4% | 76▲3.4% |
| 5 | A. KramarićAttacking midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 35 | 64▲0.6% | 29▼13.9% |
| 6 | Pep BielAttacking midfielder | Charlotte | 29 | 64▲39.1% | 35▲18.7% |
| 7 | M. AdelineAttacking midfielder | Hamburger SV | 22 | 63▲233.9% | 72▲21.7% |
| 8 | A. KataiAttacking midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 35 | 63▲3388.9% | 15▼26.1% |
| 9 | A. DreyerAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 28 | 62▼16.9% | 38▼8.3% |
| 10 | M. HansenAttacking midfielder | IF Brommapojkarna | 24 | 62 | 38▲3.8% |
| 11 | V. LindAttacking midfielder | Hammarby FF | 23 | 62▲41.4% | 42▲11.1% |
| 12 | Danilo SantosAttacking midfielder | Botafogo | 25 | 58▲565.5% | 71▲20.9% |
| 13 | Samuel LinoAttacking midfielder | Flamengo | 26 | 58▲294.5% | 71▲17.9% |
| 14 | C. FassnachtAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 32 | 56▲13975% | 22▼15% |
| 15 | PoteAttacking midfielder | Sporting CP | 28 | 55▲123.9% | 51▼8.5% |
| 16 | M. Di GiustoAttacking midfielder | FC Luzern | 26 | 54 | 45 |
| 17 | CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 54▲78.1% | 22▼63% |
| 18 | O. KiteishviliAttacking midfielder | Sturm Graz | 30 | 53 | 29 |
| 19 | J. AriasAttacking midfielder | Palmeiras | 28 | 53▲192.8% | 55▲12.2% |
| 20 | M. StevanovićAttacking midfielder | Servette FC | 36 | 53 | 19 |
| 21 | J. LewelingAttacking midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 25 | 53▲237.8% | 81▲8.4% |
| 22 | E. HestadAttacking midfielder | Molde | 31 | 53▲193.3% | 25▼7.4% |
| 23 | Á. BarrealAttacking midfielder | Santos | 26 | 52▲46.2% | 61▼0.8% |
| 24 | A. SanchesAttacking midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 23 | 52 | 49 |
| 25 | F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 32 | 51 | 17 |
| 26 | N. AmiriAttacking midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 29 | 51▲12.6% | 53▼26.1% |
| 27 | V. VadaAttacking midfielder | Damac | 30 | 51▲154.3% | 36▲54.2% |
| 28 | N. NándezAttacking midfielder | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 30 | 50▲30.9% | 39▼11.5% |
| 29 | O. ValakariAttacking midfielder | San Diego | 27 | 50▲48.4% | 39▼4.2% |
| 30 | T. O'ReillyAttacking midfielder | Aston Villa | 22 | 50▲837.7% | 38▼6.2% |
| 31 | Joseph OkopuAttacking midfielder | Swansea | 21 | 50▲46.4% | 66▲24.6% |
| 32 | T. MüllerAttacking midfielder | Vancouver Whitecaps | 36 | 49▲106.4% | 17▲60.2% |
| 33 | S. HakšabanovićAttacking midfielder | Malmo FF | 27 | 48▲74.4% | 34▲17% |
| 34 | X. ShaqiriAttacking midfielder | FC Basel 1893 | 34 | 48▲386.9% | 17▲18.6% |
| 35 | Carles GilAttacking midfielder | New England Revolution | 33 | 48±0% | 21▼0.5% |
| 36 | J. StageAttacking midfielder | Werder Bremen | 29 | 48▼8.1% | 53▼24.2% |
| 37 | L. HarenAttacking midfielder | Valerenga | 28 | 48▲18.8% | 31▲21.8% |
| 38 | Bruno GuimarãesAttacking midfielder | Arsenal | 28 | 48▼26.5% | 72▼19.6% |
| 39 | N. BesaraAttacking midfielder | Hammarby FF | 35 | 48▼18.4% | 14▼13% |
| 40 | D. ZukićAttacking midfielder | Vojvodina | 25 | 47 | 46 |
| 41 | R. De PaulAttacking midfielder | Inter Miami | 32 | 47▲159.7% | 21▲32.3% |
| 42 | O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 27 | 47 | 29 |
| 43 | M. ChristensenAttacking midfielder | Aalesund | 23 | 47▼41.2% | 46▼9.1% |
| 44 | W. CarmonaAttacking midfielder | CF Montreal | 23 | 47▲162.9% | 44▲5.7% |
| 45 | Kerim-Sam AlajbegovićAttacking midfielder | Juventus | 18 | 47 | 57 |
| 46 | Andreas PereiraAttacking midfielder | Palmeiras | 30 | 47▲243.4% | 46▲35.4% |
| 47 | Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 19 | 47 | 39 |
| 48 | T. HeintzAttacking midfielder | IFK Goteborg | 28 | 46±0% | 30▼4.8% |
| 49 | L. CurdaAttacking midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 24 | 46▲104.9% | 72▲20.3% |
| 50 | A. MiranchukAttacking midfielder | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 46▲10.8% | 29▲1.4% |