| 1 | E. HavelCentral midfielder | TSV Hartberg | 23 | 13 | 46 | 50 |
| 2 | V. KostovCentral midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 18 | 12 | 49 | 50 |
| 3 | Alberto MoleiroCentral midfielder | Villarreal | 22 | 10 | 53▲34.5% | 94▲10% |
| 4 | V. LindCentral midfielder | IF Brommapojkarna | 23 | 10 | 53▲2204.3% | 40▼5.2% |
| 5 | J. RandallCentral midfielder | Auckland | 23 | 9 | 44 | 23 |
| 6 | J. OchiengCentral midfielder | Real Sociedad II | 23 | 9 | 35 | 65 |
| 7 | S. KaramokoCentral midfielder | IMT Novi Beograd | 22 | 8 | 27 | 40 |
| 8 | I. DoumbiaCentral midfielder | Venezia | 22 | 8 | 49▲504.9% | 78▲13.7% |
| 9 | A. LunaCentral midfielder | Instituto Cordoba | 22 | 8 | 49▲138.2% | 61▲15.6% |
| 10 | A. DevineCentral midfielder | Preston | 21 | 8 | 46▲53% | 76▲29.3% |
| 11 | I. PriceCentral midfielder | West Brom | 22 | 8 | 45▲183.8% | 72▲30.7% |
| 12 | M. DeanCentral midfielder | Gent | 22 | 7 | 24▲30.1% | 53▲0.8% |
| 13 | B. ZaaruraCentral midfielder | Maccabi Netanya | 23 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 14 | C. CîrjanCentral midfielder | Dinamo Bucuresti | 23 | 7 | 41 | 39 |
| 15 | L. StojkovićCentral midfielder | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 7 | 42 | 43 |
| 16 | M. RaffertyCentral midfielder | Degerfors IF | 21 | 7 | 29▲37.3% | 36▲5.8% |
| 17 | Noah MakanzaCentral midfielder | Helmond Sport | 21 | 7 | 45 | 58 |
| 18 | S. SimonsCentral midfielder | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 7 | 51▲73.6% | 60▲7% |
| 19 | E. DiopCentral midfielder | Cercle Brugge | 21 | 7 | 46▲1603.7% | 62▼10.5% |
| 20 | Victor Mow FroholdtCentral midfielder | FC Porto | 20 | 6 | 56▲45% | 79▲59% |
| 21 | A. KadeCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 22 | 6 | 37▲2373.3% | 79▲25.7% |
| 22 | Seluleko MahlambiCentral midfielder | TS Galaxy | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| 23 | S. HomenchenkoCentral midfielder | Club Queretaro | 22 | 6 | 48▲1050% | 55▼7.8% |
| 24 | A. RadonjićCentral midfielder | Javor | 20 | 6 | 26 | 42 |
| 25 | Musab Al JuwayrCentral midfielder | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 23 | 6 | 55▲76.9% | 63±0% |
| 26 | PeterCentral midfielder | Valladolid | 23 | 6 | 34 | 65▼3.6% |
| 27 | O. GloukhCentral midfielder | Ajax | 22 | 6 | 35 | 72 |
| 28 | A. BoudriCentral midfielder | Gais | 21 | 6 | 43▲237.8% | 41▲14.4% |
| 29 | O. ØhlenschlægerCentral midfielder | Fredrikstad | 22 | 6 | 54 | 48 |
| 30 | J. BellinghamCentral midfielder | Real Madrid | 23 | 6 | 60▲18.9% | 94▼1.1% |
| 31 | E. SeckCentral midfielder | KAA Gent II | 19 | 5 | 20 | 47 |
| 32 | N. LebretonCentral midfielder | NEC Nijmegen | 22 | 5 | 40▼8.6% | 73▲17.9% |
| 33 | J. QuiñonesCentral midfielder | Deportivo Pereira | 23 | 5 | 27 | 27 |
| 34 | D. SadiCentral midfielder | Novi Pazar | 22 | 5 | 31▲275.9% | 41▲34.5% |
| 35 | R. ŠtormanCentral midfielder | Karviná | 21 | 5 | 22 | 2 |
| 36 | I. YegoianCentral midfielder | Excelsior | 22 | 5 | 52▲39.7% | 73▲23.9% |
| 37 | T. RölkeCentral midfielder | Cambuur | 23 | 5 | 27▲6.9% | 56▼1.7% |
| 38 | É. Soumah-AbbadCentral midfielder | Seraing United | 23 | 5 | 37▲254.8% | 45▲7.9% |
| 39 | K. N’MaiCentral midfielder | Salford City | 22 | 5 | 24▼10.5% | 36▼3.5% |
| 40 | M. RegułaCentral midfielder | Zaglebie Lubin | 19 | 5 | 36▲371.4% | 44▲24.3% |
| 41 | E. GuðmundssonCentral midfielder | Brann | 22 | 5 | 45▲1191.4% | 49▲49.7% |
| 42 | V. Atangana EdoaCentral midfielder | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 20 | 5 | 37▼7.8% | 60▼25.7% |
| 43 | P. NebelCentral midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | 5 | 48▼3.8% | 81▼11.1% |
| 44 | João NevesCentral midfielder | Paris Saint Germain | 21 | 5 | 44▲24.6% | 84▼4.4% |
| 45 | K. GlebovCentral midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 5 | 38▲501.6% | 39▲15.6% |
| 46 | M. SøndergaardCentral midfielder | Viborg | 23 | 5 | 41▲455.4% | 43▲9.6% |
| 47 | Beau LerouxCentral midfielder | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | 5 | 42 | 47 |
| 48 | L. HasaCentral midfielder | Carrarese | 22 | 5 | 37 | 68 |
| 49 | Sydie PeckCentral midfielder | Sheffield Utd | 21 | 5 | 51▲83.6% | 78▲5.2% |
| 50 | T. RosboroughCentral midfielder | New York RB II | 18 | 4 | 13 | 82 |