| S. McCoulskyCentre-forward | Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 12 | 18▼27%↩ |
| Miguel BandarraCentre-back | CF Os Belenenses | 🇵🇹Portugal | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 18▼53.2%↩ |
| D. CavaréCentre-back | Bnei Sakhnin | 🇬🇵Guadeloupe | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 25 | 18 |
| BebetoCentre-back | Tondela | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 | 37▲232.1% | 18▲102.2% |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| S. AguilarCentre-back | Deportivo Pereira | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 19 | 18 |
| P. AzangoAttacking midfielder | Spartak Trnava | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 18 |
| A. MartínezCentre-forward | Racing Club | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2.4 | 28▼30.7% | 18▼4.8% |
| Willian ArãoDefensive midfielder | Santos | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 29▲334.3% | 18▲36.6% |
| R. NajjarineCentral midfielder | Wellington Phoenix | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 18 |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 |
| C. RedenstrandFull-back | Orebro SK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7±0% | 18▼2.2%↩ |
| Zhang YuanCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 | 18 |
| T. MonconduitCentral midfielder | Amiens | 🇫🇷France | 35 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 27▲289.7% | 17▲18.5% |
| F. PereyraCentre-back | Huracan | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 39▼32.6% | 17▼13.9% |
| Yang FanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 21 | 17 |
| T. AwanyCentre-back | Botev Plovdiv | 🇺🇬Uganda | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 13 | 17 |
| S. GalaniDefensive midfielder | Coquimbo Unido | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 26 | 17 |
| M. ZajcCentral midfielder | Dinamo Zagreb | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1.6 | 39▲1587%↩ | 17▼44.1%↩ |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| Pedro NunoAttacking midfielder | Oţelul | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1.6 | 24▲4.3%↩ | 17▼26.8%↩ |
| A. MurbeckCentre-back | Landskrona BoIS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 17▲12.1% |
| Lee Yeong-JaeAttacking midfielder | Jeonbuk Motors | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 32 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1.6 | 2▼41.2% | 17▲12.2% |
| RamiroCentral midfielder | FC Dallas | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.8 | 28▼8.4% | 17▼5.1% |
| R. LodAttacking midfielder | Chicago Fire | 🇫🇮Finland | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1.7 | 38▼14.9%↩ | 17▼15.4%↩ |
| A. LlinásCentre-back | Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 26 | 16 |
| J. GómezCentral midfielder | Club Queretaro | 🇲🇽Mexico | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 13▲34.4% | 16▼20.3% |
| Y. VolynetsGoalkeeper | Polessya | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 40±0% | 16▲25.8% |
| R. M'BarkiCentral midfielder | RWDM | 🇧🇪Belgium | 32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | 14 | 16▼28.3%↩ |
| G. ThörnCentre-back | Sandviken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 11±0% | 16▼27.6% |
| B. HeneghanFull-back | Port Vale | 🏴England | 33 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 25▲11.2% | 16▼10.9% |
| J. TverskovDefensive midfielder | San Diego | 🇩🇰Denmark | 33 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.8 | 27▼47.1% | 16▼26.2% |
| Marc ManchónCentral midfielder | GIF Sundsvall | 🇪🇸Spain | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 13±0% | 16▼11.9% |
| J. McGarryFull-back | Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 33▲515.1%↩ | 15▼55.5%↩ |
| N. DahlströmCentre-back | Varbergs BoIS FC | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 11±0% | 15▼8.3% |
| C. SzatmariCentre-back | Diosgyori VTK | 🏳️ | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| A. ZaniniCentre-back | D. La Serena | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 9 | 15 |
| Tiago OrobóCentre-forward | Jeonbuk Motors | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 | 7▼49.7% | 15▼13.3% |
| Wang JinxianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 |
| L. DvaliCentre-back | CSKA 1948 | 🇬🇪Georgia | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 18 | 15 |
| S. GuzmánDefensive midfielder | Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4▼35%↩ | 15▼61.3%↩ |
| J. PlacideGoalkeeper | Bastia | 🇭🇹Haiti | 38 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 31▼22.4% | 15▼42.9% |
| V. FrodigGoalkeeper | IK brage | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3±0% | 14▼14.4% |
| Shokry NaguibCentre-forward | El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1.2 | 25 | 14 |
| L. CaroleCentre-back | Caen | 🇫🇷France | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 27▼12.6%↩ | 14▼23.8%↩ |
| P. LukáčGoalkeeper | Zemplín Michalovce | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Mohamed MagliCentral midfielder | Haras El Hodood | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Amr El SoleyaCentral midfielder | Ceramica Cleopatra | 🇪🇬Egypt | 36 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 34 | 14 |
| L. RoseCentre-back | Macarthur | 🇦🇺Australia | 29 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 22 | 13 |
| F. PlachGoalkeeper | Piast Gliwice | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 17▼32.3% | 12▼34.1% |
| S. SchwabCentral midfielder | Ried | 🇦🇹Austria | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 6▼60.4%↩ | 12▲9.1%↩ |
| Ahmed HamzaCentral midfielder | Kahraba Ismailia | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6 | 12 |
| Luo JingAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 17 | 12 |
| Mahmoud El ZonfolyGoalkeeper | Future FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 19 | 12 |
| B. GaruccioFull-back | Sydney | 🇦🇺Australia | 31 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 39 | 12 |
| Kim Dong-JinCentral midfielder | FC Anyang | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 8▼31.9% | 12▼24.8% |
| L. ValenciaCentre-forward | Deportes Limache | 🇨🇱Chile | 35 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 0.3 | 58 | 11 |
| Ilie SánchezCentral midfielder | Austin | 🇪🇸Spain | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17▼4.4% | 11▼9.6% |
| E. PérezDefensive midfielder | Deportivo Maipu | 🇦🇷Argentina | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 28▲35.7%↩ | 11▲9.8%↩ |
| Filipe AugustoCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 32▲362.9%↩ | 11▼61.6%↩ |
| N. BastajićCentral midfielder | Napredak | 🇷🇸Serbia | 36 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 18 | 11 |
| Abdalla El SaidAttacking midfielder | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 41 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 16 | 11 |
| P. KasamiDefensive midfielder | FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26▲344.1%↩ | 11▼40.7%↩ |
| R. BuessCentre-forward | FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 12 | 11 |
| K. SmithFull-back | FC Cincinnati | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 8▼35%↩ | 11▲1.9%↩ |
| J. UzuegbunamCentre-forward | Mladost Lucani | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 33 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17▲522.2%↩ | 11▼47.3%↩ |
| I. NestorovskiCentre-forward | NK Slaven Belupo | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 36 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0.7 | 25▲180.7%↩ | 11▼31.8%↩ |
| Amro TarekFull-back | El Geish | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 27▲35.7%↩ | 11▼53.9%↩ |
| M. JurinaCentre-forward | MTK Budapest | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 9 | 11 |
| Ł. ZwolińskiCentre-forward | Sakaryaspor | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 | 13▼16.8%↩ | 11▼45.3%↩ |
| R. KurzawaCentral midfielder | Nieciecza | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 21▲18.6%↩ | 10▼44.5%↩ |
| V. KalitvintsevCentre-forward | FC Kharkiv | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 10▼21.3%↩ |
| J. OlssonGoalkeeper | GIF Sundsvall | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 11±0% | 10▼8.4% |
| H. FriðjónssonWinger | Gwangju FC | 🇮🇸Iceland | 33 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1.2 | 6▲106.7% | 10▼2% |
| M. TicinovicDefensive midfielder | Vukovar | 🏳️ | 34 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 17 | 10 |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| K. RoosGoalkeeper | Emmen | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 34 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 16▼15.1%↩ | 9▼66.7%↩ |
| J. MuñozCentral midfielder | Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 8 | 9 |
| Zhang YudongCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 17 | 9 |
| B. CarrascoAttacking midfielder | Palestino | 🇨🇱Chile | 35 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0.3 | 23 | 9 |
| S. UgarkovićDefensive midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 32 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 15 | 9 |
| Kim Young-GwonCentre-back | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼81.5% | 9▼30.5% |
| J. MoyaCentral midfielder | Everton de Vina | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 18 | 9 |
| Mohamed IbrahimAttacking midfielder | Masr | 🇪🇬Egypt | 34 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 9 |
| David SimónFull-back | Kifisia | 🇪🇸Spain | 37 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▼4.1%↩ | 9▼41.4%↩ |
| S. SaidCentre-forward | Unirea Slobozia | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 8 |
| Wang DaleiGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 8 |
| F. KissDefensive midfielder | Komárno | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 36 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 23▼52.1%↩ | 8▼77%↩ |
| J. DavidsonCentre-back | Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 22▲30.2%↩ | 8▼49.3%↩ |
| N. KarelisCentre-forward | Panserraikos | 🇬🇷Greece | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 10▲3.1%↩ | 8▼58.2%↩ |
| C. SepúlvedaCentral midfielder | Huachipato | 🇨🇱Chile | 34 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 20 | 8 |
| Kim Tae-HwanCentre-back | Jeonbuk Motors | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 17▲6.7% | 8±0% |
| Wang GangFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 8 |
| D. CharáDefensive midfielder | Portland Timbers | 🇨🇴Colombia | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 15▼19.4% | 7▲1.4% |
| L. ThomasGoalkeeper | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 11▲167.5%↩ | 7▼74.9%↩ |
| Jiang ZhipengFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 15 | 7 |
| Rubén PérezDefensive midfielder | Kifisia | 🇪🇸Spain | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 12▼23.2%↩ | 7▼35.2%↩ |
| P. RubioCentre-forward | Union Espanola | 🇨🇱Chile | 37 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0.2 | 27 | 7 |
| J. BrillanteCentre-back | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 17 | 6 |
| F. GallegosCentral midfielder | Auckland | 🇨🇱Chile | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 6▼43.9%↩ |