| 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 |
| C. SzatmariCentre-back | Diosgyori VTK | 🏳️ | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| A. LlinásCentre-back | Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 26 | 16 |
| R. LodAttacking midfielder | Chicago Fire | 🇫🇮Finland | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1.7 | 38▼14.9%↩ | 17▼15.4%↩ |
| 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% |
| A. MurbeckCentre-back | Landskrona BoIS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 17▲12.1% |
| Pedro NunoAttacking midfielder | Oţelul | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1.6 | 24▲4.3%↩ | 17▼26.8%↩ |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| M. ZajcCentral midfielder | Dinamo Zagreb | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1.6 | 39▲1587%↩ | 17▼44.1%↩ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BebetoCentre-back | Tondela | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 | 37▲232.1% | 18▲102.2% |
| 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 |
| M. CatalánFull-back | Talleres Cordoba | 🇨🇱Chile | 34 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 28▲44.1% | 19▲55% |
| E. TraoréCentral midfielder | Ismaily SC | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 |
| G. BeridzeWinger | Ujpest | 🇬🇪Georgia | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 4 | 19▼40.3%↩ |
| Lucas Ezequiel PioviDefensive midfielder | Estudiantes L.P. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 36▲300% | 19▲60.7% |
| Dylan SciclunaDefensive midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 27 | 19 |
| A. UribeCentral midfielder | A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 27 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 17 | 19 |
| A. AleesamiFull-back | KFUM Oslo | 🏳️ | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2▼91.2% | 19▼36.4% |
| A. IvačičGoalkeeper | Dunajska Streda | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 18▲179.4%↩ | 20▼19%↩ |
| L. ĐuzelCentral midfielder | Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 20 | 20 |
| D. CastilloCentral midfielder | Deportivo Pasto | 🇨🇴Colombia | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 20 |
| J. PalaciosCentre-back | Nashville SC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 49▲112.5% | 20▲9.9% |
| A. KaroCentre-back | AFC Hermannstadt | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 9▼1.1%↩ | 20▼36.2%↩ |
| Willian JoséCentre-forward | Bahia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4.2 | 25▼47.8% | 20▼13.7% |
| D. BurovCentral midfielder | Slavia Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 | 20 |
| L. VickeryAttacking midfielder | Macarthur | 🏳️ | 19 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
| N. VukajlovićFull-back | Napredak | 🇷🇸Serbia | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8 | 20 |
| N. MoțpanCentral midfielder | Ska-khabarovsk | 🇲🇩Moldova | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 21▼25.5%↩ |
| J. ValadonDefensive midfielder | Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 28 | 21 |
| D. BitonWinger | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 🇮🇱Israel | 31 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2.8 | 32 | 21 |
| S. EspositoCentre-back | Lecce | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 21 |
| Mohamed AdelAttacking midfielder | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 31 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1.6 | 14 | 21 |
| B. Hines-IkeCentre-back | Austin | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17▼32.8% | 21▼14.9% |
| Yan DinghaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 21 |
| N. Saint-RufCentre-back | Nancy | 🇬🇵Guadeloupe | 34 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 | 18▼54.2% | 22▼6.1% |
| B. MerliniWinger | Platense | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 | 14▼23.5%↩ | 22▼8.1%↩ |
| H. EngströmCentre-forward | Oddevold | 🇸🇪Sweden | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3±0% | 22▼10%↩ |
| Alexander JohanssonWinger | Helsingborg | 🇸🇪Sweden | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 22±0% | 22▼7.2%↩ |
| D. SamassékouDefensive midfielder | Houston Dynamo | 🇲🇱Mali | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22▲43.2% |
| Abduhamit AbdugheniFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 18 | 22 |
| R. CarreraAttacking midfielder | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3.8 | 24▲9.7% | 23▲10.1% |
| Ahmed Abdel RasoulCentre-back | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 31 | 23 |
| A. AbeidFull-back | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇲🇷Mauritania | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17▲40.3%↩ | 23▼54.8%↩ |
| A. HjulsagerCentral midfielder | Vejle | 🇩🇰Denmark | 31 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3.2 | 39▲474.6%↩ | 23▼15.4%↩ |
| Ahmed MetebFull-back | National Bank of Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 24 | 23 |
| O. PetrusenkoDefensive midfielder | NK Osijek | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 13▲56.8%↩ | 24▼34.9%↩ |
| J. EngvallCentre-back | Norrby IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4▼86.7% | 24▼13.9% |
| C. CvetkoCentral midfielder | FC BW Linz | 🇦🇹Austria | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| Mohanad LasheenDefensive midfielder | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 31 | 24 |
| J. RojasFull-back | Colo Colo | 🇨🇱Chile | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 9 | 24 |
| J. SalasWinger | Fortaleza FC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | 24 |
| H. SouissiDefensive midfielder | El Geish | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| E. SadikuCentral midfielder | Varbergs BoIS FC | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 9▲12.7%↩ | 24▼16%↩ |
| A. ErikssonFull-back | IFK Norrkoping | 🇸🇪Sweden | 26 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 5±0% | 24▼2.8% |
| E. ProkopenkoCentral midfielder | Obolon'-Brovar | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 6 | 24▼9.4% |
| F. DietzAttacking midfielder | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 24▼49.8%↩ |
| F. El HenawyFull-back | Ceramica Cleopatra | 🏳️ | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 12 | 24 |
| V. SandbergCentre-back | Orebro SK | 🏳️ | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 24▲3.8% |
| S. GavrilovDefensive midfielder | Beroe | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 4 | 25 |
| Y. AdjoumaniCentral midfielder | Ostersunds FK | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 3±0% | 25▲6.5% |
| Ahmed ElkalamawyCentre-forward | Masr | 🇪🇬Egypt | 29 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 25 |
| H. KällströmCentral midfielder | Falkenbergs FF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 5±0% | 25▼4.3% |
| F. MaglicaDefensive midfielder | NK Varazdin | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 3.1 | 27 | 25 |
| L. SagnaWinger | Tatran Prešov | 🇸🇳Senegal | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 25 |
| S. RodríguezCentre-back | Águilas Doradas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 19 | 25 |
| D. AvdijajAttacking midfielder | Wolfsberger AC | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 14▲522.7%↩ | 25▼52%↩ |
| H. AzziDefensive midfielder | Ostersunds FK | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 3 | 25 |
| M. BrahimiAttacking midfielder | CSKA Sofia | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 7▼75.7%↩ | 25▼15.1%↩ |
| D. DawsonCentral midfielder | Envigado | 🇵🇦Panama | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 10 | 25 |
| M. GilAttacking midfielder | Deportivo Pasto | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 23 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 11 | 25 |
| A. LutovacAttacking midfielder | Napredak | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 | 16 | 26 |
| N. MohudinCentral midfielder | Varbergs BoIS FC | 🇸🇪Sweden | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2 | 26 |
| LucianoCentre-forward | Sao Paulo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 49▲22.6% | 26±0% |