| B. AcostaAttacking midfielder | Nashville SC | 🇭🇳Honduras | 32 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 17▲370.3% | 16▲32.5% |
| J. LingardCentral midfielder | Corinthians | 🏴England | 33 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24±0% | 16▲14.3%↩ |
| V. WernerssonCentre-back | Vasteras SK FK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 21▲73.1% | 16▲25% |
| D. GazdagCentre-forward | New England Revolution | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 16▼37.8%↩ |
| S. BalaureCentral midfielder | Arges Pitesti | 🇷🇴Romania | 30 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 18 | 16 |
| R. EzhovCentral midfielder | FC Sochi | 🇷🇺Russia | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 6▼59.6%↩ | 16▼41.6%↩ |
| D. GrivićFull-back | CSKA 1948 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 10 | 16 |
| M. IvanićAttacking midfielder | FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1.2 | 33 | 17 |
| M. FestaGoalkeeper | Cremonese | 🇮🇹Italy | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 9▼36.5%↩ | 17▼49.1%↩ |
| O. BulutFull-back | Başakşehir | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 32 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 16▲290.2%↩ | 17▼22.5%↩ |
| T. MooreCentre-back | FK Košice | 🏴England | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 7▼66.8%↩ | 17▼51.1%↩ |
| R. RaschCentral midfielder | KFUM Oslo | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23▲447.6% | 17▲33.9% |
| R. TaylorAttacking midfielder | Los Angeles Galaxy | 🇫🇮Finland | 32 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 10▲32.4%↩ | 17▲2.4%↩ |
| M. PantovićDefensive midfielder | OFK Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7▼41.1%↩ | 17▼40.5%↩ |
| Jake RufeCentre-back | Birmingham Legion | 🇺🇸USA | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 7 | 17 |
| A. OsváthCentral midfielder | Ferencvarosi TC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 12 | 17 |
| S. BellFull-back | FSV Mainz 05 | 🇩🇪Germany | 35 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5.3 | 9▼60.3% | 18▼41.7% |
| Huang ZichangCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| D. HolmesDefensive midfielder | Houston Dynamo | 🇺🇸USA | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9▲8.7% | 18▲12.7% |
| B. YılmazCentre-back | Hatayspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6▼62% | 18▼42.2% |
| S. MeleGoalkeeper | Independiente | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 21▲16.9%↩ | 18▼64.6%↩ |
| F. NegriCentre-back | Houston Dynamo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 17▲56.5%↩ | 18▼0.6%↩ |
| V. DragsnesCentre-back | Brann | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 13▲371.4% | 18▲28.4% |
| E. HamCentral midfielder | Atletico Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 12▼1.7%↩ | 18▼3.2%↩ |
| Denny Wang YiFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14 | 19 |
| Zhang YufengDefensive midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 19 |
| S. TakeiCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 16 | 19 |
| R. OhataCentre-back | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 22 | 19 |
| J. AnderssonFull-back | Ludogorets | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 18▲9.2%↩ | 19▼45.5%↩ |
| M. TokidaCentre-back | Sagamihara | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 29 | 19 |
| J. OluwayemiGoalkeeper | Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8▲315.8%↩ | 19▼53.6%↩ |
| Kota SakuraiAttacking midfielder | Landskrona BoIS | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 19 |
| S. DespotovskiCentre-forward | Perth Glory | 🏳️ | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 19 |
| B. AnungaDefensive midfielder | FC Cincinnati | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 8▼56.1% | 20▼13.3% |
| F. BatistaCentre-forward | Atletico Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | 7▼55.6%↩ | 20▼46.2%↩ |
| R. LoftCentre-forward | Cambridge United | 🏴England | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 16▲73.4% | 20▼45.2% |
| S. NgezanaCentre-back | FCSB | 🇿🇦South Africa | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 16 | 20 |
| João GamboaCentral midfielder | Jeonbuk Motors | 🇵🇹Portugal | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1▼60.7% | 20▼5.6% |
| H. ToffoloFull-back | Charlotte | 🏴England | 31 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 15▲127.7% | 20▲28.8% |
| V. SimeonovGoalkeeper | Montana | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 6 | 20 |
| T. PrestonCentre-forward | Birmingham Legion | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 20 |
| E. YcazaCentral midfielder | Charleston Battery | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | 14 | 20 |
| L. Di PlácidoFull-back | Atletico Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 29▼47.2%↩ | 20▼57.5%↩ |
| J. HedenquistCentre-back | GIF Sundsvall | 🇸🇪Sweden | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4±0% | 21▼10.1%↩ |
| Karim HafezFull-back | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2.2 | 23▲39.8%↩ | 21▼50.8%↩ |
| D. PortillaDefensive midfielder | Deportes Limache | 🇨🇱Chile | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 21 |
| R. BorréCentre-forward | River Plate | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4.9 | 25±0% | 21▼34.6%↩ |
| J. PimentelWinger | Chico | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Obafemi AwodesuCentre-back | Helsingborg | 🇺🇸USA | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 18±0% | 21▼43.5%↩ |
| M. OrtizCentre-back | A. Italiano | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 16▲10.4%↩ | 21▼35.1%↩ |
| B. BárdosCentre-back | Diosgyori VTK | 🇭🇺Hungary | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 8 | 21 |
| J. VillagraDefensive midfielder | Colo Colo | 🇨🇱Chile | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | 21 |
| M. ParraGoalkeeper | Huachipato | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 22 |
| G. ForssellAttacking midfielder | Oddevold | 🇸🇪Sweden | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 6▼7.7% | 22▼17.6% |
| Bai YangCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 22 |
| J. SuzukiCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 8▼72%↩ | 22▼42.2%↩ |
| Y. TakahashiCentre-back | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3.6 | 29 | 22 |
| B. PetkovićCentre-forward | Kocaelispor | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3.8 | 24 | 22 |
| L. PopescuGoalkeeper | Universitatea Craiova | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 29 | 22 |
| Diogo BarbosaCentral midfielder | Juventude | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 16▼41.5%↩ | 22▼33%↩ |
| E. LeeAttacking midfielder | Wrexham | 🏴England | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24▼11.9% | 22▼33.8% |
| R. SugawaraCentre-forward | Tochigi SC | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| J. YaroCentre-back | St. Louis City | 🇬🇭Ghana | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 17▲70.4% | 22▼4.7% |
| Mahmoud NabilDefensive midfielder | Masr | 🇪🇬Egypt | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 6 | 22 |
| D. AtangaCentre-forward | Wolfsberger AC | 🇬🇭Ghana | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 5▼39%↩ | 23▼34.8%↩ |
| V. SanchezCentral midfielder | Union Magdalena | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 9▲8400%↩ | 23▼49.3%↩ |
| A. TsingarasCentral midfielder | Montana | 🇬🇷Greece | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 7▼57.3%↩ | 23▼49.8%↩ |
| Kevin ContrerasFull-back | Union Espanola | 🏳️ | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 8 | 23 |
| J. SoaresFull-back | Montana | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 8▼15.8%↩ | 23▼49.2%↩ |
| A. WitryFull-back | Rosenborg | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 25▲197.6% | 23▲13.4% |
| K. DespodovCentre-forward | PAOK | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 29 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 | 13▲27.2% | 23▼14% |
| K. TakahashiCentral midfielder | Bucheon FC 1995 | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 4 | 23▼12.4%↩ |
| J. RobinsonFull-back | Birmingham | 🏴England | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 27▼47.9%↩ | 23▼43.1%↩ |
| F. WahlstromCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 🏳️ | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 23 |
| M. MónacoCentral midfielder | Internacional de Bogota | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 10▲28.6% | 24▲0.9% |
| G. BáezCentre-back | Talleres Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 20▲20% | 24▲17.4% |
| T. WernerCentre-forward | San Jose Earthquakes | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 30 | 24▼20.8%↩ |
| S. ØverbyCentre-back | Kalmar FF | 🇳🇴Norway | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9▼66.9% | 24▲7.2% |
| I. NäsbergCentre-back | Valerenga | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 14▲3.7% | 24▲17.2% |
| N. BoujouhFull-back | Lokeren-Temse | 🇧🇪Belgium | 30 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 4▼90.8% | 24▼38.8% |
| L. KonjuhiCentre-back | IK brage | 🇦🇱Albania | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4 | 24 |
| Hussein FaisalAttacking midfielder | AL Masry | 🇪🇬Egypt | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 24 |
| E. AmorCentre-back | San Lorenzo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 32▲55.7%↩ | 24▲110.5%↩ |
| O. MoruțanWinger | Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 27 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 | 10▲260.7%↩ | 24▼53.8%↩ |
| J. AlbinCentre-back | Oddevold | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4 | 24 |
| A. CezaCentre-back | Palestino | 🇨🇱Chile | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 16 | 24 |
| E. WatanabeDefensive midfielder | Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 31 | 24 |
| N. LaraCentre-back | Águilas Doradas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 12 | 24 |
| Juan QuicenoFull-back | Chico | 🇨🇴Colombia | 22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 12 | 24 |
| J. AlbinCentre-back | Oddevold | 🏳️ | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 6 | 24 |
| A. HellblomFull-back | IK brage | 🏳️ | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6 | 25 |
| I. ShoolmaysterFull-back | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 🇮🇱Israel | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 25 |
| N. ErmakovCentral midfielder | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺Russia | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 9▼33.1% | 25▼16.3% |
| D. ParaschivCentre-forward | Bnei Sakhnin | 🇷🇴Romania | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 | 11▲14.3%↩ | 25▼56%↩ |
| F. TakayanagiCentral midfielder | Kitakyushu | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 13 | 26 |
| I. IliadisCentral midfielder | Montana | 🇬🇷Greece | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 2▲4.8%↩ | 26▼28.1%↩ |
| F. BerglieCentre-back | KFUM Oslo | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 20▲3200% | 26▲14.8% |
| V. DanylenkoCentral midfielder | SK Poltava | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 7 | 26▼16.5% |
| Jerome Tibbling UgwoWinger | Orgryte IS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 19 | 26 |
| C. JenningsCentre-forward | Sacramento Republic | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2.9 | 36 | 26▼18.6%↩ |