| S. KovachevAttacking midfielder |  Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 22▼4.3%↩ |
| L. BaylissAttacking midfielder |  Auckland | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 26 | 22 |
| M. GjerstrømCentral midfielder |  Kongsvinger | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 23▲1406.7% | 22▼8.1% |
| JuninhoFull-back |  Zorya Luhansk | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 | 17▲89% | 22▼21.2% |
| B. ÇobanCentral midfielder |  Sakaryaspor | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2.4 | 50 | 21▲1.9%↩ |
| L. HensWinger |  Kortrijk | 🇧🇪Belgium | 30 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 9▼55.1%↩ | 21▼40.6%↩ |
| E. RigoniCentral midfielder |  Belgrano Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 | 38▲714.9%↩ | 21▲49%↩ |
| R. KapičCentral midfielder |  Lechia Gdansk | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2.3 | 44▲3.8% | 21▼25.6% |
| S. YoshizawaCentre-forward | Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 | 8 | 21 |
| P. JohanssonFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51▲12675% | 21▲88.4% |
| Mohamed AdelAttacking midfielder | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 14 | 21 |
| L. MauragisFull-back |  Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 29 | 21 |
| C. ManeaFull-back |  Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 20 | 21 |
| PortilloWinger |  Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3.2 | 15▲51%↩ | 21▲57.1%↩ |
| Ivo RodriguesAttacking midfielder |  Motor Lublin | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 35▲34.1% | 21▲14.3% |
| S. PrevljakCentre-forward | Istra 1961 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2.1 | 45▲976.2%↩ | 21▼32.1%↩ |
| N. JohansenCentre-forward |  Coquimbo Unido | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 21 |
| J. CuestaFull-back |  Once Caldas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 31 | 21 |
| Zhang YuningCentre-forward |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 26 | 21 |
| A. TraoréDefensive midfielder |  Amed | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 28±0% | 21±0% |
| Q. MaceirasFull-back |  Servette FC | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3.3 | 23 | 20 |
| T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2.9 | 45▲20.5% | 20▼25.5% |
| H. AlpsoyAttacking midfielder |  Serik Spor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 20 |
| L. ZelarayánWinger | Belgrano Cordoba | 🇦🇲Armenia | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 33▲18.1% | 20▲15.5% |
| Kibou SaïdiAttacking midfielder |  Ghazl El Mehalla | 🏳️ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 20 |
| AndrigoAttacking midfielder |  Suwon City FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 | 13▲19.1%↩ | 20▼27%↩ |
| K. MuharDefensive midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32▼7.4%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| R. MárquezCentre-forward |  Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1.4 | 30 | 20 |
| M. GrimaldiAttacking midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 15 | 20 |
| M. CastagnettiCentral midfielder |  Reggiana | 🇮🇹Italy | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 30▲10.7%↩ | 20▼4.8%↩ |
| C. NdukaCentre-forward |  Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| D. InazumiCentral midfielder |  Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5.2 | 20 | 20 |
| E. FlorescuCentral midfielder |  AFC Hermannstadt | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 | 16 | 20 |
| L. MorganCentre-forward |  Toronto FC | 🏴Scotland | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 19▼2%↩ |
| LucãoWinger |  Fagiano Okayama | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| F. CantilloAttacking midfielder |  Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 18 | 19 |
| Y. GorshkovFull-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 🇷🇺Russia | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2.7 | 3±0% | 19▼17.2%↩ |
| A. LassiterCentre-forward |  Portland Timbers | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2.7 | 23▲234.8% | 19▲20.9% |
| M. CollaoCentral midfielder |  A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| Sebastián Valencia IsazaFull-back |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 | 19 |
| U. NayirCentre-forward |  Trabzonspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2.6 | 37▲78.9%↩ | 19▼12.8%↩ |
| J. MišićCentral midfielder |  Dinamo Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 39 | 19 |
| J. KucharskiCentral midfielder |  Perth Glory | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| Dylan SciclunaDefensive midfielder |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 27 | 19 |
| Akol AkonAttacking midfielder |  Sydney | 🏳️ | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 8 | 19 |
| Chow TimCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 47 | 19 |
| A. ZinkovskiyCentral midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 | 27▲42.4%↩ | 19▼21%↩ |
| K. MoriCentre-forward |  Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3.6 | 23 | 19 |
| NeymarWinger |  Santos | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 6 | 3 | 6.9 | 76▲159.7% | 19▲2.7% |
| J. VargasCentre-forward |  D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0.9 | 38 | 19 |
| A. CresswellFull-back |  Stoke City | 🏴England | 36 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 18▲111.6%↩ | 19▲12.8%↩ |
| A. ThurgateAttacking midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 19 | 18 |
| A. LundkvistFull-back |  BK Hacken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 39▲23.6% | 18▲10.4% |
| A. ParraCentre-forward |  Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1.2 | 23 | 18 |
| Núrio FortunaFull-back |  Volos NFC | 🇦🇴Angola | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 | 12▲229.7%↩ | 18▼40.2%↩ |
| Ş. ÖzcanDefensive midfielder | Serik Spor | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 | 15 | 18 |
| R. NajjarineCentral midfielder |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 18 |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 |
| J. MorrisCentre-forward |  Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 | 14▼34.9% | 17▼7.4% |
| J. Günther-SchmidtWinger |  Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1.8 | 15 | 17▼26%↩ |
| K. NakashimaAttacking midfielder |  Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 12 | 17 |
| N. Da SilvaCentre-forward |  Palestino | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 17 | 17 |
| F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇬🇭Ghana | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1.2 | 51 | 17 |
| Wilson ManafáFull-back |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 31▲2709.1%↩ | 17▼51.8%↩ |
| M. EppsAttacking midfielder |  Lexington | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1.9 | 20 | 17 |
| Y. SúarezFull-back |  Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| D. MikanovićFull-back |  Universitatea Cluj | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1.4 | 39 | 17 |
| A. WestwoodCentral midfielder |  Charlotte | 🏴England | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1.6 | 37▲9.5% | 17▼4.5% |
| D. LondoñoFull-back | Once Caldas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 36 | 17 |
| Pedro NunoAttacking midfielder |  Oţelul | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1.6 | 24▲4.3%↩ | 17▼26.8%↩ |
| P. AránguizWinger |  Union Espanola | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0.9 | 41 | 17 |
| M. IvanićAttacking midfielder |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1.2 | 33 | 17 |
| RamiroCentral midfielder |  FC Dallas | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28▼8.4% | 17▼5.1% |
| J. MartínezAttacking midfielder |  U. Catolica | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 18 | 17 |
| G. MorozovFull-back |  Maccabi Netanya | 🇷🇺Russia | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17▲277.8%↩ | 17▼33.7%↩ |
| N. Girmai NetabayCentral midfielder |  Degerfors IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1.4 | 37▼1.6% | 17▲2.5% |
| B. WhitfieldCentral midfielder |  Barrow | 🏴England | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 19▲41.8%↩ | 16▼43.6%↩ |
| N. SandbergAttacking midfielder |  Haugesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 12▼4.6%↩ | 16▼31.4%↩ |
| M. NalepaCentral midfielder | Serik Spor | 🇵🇱Poland | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 17▲286.7%↩ | 16▼41.1%↩ |
| C. BuonaiutoWinger |  Padova | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | 12▲130.8%↩ | 16▼30.5%↩ |
| K. StanoevDefensive midfielder |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 23 | 16 |
| Bruno HenriqueWinger |  Flamengo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 2 | 3 | 4.3 | 29±0% | 16▼24.8% |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger |  Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| J. McGarryFull-back | Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 33▲515.1%↩ | 15▼55.5%↩ |
| M. DíazWinger |  Alaves | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 33 | 3 | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 15±0% |
| R. CiceroneCentre-forward |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1.7 | 20 | 15 |
| B. CerezoFull-back | U. Catolica | 🇨🇱Chile | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | 27 | 15 |
| P. UmarbayevAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 🇹🇯Tajikistan | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| J. OsorioCentral midfielder | Toronto FC | 🇨🇦Canada | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 | 29▲51.5% | 15▲11% |
| B. TsonevCentral midfielder |  CSKA 1948 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 17 | 15 |
| D. ZúñigaCentral midfielder | Palestino | 🇨🇱Chile | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | 23 | 15 |
| K. AndoCentral midfielder |  Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 | 10 | 15 |
| T. BrunsAttacking midfielder |  Heracles | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 | 17±0% | 15±0% |
| C. O'DowdaFull-back |  Ferencvarosi TC | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 10▼75.4%↩ | 15▼66.7%↩ |
| J. HerreraCentre-forward | Fortaleza FC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| C. SørensenFull-back |  Vejle | 🇩🇰Denmark | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 13▲436%↩ | 15▼3.3%↩ |
| N. SabagDefensive midfielder |  Hapoel Haifa | 🇮🇱Israel | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 30 | 15 |
| R. SteffenAttacking midfielder |  FC Lugano | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1.4 | 30▲121.2%↩ | 15▼64.4%↩ |
| João TeixeiraAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | 31▲103.3%↩ | 15▼64%↩ |
