| T. KainzCentral midfielder |  TSV Hartberg | 🇦🇹Austria | 33 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 18 |
| E. SalvioCentral midfielder |  Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 32▲27.4% | 18▼2.7% |
| D. GenreauDefensive midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 27 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1.1 | 48▲1730.8%↩ | 18▼70.3%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder |  Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| A. RebićAttacking midfielder |  HNK Hajduk Split | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 30▲442.9%↩ | 17▼50%↩ |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder |  Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| T. MüllerAttacking midfielder |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 🇩🇪Germany | 37 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 46▲96.6% | 17▲181.7% |
| Y. OkadaCentre-forward |  Fukushima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 25 | 16 |
| M. FaškoWinger |  Žilina | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 31 | 16 |
| G. AriyibiAttacking midfielder |  Radnicki NIS | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 16▼41.8%↩ |
| M. PalmerCentral midfielder |  Notts County | 🏴England | 31 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 | 23▼4.2% | 16▼31.5% |
| C. CándidoFull-back |  Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 4.6 | 24▲393.8%↩ | 16▼35.5%↩ |
| M. PajačFull-back |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1.3 | 17▲408.8%↩ | 16▼36.8%↩ |
| L. CrepuljaCentral midfielder |  NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 33 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder |  CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| L. MurielWinger | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 34▲40.4%↩ | 15▲2.7%↩ |
| A. KataiAttacking midfielder |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 1.2 | 63▲3388.9%↩ | 15▼26.1%↩ |
| É. BanegaCentral midfielder |  Newells Old Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 38 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 | 41±0% | 15▲0.7% |
| A. VukanovićCentre-forward |  Vojvodina | 🇷🇸Serbia | 34 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1.1 | 32 | 14 |
| O. BergCentre-forward |  IF Brommapojkarna | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1.2 | 35▲361.8%↩ | 14▲62.1%↩ |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder |  Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| A. ŠporarCentre-forward |  Slovan Bratislava | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 32 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30▲193.1%↩ | 13▼39.1%↩ |
| João AmaralAttacking midfielder |  Bandırmaspor | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1.1 | 35▲258.8%↩ | 13▼30.9%↩ |
| N. BesaraAttacking midfielder |  Hammarby FF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 41▼29.9% | 13▼19.9% |
| M. RygaardAttacking midfielder |  BK Hacken | 🇩🇰Denmark | 35 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0.9 | 30▲26% | 13▲7.6% |
| P. WszołekAttacking midfielder |  Legia Warszawa | 🇵🇱Poland | 34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 23±0% | 12±0% |
| Á. CastroCentral midfielder |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 21 | 12 |
| L. MugniAttacking midfielder |  Ceara | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1.8 | 22▲1111.1%↩ | 12▼46.4%↩ |
| R. RadunovićFull-back |  FCSB | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 34 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 26 | 12 |
| M. MoënzaFull-back |  Utsikten | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 4▼70.7% | 11▼32.9% |
| T. SanaWinger |  Orgryte IS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 37 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0.3 | 33▲85.2% | 11▲122.4% |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| S. ClucasCentral midfielder |  Shrewsbury | 🏴England | 36 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0.7 | 31▲477.4%↩ | 11▲2.9%↩ |
| L. PonsCentre-forward |  Bucaramanga | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 0.4 | 43▲155.6%↩ | 10▼54.8%↩ |
| S. DelevAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 37 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 25 | 10 |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| T. PayneFull-back |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 32 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 9 |
| B. DzsudzsákAttacking midfielder |  Debreceni VSC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 39 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 21 | 9 |
| J. MešanovićAttacking midfielder |  Kisvarda FC | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 9 |
| I. BognárCentral midfielder |  MTK Budapest | 🇭🇺Hungary | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 19 | 8 |
| M. UribeDefensive midfielder |  Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0.3 | 19▼59.4%↩ | 7▼80.7%↩ |
| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| Arthur SalesAttacking midfielder |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2.1 | 18▼50%↩ | 2▼96.3%↩ |
| C. SouaréDefensive midfielder |  Plzen | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 10.5 | 20▲6500%↩ | 2▼97.3%↩ |
| M. IchaCentral midfielder | Pardubice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 24 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 12.5 | 24 | 2 |
| S. MthantiCentre-forward | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇿🇦South Africa | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2.2 | 19 | 2 |
| R. MahutaDefensive midfielder |  Pardubice | 🏳️South Sudan | 24 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 11.5 | 22 | 2 |
| P. VydraAttacking midfielder |  Sparta Praha | 🇨🇿Czechia | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10.4 | 16 | 2 |
| D. HorákDefensive midfielder |  Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿Czechia | 26 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 2 |
| M. ČermákAttacking midfielder | Teplice | 🇨🇿Czechia | 27 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 |
| P. KumaloAttacking midfielder |  Golden Arrows | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1.2 | 9 | 2 |
| Nuno SantosCentre-forward | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 15▼57.8%↩ | 1▼98%↩ |
| J. FiguareidoAttacking midfielder |  Chippa United | 🏳️Eswatini | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| A. VlkanovaAttacking midfielder | Hradec Králové | 🇨🇿Czechia | 32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3.2 | 21▲153.6%↩ | 1▼96.1%↩ |
| R. YamamotoCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 55.4 | 63▲387.6%↩ | 89▲75.1%↩ |
| T. CramaFull-back |  Millwall | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 47.8 | 62▲192%↩ | 79▲73.3%↩ |
| J. GutiérrezWinger |  Defensa Y Justicia | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 24 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 40▲610.7% | 57▲31% |
| R. GarroWinger |  Corinthians | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 18.4 | 42▲182% | 54▲17.8% |
| M. FernándezWinger |  Independ. Rivadavia | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 15.3 | 36▲37.3% | 52▲9.9% |
| E. RastoderCentre-forward |  FC Thun | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 24 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 16.6 | 54±0% | 51±0% |
| J. CarrascalAttacking midfielder |  Flamengo | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 22.9 | 42▲136.2% | 51▲9% |
| F. KrätzigFull-back | Bayern München | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 23▼32.6%↩ | 50▼31.7%↩ |
| G. DiakitéDefensive midfielder | Red Bull Salzburg | 🇲🇱Mali | 20 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 13.6 | 41 | 49 |
| A. SanchesAttacking midfielder |  BSC Young Boys | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 49 |
| T. OwusuDefensive midfielder |  FC Luzern | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 13.3 | 41 | 49 |
| L. AnguloAttacking midfielder |  Central Cordoba de Santiago | 🇨🇴Colombia | 22 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 12.7 | 21±0% | 49▼6.7% |
| F. WestfieldFull-back |  Philadelphia Union | 🇺🇸USA | 20 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 9.3 | 27▼13.3% | 48▲5.7% |
| M. SeidlDefensive midfielder |  Rapid Vienna | 🇦🇹Austria | 25 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 15.3 | 49 | 47 |
| P. ChristiansenCentre-forward |  Viking | 🇩🇰Denmark | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 67▲30% | 46▲5.3% |
| N. HeftiFull-back |  FC Sion | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 27 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 13.4 | 51 | 45 |
| T. Lund JensenAttacking midfielder |  Club Brugge II | 🇩🇰Denmark | 20 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21▼27.2% | 44▼8.9% |
| O. Didrik BlombergWinger |  Bodo/Glimt | 🇳🇴Norway | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 13.3 | 46▲46% | 44▲11% |
| T. GolliardAttacking midfielder |  FC Winterthur | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 8.7 | 27▼13.6%↩ | 43▼27%↩ |
| K. VeldeWinger |  Portland Timbers | 🇳🇴Norway | 27 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 12.6 | 49▲321.7% | 43▲35.7% |
| F. CarlsenAttacking midfielder |  FC Ingolstadt 04 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 24 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 8.2 | 23▲369.4%↩ | 43▲9%↩ |
| L. LangoniWinger |  New England Revolution | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 11.7 | 31▲40.2% | 42▼3.2% |
| F. TorresAttacking midfielder |  Austin | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 26 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 12.3 | 35▲23.8%↩ | 41▼35.6%↩ |
| S. TorialAttacking midfielder |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱Israel | 25 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 9.5 | 32 | 41 |
| Tiago DantasAttacking midfielder |  HNK Rijeka | 🇵🇹Portugal | 25 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 7.9 | 35▲167.4%↩ | 39▼40.7%↩ |
| C. CîrjanCentral midfielder |  Dinamo Bucuresti | 🇷🇴Romania | 23 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 39 |
| A. LatkovićCentre-forward |  NK Varazdin | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 25 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 8.4 | 37 | 39 |
| M. HansenAttacking midfielder | IF Brommapojkarna | 🇩🇰Denmark | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8.7 | 49 | 39▲5.4%↩ |
| Mahmoud SaberCentral midfielder | Pyramids FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 25 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 8.4 | 36 | 39 |
| B. KrasniqiAttacking midfielder |  FC Zurich | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 25 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7.5 | 18 | 39 |
| S. GnabryAttacking midfielder |  Bayern München | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 19.5 | 41▲10.9% | 38▼24.9% |
| A. KuljaninCentre-forward |  Železničar Pančevo | 🇷🇸Serbia | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.7 | 17 | 38 |
| E. FrederiksenAttacking midfielder |  Istra 1961 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 26 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 6.2 | 27▲292.8%↩ | 38▼4.3%↩ |
| E. RădăslăvescuAttacking midfielder |  Farul Constanta | 🇷🇴Romania | 22 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 4.3 | 22 | 37 |
| Ș. BaiaramWinger |  Universitatea Craiova | 🇷🇴Romania | 23 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 5.9 | 29 | 37 |
| Chan ShinichiFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 24 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 28 | 37 |
| J. EggesteinCentre-forward |  Austria Vienna | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 7.1 | 45▲65.3%↩ | 36▼45.6%↩ |
| Z. MitrovAttacking midfielder |  FC Botosani | 🇷🇴Romania | 24 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 5.3 | 26 | 36 |
| A. GrgićDefensive midfielder |  FC Lugano | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 29 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 6.4 | 52 | 36 |
| A. MabilAttacking midfielder |  Melbourne City | 🇦🇺Australia | 31 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0.6 | 23▲61.9%↩ | 36▼10.7%↩ |
| H. AvayevuAttacking midfielder |  Phoenix Rising | 🇬🇭Ghana | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7.7 | 25 | 35 |
| S. HakšabanovićWinger |  Malmo FF | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 27 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7.3 | 43▲54.5% | 34▲16.3% |
| P. OwusuCentre-forward |  CF Montreal | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5.7 | 70▲46.4% | 33▲1.8% |
| Í. SigurgeirssonCentre-forward |  IFK Norrkoping | 🇮🇸Iceland | 23 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3.5 | 27▲71.8% | 33▼5.2% |
| M. HarnessAttacking midfielder |  Ipswich | 🏴England | 30 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 31.8 | 36▲13.5%↩ | 32▲1.6%↩ |
