| C. MenaAttacking midfielder |  Lechia Gdansk | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8.8 | 37▲23.6% | 41▲3.6% |
| T. OkouAttacking midfielder |  Al Riyadh | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 1 | 8 | 8.4 | 28 | 41▲26.8%↩ |
| K. MizutaWinger |  Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 32▲126.2% | 40±0% |
| G. BalziAttacking midfielder |  Levadiakos | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 3 | 8 | 7.7 | 29▲72.2% | 40▲0.5% |
| P. PflückeAttacking midfielder |  Charleroi | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 4 | 8 | 9.2 | 32▲17.8%↩ | 40▼11.9%↩ |
| R. HackettAttacking midfielder |  Lincoln | 🇱🇨St. Lucia | 28 | 11 | 8 | 8.8 | 40▲122% | 39▼4.8% |
| V. ČernýAttacking midfielder |  Beşiktaş | 🇨🇿Czechia | 28 | 5 | 8 | 8.8 | 38▼11.4%↩ | 39▼17.1%↩ |
| S. SeddonFull-back |  AFC Wimbledon | 🏴England | 28 | 1 | 8 | 5.2 | 23▲181.5%↩ | 39▲8.7%↩ |
| Tom IorpendaCentral midfielder |  Notts County | 🏴England | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6.2 | 40▲13333.3%↩ | 38▼4.5%↩ |
| V. CoufalFull-back |  1899 Hoffenheim | 🇨🇿Czechia | 33 | 1 | 8 | 12.7 | 36▲207.6%↩ | 38▲15.6%↩ |
| L. WalshDefensive midfielder |  Luton | 🏴England | 28 | 1 | 8 | 7.5 | 34▲164.6% | 36▼29% |
| E. AlıçCentre-back |  Esenler Erokspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 26 | 0 | 8 | 5.4 | 12 | 36 |
| K. TierneyFull-back |  Celtic | 🏴Scotland | 29 | 6 | 8 | 7.2 | 36▲624.5%↩ | 35▼39.7%↩ |
| J. TorresAttacking midfielder |  Charleston Battery | 🇨🇴Colombia | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6.4 | 31 | 35 |
| C. PetrilaWinger |  Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6.2 | 30 | 34 |
| R. StauntonFull-back |  Grimsby | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 24 | 1 | 8 | 4.9 | 27▲421.2%↩ | 34▲11.1%↩ |
| B. KaradenizCentral midfielder |  Pendikspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 27 | 2 | 8 | 8.5 | 42 | 34 |
| BitelloAttacking midfielder |  Dynamo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43▲16.1% | 34▼8% |
| Xie WennengDefensive midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| R. GraydonCentral midfielder |  Salford City | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5.8 | 43▲31%↩ | 32▼2.7%↩ |
| H. JohanssonCentral midfielder |  Mjallby AIF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 28 | 7 | 8 | 4.1 | 57▲55.9% | 32▼6.2% |
| O. MarituAttacking midfielder |  Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5.3 | 47 | 31 |
| D. DavasAttacking midfielder |  Boluspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4.7 | 50▲509.8%↩ | 31▼25%↩ |
| V. EthemiAttacking midfielder |  Sivasspor | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 28 | 7 | 8 | 4.6 | 37▲144%↩ | 31▼29.7%↩ |
| D. BouangaCentre-forward |  Los Angeles FC | 🇬🇦Gabon | 31 | 26 | 8 | 4.1 | 78▲19.8% | 29▼13.9% |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| Y. CarrascoAttacking midfielder |  Al Shabab | 🇧🇪Belgium | 32 | 18 | 8 | 5.5 | 70▲326.2% | 28▼2.4% |
| Álvaro MedránDefensive midfielder |  Al-Ettifaq | 🇪🇸Spain | 32 | 1 | 8 | 5.5 | 44▲27.5% | 28▼16.1% |
| H. MukhtarCentre-forward |  Nashville SC | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 17 | 8 | 3.9 | 57▲25.7% | 28▼13.5% |
| M. ZuletaCentral midfielder |  Once Caldas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 3 | 8 | 3.2 | 28▲1028%↩ | 27▼53.3%↩ |
| D. ArmstrongWinger |  Dinamo Bucuresti | 🏴Scotland | 28 | 6 | 8 | 3.3 | 32▲13.3%↩ | 27▼36%↩ |
| Óliver TorresDefensive midfielder |  Monterrey | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 2 | 8 | 5.2 | 46▲163%↩ | 27▼49.1%↩ |
| V. GuzmánDefensive midfielder |  CF Pachuca | 🇲🇽Mexico | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 26 |
| C. EspinozaCentral midfielder |  San Jose Earthquakes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 4 | 8 | 3.6 | 48▲29.9% | 26▼24.1% |
| Gao TianyiDefensive midfielder |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2.4 | 41 | 24 |
| J. RandallCentral midfielder |  Auckland | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 23 |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| A. RusnákAttacking midfielder |  Seattle Sounders | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2.8 | 51▲9.7% | 23▼20.1% |
| D. SambissaCentral midfielder |  İstanbulspor | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 3 | 8 | 2.8 | 32▲154% | 22▼34.4% |
| G. LundgrenWinger |  Gais | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2.2 | 29▼12.8% | 22▼19% |
| M. PalavecinoAttacking midfielder |  Coquimbo Unido | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1.3 | 33▲6560%↩ | 22▼36.5%↩ |
| K. OkumuraAttacking midfielder |  Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1.9 | 22 | 22 |
| J. TverskovCentral midfielder |  San Diego | 🇩🇰Denmark | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2.3 | 50▲82.9%↩ | 21▲10.5%↩ |
| M. BatnaAttacking midfielder |  Al-Fateh | 🇲🇦Morocco | 36 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 49▼11% | 20▼1% |
| C. BarriosWinger |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | 22 | 20 |
| R. MahrezWinger |  Al-Ahli Jeddah | 🇩🇿Algeria | 35 | 4 | 8 | 2.9 | 36▼31% | 20▼21.1% |
| Salem Al DawsariAttacking midfielder |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 34 | 8 | 8 | 2.8 | 44▼41.7% | 19▼38.9% |
| E. ForsbergAttacking midfielder |  New York Red Bulls | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1.7 | 51▲50.7% | 19±0% |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder |  Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| D. van MieghemAttacking midfielder |  ADO Den Haag | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 36 | 7 | 8 | 2.5 | 36▼31.3% | 17▼19.9% |
| J. BrophyCentral midfielder |  Cambridge United | 🏴England | 32 | 3 | 8 | 1.2 | 32▼26.1% | 16▼44.7% |
| S. PalaciosAttacking midfielder | Levadiakos | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 40▲240.7%↩ | 16▼11.2%↩ |
| J. BarreraWinger |  Deportivo Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0.9 | 22 | 16 |
| Li YuanyiDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 15 |
| İ. AkdağDefensive midfielder |  Keçiörengücü | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1.1 | 42▲558.7%↩ | 15▼7.5%↩ |
| Sergio BusquetsCentral midfielder |  Inter Miami | 🇪🇸Spain | 38 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 44▲19.3% | 14▼14.6% |
| Y. CharáAttacking midfielder |  Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0.4 | 21▲89%↩ | 10▼29.5%↩ |
| M. ReusAttacking midfielder |  Los Angeles Galaxy | 🇩🇪Germany | 37 | 5 | 8 | 0.7 | 37▲332.6% | 9▲15% |
| M. ArnautovićCentre-forward |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 🇦🇹Austria | 37 | 7 | 8 | 0.4 | 29▲59.2%↩ | 6▼61.8%↩ |
| R. MofokengAttacking midfielder |  Orlando Pirates | 🇿🇦South Africa | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| A. MemićFull-back |  Plzen | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| D. HottoFull-back | Orlando Pirates | 🇳🇦Namibia | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| A. GülerAttacking midfielder |  Real Madrid | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 21 | 4 | 9 | 93.4 | 44▲97.8% | 94▲7.6% |
| FermínAttacking midfielder |  Barcelona | 🇪🇸Spain | 23 | 6 | 9 | 100.7 | 52▲75.2% | 91▲6.4% |
| B. TouréAttacking midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 48▲39.8%↩ | 91▲119.4%↩ |
| PedriDefensive midfielder | Barcelona | 🇪🇸Spain | 23 | 2 | 9 | 115.2 | 63▲17.2% | 90▼8.4% |
| Jesús RodríguezAttacking midfielder |  Como | 🇪🇸Spain | 20 | 2 | 9 | 44.9 | 35▲241.2%↩ | 85▲6.2%↩ |
| J. LewelingDefensive midfielder |  VfB Stuttgart | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 7 | 9 | 65.1 | 65▲319.2% | 83▲11.5% |
| F. ChaïbiAttacking midfielder |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 🇩🇿Algeria | 23 | 2 | 9 | 46.6 | 36▲142.6% | 78▲2.5% |
| Peio CanalesAttacking midfielder |  Racing Santander | 🇪🇸Spain | 21 | 6 | 9 | 29.5 | 40▲2969.2%↩ | 77▲6.2%↩ |
| Y. TahaAttacking midfielder |  Groningen | 🇲🇦Morocco | 23 | 5 | 9 | 36.3 | 47▲1026.2%↩ | 77▲24.4%↩ |
| A. IlićCentre-forward |  Union Berlin | 🇷🇸Serbia | 26 | 5 | 9 | 47.5 | 48▲87.1% | 73▲3.4% |
| A. LaurientéWinger |  Sassuolo | 🇫🇷France | 27 | 7 | 9 | 50.6 | 49▼2% | 69▲3.4% |
| A. BoakyeDefensive midfielder |  Saint Etienne | 🇬🇭Ghana | 25 | 5 | 9 | 38.6 | 62▲376.2% | 69▲5.5% |
| Andrés MartínAttacking midfielder | Racing Santander | 🇪🇸Spain | 27 | 23 | 9 | 46.2 | 76▲9.5% | 65▼10.1% |
| Mauro JúniorFull-back |  PSV Eindhoven | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 1 | 9 | 31.3 | 41▲34.8% | 64▼9.5% |
| J. TymonFull-back |  Swansea | 🏴England | 27 | 1 | 9 | 29.4 | 35▼11.6% | 64▼12.6% |
| J. KiloAttacking midfielder | ADO Den Haag | 🇫🇮Finland | 24 | 4 | 9 | 18.7 | 37▼5.9% | 63▲5% |
| J. YeboahCentre-forward |  Venezia | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 10 | 9 | 34.1 | 52▲454.8% | 63▼3.1% |
| I. LouzaCentral midfielder |  Watford | 🇲🇦Morocco | 27 | 7 | 9 | 47.2 | 63▲63.7% | 61▼5.8% |
| K. LaimerFull-back |  Bayern München | 🇦🇹Austria | 29 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 46▲43.3% | 60▼4% |
| T. ZimmerschiedAttacking midfielder |  SV Elversberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 4 | 9 | 26.7 | 42▲44.3% | 60▼4.2% |
| M. JohnstonWinger |  West Brom | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 27 | 2 | 9 | 26.6 | 35▲60.9% | 54▼16.3% |
| T. ReynersWinger |  Lommel United | 🇧🇪Belgium | 26 | 3 | 9 | 19.2 | 36▲548.2%↩ | 52▲8.3%↩ |
| S. EliaFull-back |  Empoli | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 2 | 9 | 20.4 | 20▼34.4%↩ | 52▼16.7%↩ |
| B. CipengaCentral midfielder |  Castellón | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 28 | 6 | 9 | 19.3 | 45▲305.4% | 50±0% |
| A. BernhardssonAttacking midfielder |  Holstein Kiel | 🇸🇪Sweden | 27 | 2 | 9 | 18.8 | 30▼6.6% | 48▼29.4% |
| M. RichterAttacking midfielder |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 34▲68.3%↩ | 48▼9.4%↩ |
| Y. AkgünAttacking midfielder |  Galatasaray | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16.7 | 44▲3.8% | 48▼9.5% |
| J. McGlynnAttacking midfielder |  Houston Dynamo | 🇺🇸USA | 23 | 6 | 9 | 14.9 | 48▲68.7%↩ | 48▲2.1%↩ |
| R. MorishitaAttacking midfielder |  Blackburn | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 4 | 9 | 15.2 | 36▲121.6%↩ | 46▲58.1%↩ |
| L. NjohFull-back |  Servette FC | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 1 | 9 | 8.8 | 23▲18.4%↩ | 46▼21.3%↩ |
| A. VirginiusAttacking midfielder |  BSC Young Boys | 🇫🇷France | 23 | 6 | 9 | 10.5 | 32▲136.5%↩ | 45▼34.7%↩ |
| R. MeißnerWinger |  VfL Osnabrück | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 12 | 9 | 13.4 | 47▲305.1%↩ | 43▲7.2%↩ |
| A. ThomassonDefensive midfielder |  Lens | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 3 | 9 | 16.6 | 71▲12.9% | 43▼14.1% |
| A. BatrakovAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 13 | 9 | 6.8 | 58▲4.5% | 42▲3.5% |
| L. AjorqueCentre-forward |  Stade Brestois 29 | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 8 | 9 | 16.3 | 57▲0.7% | 42▼15% |
| J. RodríguezAttacking midfielder |  FC Juarez | 🇵🇦Panama | 28 | 4 | 9 | 9.3 | 36▲82.7%↩ | 41▼27.8%↩ |
| J. PereyraCentral midfielder |  Minnesota United FC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 7 | 9 | 12.9 | 56▲102.9%↩ | 41▼19.8%↩ |
| M. OjedaCentre-forward |  Orlando City SC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 27 | 16 | 9 | 12.7 | 63▲90% | 41▼9.5% |
