| J. RíosDefensive midfielder | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 23 | 9 |
| J. MešanovićAttacking midfielder |  Kisvarda FC | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 9 |
| S. SaidCentre-forward |  Unirea Slobozia | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 8 |
| K. KovaletsCentral midfielder |  Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼75.1%↩ | 8▼57.8%↩ |
| B. TuilomaCentre-back |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 10▲220%↩ | 8▼59.8%↩ |
| D. SánchezGoalkeeper |  Coquimbo Unido | 🇨🇱Chile | 39 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 68 | 8 |
| Guo HaoCentral midfielder |  Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 9 | 8 |
| W. BurrellCentre-back |  Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 36 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 17▲1.2% | 8▲1.2% |
| M. JacobsWinger |  Northampton | 🏴England | 34 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 7▲74.4%↩ | 8▼15.3%↩ |
| S. DecarliCentre-back |  Grasshoppers | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3▼68.7%↩ | 8▼64.2%↩ |
| J. MantellCentral midfielder |  Central Coast Mariners | 🏳️ | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 | 8 |
| M. KosanovićCentre-back | FK Spartak Zdrepceva KRV | 🇷🇸Serbia | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 13 | 8 |
| K. TakaiCentre-forward |  Sagamihara | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3▲16.7%↩ | 8▼72.8%↩ |
| O. DoumbiaAttacking midfielder |  FC Lugano | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 6▼48.6%↩ | 8▼50.6%↩ |
| S. RouxFull-back | Central Coast Mariners | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 33 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 26 | 8 |
| V. LystsovCentre-back |  Chelyabinsk | 🇷🇺Russia | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 8▼72.9%↩ |
| M. MikovičFull-back |  Spartak Trnava | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 16 | 8 |
| L. JacksonCentre-back | Perth Glory | 🇦🇺Australia | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 8▲20.6%↩ | 8▼70.1%↩ |
| J. GyauCentral midfielder |  Las Vegas Lights | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4▼77.7%↩ | 8▼59.6%↩ |
| Ricardo ValenteCentre-forward |  Leixoes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 4▼71.2% | 8▼45.6% |
| M. FernándezCentre-forward |  Quilmes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 8 |
| J. BizamaCentre-back |  Palestino | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 8▲2000%↩ | 8▼69.6%↩ |
| Liu BinbinAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 |
| K. OiwaCentre-back |  Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 3▼77.9%↩ | 8▼46.6%↩ |
| D. PuclinDefensive midfielder |  NK Varazdin | 🇭🇷Croatia | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 12▲23.7%↩ | 8▼70.7%↩ |
| S. NiwaCentre-forward |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 8 |
| A. OrtízCentre-back |  El Paso Locomotive | 🇲🇽Mexico | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 2▼89.1%↩ | 8▼66.7%↩ |
| C. PinaresAttacking midfielder | A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 35 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | 14▼45.5%↩ | 8▼70.7%↩ |
| R. GonzálezCentre-back |  Everton de Vina | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 14▼50.5%↩ | 8▼66.1%↩ |
| L. Martínez MontagnoliCentre-back |  Colegiales | 🇦🇷Argentina | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 26 | 8 |
| L. CastroDefensive midfielder |  Aldosivi | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 11▼37.5%↩ | 8▼7.1%↩ |
| Sun GuoliangCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 |
| D. CatañoCentral midfielder |  Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 34 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 8 |
| J. MenaCentre-back | Chico | 🇨🇴Colombia | 37 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 40 | 8 |
| J. DavidsonCentre-back |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 22▲30.2%↩ | 8▼49.3%↩ |
| N. KarelisCentre-forward |  Panserraikos | 🇬🇷Greece | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 10▲3.1%↩ | 8▼58.2%↩ |
| N. RossDefensive midfielder |  Sacramento Republic | 🏴Scotland | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 13 | 8 |
| A. IenagaCentral midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 🇯🇵Japan | 40 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 14▼61.5% | 8▼46.9% |
| N. BlandiCentre-forward |  Barracas Central | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 2 | 8▲14.9%↩ |
| W. SeymoreFull-back |  New Mexico United | 🇺🇸USA | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 15 | 8 |
| R. SzolnokiCentre-back |  Puskas Academy | 🇭🇺Hungary | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 8 |
| T. BorosDefensive midfielder |  Annecy | 🇭🇺Hungary | 39 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 15 | 8 |
| M. HamadaCentre-back |  Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 6 | 8 |
| B. BaloghCentral midfielder |  Paks | 🇭🇺Hungary | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 13 | 8 |
| G. PachecoFull-back |  Cobresal | 🇨🇱Chile | 37 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 14 | 8 |
| G. KostadinovDefensive midfielder |  Levski Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 36 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼59.3%↩ | 8▼57.1%↩ |
| Matheus LeoniCentre-back |  Dobrudzha | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 8 |
| Wang TongDefensive midfielder |  Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
| D. DwyerCentre-forward |  Mansfield Town | 🇺🇸USA | 36 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▼70.5% | 7▼9.8% |
| S. HierländerAttacking midfielder |  Sturm Graz | 🇦🇹Austria | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 7 |
| Xie PengfeiAttacking midfielder |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 7 |
| H. UrregoCentre-back |  Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| D. AntolićCentral midfielder |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🇭🇷Croatia | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9▼75.7%↩ | 7▼67.4%↩ |
| P. DjilobodjiCentre-back |  Sarıyer | 🇸🇳Senegal | 37 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 24▼35.6%↩ | 7▼60.7%↩ |
| R. OkuiCentre-back |  Tochigi City | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 14▲30.8%↩ | 7▼66%↩ |
| A. CrețuCentral midfielder |  Universitatea Craiova | 🇷🇴Romania | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 9▼69.6%↩ | 7▼69%↩ |
| Ahmed El SheikhCentral midfielder |  Haras El Hodood | 🇪🇬Egypt | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 12 | 7 |
| Mostafa GamalCentral midfielder |  El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | 7 |
| T. KanamoriAttacking midfielder |  Melbourne City | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 10▲108.2%↩ | 7▼69.1%↩ |
| C. LancasterCentre-forward |  Lexington | 🏴England | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 7 |
| G. FernándezCentre-forward |  San Miguel | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 7▼47%↩ |
| N. LodeiroCentral midfielder |  Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 11▼43%↩ | 7▼42.7%↩ |
| Leo FernandesCentral midfielder |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 10 | 7 |
| K. HoyosCentre-forward |  Miami FC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 7 |
| Hélder LopesFull-back |  Hapoel Beer Sheva | 🇵🇹Portugal | 37 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 19▲22.2%↩ | 7▼64.1%↩ |
| I. StoicaCentre-back |  AFC Hermannstadt | 🇷🇴Romania | 38 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 18 | 7 |
| N. CastroCentral midfielder |  San Martin Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 6▼58.7%↩ | 7▼47.8%↩ |
| C. EvansWinger |  Fleetwood Town | 🏴Wales | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 23±0% | 7±0% |
| J. BenítezCentral midfielder | Palestino | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 | 21 | 7 |
| Li LeiFull-back |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 |
| H. LópesFull-back |  Águilas Doradas | 🇦🇷Argentina | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 13 | 7 |
| Edigar JunioCentre-forward | Imabari | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3▼75.4%↩ | 7▼76.6%↩ |
| A. ArslanAttacking midfielder |  Sydney | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 5▼82.6%↩ | 7▼72.4%↩ |
| J. ShaughnessyCentre-back |  Newcastle Jets | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 14▲202.2%↩ | 7▼53.8%↩ |
| R. MakWinger |  Slovan Bratislava | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 35 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 7 |
| C. SuárezCentre-back | Palestino | 🇨🇱Chile | 39 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 30 | 7 |
| J. GarcíaCentre-back | Águilas Doradas | 🇨🇴Colombia | 37 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 31 | 7 |
| M. MarinaDefensive midfielder | NK Varazdin | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 19 | 7 |
| Amir MedhatCentre-back |  National Bank of Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 7 |
| S. ŠćepovićCentre-forward |  OFK Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 4▼54.9%↩ | 7▼76.7%↩ |
| S. HancaCentre-forward |  Petrolul Ploiesti | 🇷🇴Romania | 34 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4▼82.8%↩ | 7▼76.4%↩ |
| R. ParajFull-back |  Podbrezová | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 7 |
| Song WenjieWinger |  Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| P. JanssonCentre-back |  Malmo FF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 7▼70.2% | 7▼39.3% |
| J. CuadradoDefensive midfielder |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 10▼27.4%↩ | 7▼61.3%↩ |
| E. RashaniAttacking midfielder | Melbourne City | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 11▲39.7%↩ | 6▼74.6%↩ |
| O. BarretoCentre-forward | Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4▼32.1%↩ | 6▼82.9%↩ |
| É. BalantaCentral midfielder |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 6▼74.1%↩ |
| J. PassagliaCentral midfielder |  All Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 6 |
| F. ZuquiCentral midfielder |  U. Catolica | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 12▲33.3%↩ | 6▼66.3%↩ |
| S. ThernAttacking midfielder |  IFK Varnamo | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 24±0% | 6▼36.7% |
| N. SandaCentral midfielder |  Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 6 |
| E. MenaFull-back | U. Catolica | 🇨🇱Chile | 38 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 | 27▼34.2%↩ | 6▼60.1%↩ |
| V. AboubakarCentre-forward |  Bodrum FK | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 5▼84.1%↩ | 6▼70.2%↩ |
| J. NgwemCentre-forward |  Kahraba Ismailia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 6 |
| A. CamargoDefensive midfielder | Coquimbo Unido | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 21 | 6 |
| F. GallegosCentral midfielder |  Auckland | 🇨🇱Chile | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 6▼43.9%↩ |
| D. GarcíaCentral midfielder | Defensores De Belgrano | 🇦🇷Argentina | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 6 |
| K. HolmbergCentre-forward |  Orebro SK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 33 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 20±0% | 6▼34.1% |
| O. BecklesCentre-back |  Gillingham | 🇬🇩Grenada | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 6▼52.3%↩ | 6▼49.6%↩ |
