| A. RusnákAttacking midfielder | Seattle Sounders | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2.7 | 40▼17% | 22▼1.8% |
| M. Di PizioWinger | Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1.1 | 31 | 22 |
| D. ValdésWinger | Velez Sarsfield | 🇨🇱Chile | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 | 28▲418.5% | 22▲44% |
| R. ManajCentre-forward | Sivasspor | 🇦🇱Albania | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 12±0% | 21±0% |
| C. LichtenbergerAttacking midfielder | Grazer AK | 🇦🇹Austria | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2.4 | 15 | 21 |
| C. ManeaFull-back | Rapid | 🇷🇴Romania | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 20 | 21 |
| A. WilliamsCentre-forward | Hartford Athletic | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 12 | 21▼38.8%↩ |
| Rober SierraCentral midfielder | Arges Pitesti | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2.1 | 35 | 21 |
| C. RoldanAttacking midfielder | Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 38▼5% | 21▼14.6% |
| J. ValenciaCentre-forward | Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 21 |
| R. RennerDefensive midfielder | Wolfsberger AC | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 36 | 21 |
| J. CaballeroAttacking midfielder | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 21 | 21 |
| M. YusefCentral midfielder | Bnei Sakhnin | 🇮🇱Israel | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2.6 | 18 | 21 |
| J. EickmayerCentral midfielder | Bastia | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 31▲61.6%↩ | 21▼19.8%↩ |
| D. KostkaAttacking midfielder | Ružomberok | 🇨🇿Czechia | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| A. TraoréDefensive midfielder | Amed | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 28▲100.7%↩ | 21▼52.9%↩ |
| W. ZahaCentral midfielder | Galatasaray | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 34▼20.7%↩ | 21▲4.6%↩ |
| S. MasudaCentre-forward | Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| Mohamed ShikaCentre-forward | Ceramica Cleopatra | 🇪🇬Egypt | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 12 | 20 |
| Samir FekriCentral midfielder | AL Masry | 🇪🇬Egypt | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 20 |
| S. BradleyCentre-back | Lincoln | 🏴England | 34 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 45▲60.6%↩ | 20▼9.8%↩ |
| H. StengelCentral midfielder | Stromsgodset | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 31▼29.2% | 20▼45.7% |
| Willian JoséCentre-forward | Bahia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4.6 | 25▼47.8% | 20▼13.7% |
| Brody BurkittCentre-forward | Adelaide United | 🏳️ | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 12 | 20 |
| D. BosnjakAttacking midfielder | Macarthur | 🏳️ | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 20 |
| J. LuceroCentre-forward | Universidad de Chile | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 12▼67.6%↩ | 20▼37.6%↩ |
| M. AlmirónWinger | Atlanta United FC | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 42▼6.8% | 20▼14.5% |
| R. LoftCentre-forward | Cambridge United | 🏴England | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | 8▼12.8% | 20▼45.2% |
| Wesley da SilvaCentre-forward | Imabari | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10▲8.5%↩ | 20▼47.5%↩ |
| P. AubameyangCentre-forward | Deportivo La Coruna | 🇬🇦Gabon | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 51±0% | 20±0% |
| W. FernándezCentre-forward | Alianza Valledupar | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 13 | 20 |
| M. DakuCentre-forward | Spartak Moscow | 🇦🇱Albania | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 36±0% | 20▼24.3%↩ |
| B. MorrisCentral midfielder | Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 | 33▼10.5% | 20▼21.7% |
| Á. VeliezCentre-forward | San Martin Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| N. IbáñezCentre-forward | Cruz Azul | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 20±0% | 19▲1.6%↩ |
| S. DespotovskiCentre-forward | Perth Glory | 🏳️ | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 19 |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| A. PopovicCentre-back | Sydney | 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 24▲458.1%↩ | 19▼56.7%↩ |
| F. CantilloAttacking midfielder | Alianza Valledupar | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 19 |
| N. BlairCentre-forward | Veres Rivne | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4.8 | 15 | 19 |
| A. DisaroCentre-forward | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 10 | 19▼28.6%↩ |
| M. BrunoCentral midfielder | Francs Borains | 🇧🇪Belgium | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2.9 | 30▲604.8%↩ | 19▼20.8%↩ |
| M. MorenoWinger | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3.1 | 35±0% | 19▼25.8% |
| M. DabroCentre-forward | NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| J. KucharskiCentral midfielder | Perth Glory | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 28 | 19 |
| Mário SérgioCentre-forward | Consadole Sapporo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 9 | 19 |
| A. ZinkovskiyCentral midfielder | Spartak Moscow | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 | 27▲42.4%↩ | 19▼21%↩ |
| B. BlandoCentre-forward | Lanus | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 12▲33.7% | 19▼45.8% |
| A. BedraneCentre-back | Damac | 🇩🇿Algeria | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 23▼31% | 19▼29.2% |
| K. GorréWinger | Maccabi Haifa | 🇨🇼Curaçao | 31 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 21▼7.1%↩ | 19▼61.8%↩ |
| G. JaraCentral midfielder | D. La Serena | 🇨🇱Chile | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 20 | 19 |
| M. ShintaniCentre-forward | Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 12 | 19 |
| S. McCoulskyCentre-forward | Harrogate Town | 🏴England | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 12 | 18▼27%↩ |
| R. RanftlDefensive midfielder | Austria Vienna | 🇦🇹Austria | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 37▲161.7%↩ | 18▼47.7%↩ |
| G. HurstCentre-forward | New Mexico United | 🏴Scotland | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 9 | 18 |
| Á. CorreaWinger | River Plate | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 61±0% | 18▼42.5%↩ |
| O. BergCentre-forward | IF Brommapojkarna | 🇳🇴Norway | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1.1 | 44▲472.4%↩ | 18▲109.2%↩ |
| BebetoCentre-back | Tondela | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 37▲232.1% | 18▲102.2% |
| Khaled El GhandourCentral midfielder | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1.6 | 34 | 18 |
| M. RoginićCentre-forward | Žilina | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.6 | 17▲57.4%↩ | 18▼47.2%↩ |
| K. PérezAttacking midfielder | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1.2 | 18 | 18 |
| D. RíosCentre-forward | CF Montreal | 🇲🇽Mexico | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 19±0% | 18▼13.5%↩ |
| M. StefaniakCentral midfielder | Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 16▲2.6% | 18▼27.7% |
| A. SernaCentral midfielder | Independiente Medellin | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 18 |
| K. FujikawaCentral midfielder | Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 12▲134.7%↩ | 18▼52.3%↩ |
| A. LassiterCentre-forward | Portland Timbers | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2.6 | 7±0% | 18▲11.4% |
| M. AsenjoCentre-forward | Los Andes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17▲149.3%↩ | 18▼29.4%↩ |
| L. MenaloAttacking midfielder | HNK Rijeka | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | 17 |
| J. Günther-SchmidtWinger | Erzgebirge Aue | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2.1 | 15 | 17▼26%↩ |
| Yang MingyangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 27 | 17 |
| N. Da SilvaCentre-forward | Palestino | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 17 | 17 |
| J. PapeauWinger | Uta Arad | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1.2 | 12▲2240%↩ | 17▼32.9%↩ |
| E. KoulourisCentre-forward | Pogon Szczecin | 🇬🇷Greece | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 8±0% | 17±0% |
| A. ChachuaCentral midfielder | Karpaty | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1.9 | 25▼33.3% | 17▼33.7% |
| M. EppsAttacking midfielder | Lexington | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1.9 | 20 | 17 |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| S. KokubuCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 17 |
| E. ForsbergAttacking midfielder | New York Red Bulls | 🇸🇪Sweden | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 37▼27.5% | 17▼7.7% |
| M. CheukouaWinger | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Lucas PossignoloCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 27▼23.8%↩ | 17▼65.7%↩ |
| M. StępińskiCentre-forward | Korona Kielce | 🇵🇱Poland | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 15±0% | 17±0% |
| B. WhitfieldCentral midfielder | Barrow | 🏴England | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 19▲41.8%↩ | 16▼43.6%↩ |
| A. KabashiCentral midfielder | Utsikten | 🇦🇱Albania | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 17 | 16▼12.3%↩ |
| T. ToyaCentre-forward | Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 16 |
| A. MorenoCentre-forward | El Paso Locomotive | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 11 | 16 |
| B. AcostaAttacking midfielder | Nashville SC | 🇭🇳Honduras | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16▲327% | 16▲35.8% |
| J. CastroCentre-back | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 16 |
| F. BohmanCentre-forward | Trelleborg | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 12▼42.3% | 16▼35.1% |
| C. BakambuCentre-forward | Real Betis | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 13▲0.8% | 16▼21.2% |
| O. AndrievskyiAttacking midfielder | Polessya | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 | 17▲225% | 16▼13.1% |
| L. CrepuljaCentral midfielder | NK Slaven Belupo | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 30 | 16 |
| S. RouillerCentre-back | Servette FC | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 26 | 16 |
| R. WolskiCentre-forward | Radomiak Radom | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 33±0% | 15±0% |
| S. ColakovskiCentre-forward | Perth Glory | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 14 | 15 |
| D. PavičićAttacking midfielder | HNK Gorica | 🇭🇷Croatia | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 15 | 15▼14.5%↩ |
| A. PăunAttacking midfielder | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15 |
| J. ObregónCentre-forward | Deportivo Pasto | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 15 |