| Liu ChengyuCentre-forward |  Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 16 | 32 |
| N. Sarenren BazeeCentre-forward |  Waldhof Mannheim | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 30 | 5 | 1 | 4.4 | 18▼0.5%↩ | 32▼5.6%↩ |
| O. MendyCentre-forward |  Universitatea Cluj | 🇫🇷France | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6.9 | 17▼29.6%↩ | 32▼44.3%↩ |
| K. KubicaCentral midfielder |  Nieciecza | 🇵🇱Poland | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7.7 | 35▲2615.4%↩ | 32▲5.6%↩ |
| Y. GuermoucheCentre-forward |  Slavia Sofia | 🇩🇿Algeria | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3.7 | 19 | 32▼48.9%↩ |
| A. BenboualiCentre-forward | Gyori ETO FC | 🇩🇿Algeria | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4.9 | 23 | 32 |
| M. GlushenkovAttacking midfielder |  Zenit | 🇷🇺Russia | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4.9 | 47±0% | 32±0% |
| Liu ZhurunCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 | 32 | 32 |
| Abdelrahman El BanoubyAttacking midfielder |  Masr | 🇪🇬Egypt | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 20 | 31 |
| J. Berry-McNallyCentre-forward |  Chesterfield | 🏴England | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 | 16▼5.3% | 31▼4% |
| I. ShkurinCentre-forward |  GKS Katowice | 🇧🇾Belarus | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6.5 | 21±0% | 30±0% |
| Manu JustoCentre-forward |  Cultural Leonesa | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | 16▲355.6%↩ | 30▼30.2%↩ |
| H. UdahlCentre-forward |  Ham-Kam | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4.8 | 35 | 30▲48.5%↩ |
| R. OpruțFull-back |  Kortrijk | 🇷🇴Romania | 28 | 5 | 2 | 9.4 | 51 | 29▼31.4% |
| T. IgarashiCentre-forward |  Tochigi SC | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4.6 | 19 | 29 |
| N. FernándezCentre-forward |  Belgrano Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6.4 | 34▼16.6% | 29▼10.5% |
| D. HilbrychtAttacking midfielder | Nieciecza | 🇵🇱Poland | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 | 30 | 29 |
| E. CopettiCentre-forward |  Rosario Central | 🇦🇷Argentina | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 | 26▲25% | 29▼0.7% |
| A. MiranchukAttacking midfielder |  Atlanta United FC | 🇷🇺Russia | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 46▲10.8% | 29▲1.4% |
| S. PetrovCentre-forward |  Železničar Pančevo | 🇷🇸Serbia | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34▲318.5%↩ | 29▼41.3%↩ |
| M. DrammehCentral midfielder | Universitatea Cluj | 🇫🇷France | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5.5 | 27▲33.3%↩ | 29▼30.5%↩ |
| K. JojoAttacking midfielder |  Fukushima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 | 20 | 29 |
| M. NishimuraCentre-forward |  Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4.4 | 15 | 28 |
| Badr MoussaAttacking midfielder |  Petrojet | 🏳️Palestine | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4.4 | 20 | 28 |
| A. Salido TajeroWinger |  Ludogorets | 🏳️ | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3.1 | 14 | 28 |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder |  SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| T. MolinaWinger |  Argentinos JRS | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5.5 | 34▼27.8% | 28▼8.2% |
| M. SpasićAttacking midfielder |  Radnicki NIS | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3.2 | 22 | 28 |
| A. DumiterCentre-forward |  FC Botosani | 🇷🇴Romania | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 | 20 | 28 |
| Y. MeïtéWinger |  Damac | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4.9 | 20▲87.7%↩ | 27▼32.7%↩ |
| J. MbekeliAttacking midfielder |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4.6 | 29▲5.2%↩ | 27▼43.4%↩ |
| Pedro DolabellaAttacking midfielder |  North Carolina | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4.1 | 20 | 27 |
| N. MikiCentral midfielder |  Gainare Tottori | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4.6 | 20 | 27 |
| Liu RuofanAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 27 |
| K. ShimizuCentre-forward | Fukushima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 27 |
| J. QuiñonesCentral midfielder |  Deportivo Pereira | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3.2 | 28 | 27 |
| K. MurakoshiCentral midfielder |  Matsumoto Yamaga | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 19 | 27 |
| J. TopalliCentral midfielder |  Bandırmaspor | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 | 18▼28%↩ | 26▼44.2%↩ |
| P. ZinckernagelWinger |  Chicago Fire | 🇩🇰Denmark | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3.6 | 54▼13.4% | 26▲3.1% |
| Hou YongyongCentre-forward |  Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2.6 | 25▼54.7%↩ | 26▼23.8%↩ |
| Manato HyakudaCentre-forward |  Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3.5 | 12 | 26 |
| Juan MuñozCentre-forward |  União de Leiria | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4.2 | 20▼51% | 25▼33.2% |
| M. FukudaCentral midfielder |  Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 19 | 25 |
| F. KlausCentre-forward |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇩🇪Germany | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3.5 | 45±0% | 25±0% |
| João KlaussCentre-forward |  Los Angeles Galaxy | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3.5 | 39±0% | 25▼16%↩ |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder |  Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| J. HawkesAttacking midfielder |  Oldham | 🏴England | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4.1 | 13▲8.3%↩ | 24▼14.7%↩ |
| R. MuirheadCentre-forward |  Livingston | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3.9 | 21 | 24 |
| A. SobolevCentre-forward | Zenit | 🇷🇺Russia | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2.1 | 37±0% | 24±0% |
| A. ArceCentre-forward |  Independ. Rivadavia | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | 41▲263.4% | 24▲23.8% |
| T. WernerCentre-forward |  San Jose Earthquakes | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3.8 | 49 | 24▼19.8%↩ |
| L. GarcíaCentre-forward |  Panathinaikos | 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2.4 | 22▲10.2%↩ | 23▼26.5%↩ |
| J. AltamiranoCentral midfielder |  Universidad de Chile | 🇨🇱Chile | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 35▲103.5%↩ | 23▼51.4%↩ |
| JamelliCentre-forward |  Zaragoza | 🇪🇸Spain | 33 | 5 | 2 | 5.6 | 23▲214.9%↩ | 23▼51.4%↩ |
| E. ConwayCentre-forward | North Carolina | 🇺🇸USA | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1.9 | 15 | 23 |
| MeleroAttacking midfielder |  Leganes | 🇪🇸Spain | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6.4 | 18▼22%↩ | 23▼39.7%↩ |
| I. Ouro-AgoroCentre-forward |  El Geish | 🇹🇬Togo | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2.4 | 29 | 22 |
| ZizoCentral midfielder |  Al Ahly | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2.4 | 37 | 22 |
| C. BarriosWinger | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 22 | 22 |
| A. SatoCentral midfielder |  Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 24 | 22 |
| Y. ToshidaCentre-forward |  Kanazawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | 12 | 22▼47.1%↩ |
| L. BaylissAttacking midfielder |  Auckland | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 26 | 22 |
| Fady FaridAttacking midfielder | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 | 18 | 22 |
| T. QuintalAttacking midfielder |  Sydney | 🏳️ | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| R. KapičCentral midfielder |  Lechia Gdansk | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2.3 | 44▲3.8% | 21▼25.6% |
| L. VickeryAttacking midfielder |  Macarthur | 🏳️ | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
| M. MemetiCentre-forward |  Melbourne City | 🇦🇺Australia | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 |
| R. KitaCentral midfielder |  FC Gifu | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 | 24 | 20 |
| A. BencharkiCentre-forward | Al Ahly | 🇲🇦Morocco | 31 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 20 |
| T. BarlowCentre-forward |  FC Cincinnati | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 26▲212%↩ | 20▲25.6%↩ |
| K. JelacicAttacking midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1.2 | 23▲1638.5%↩ | 20▼40.7%↩ |
| A. SchöpfDefensive midfielder |  Lask Linz | 🇦🇹Austria | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2.6 | 42▲140.3%↩ | 20▼16.2%↩ |
| B. RoviraDefensive midfielder |  Deportes Tolima | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1.3 | 31 | 20 |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder |  Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| C. DájomeCentre-forward | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0.9 | 18▼3.7%↩ | 19▼22.1%↩ |
| L. OcamposWinger |  Monterrey | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3.3 | 32±0% | 19▼7.8% |
| Chow TimCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 47 | 19 |
| A. AuglahAttacking midfielder |  Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 | 19 | 18 |
| M. FuentesWinger |  A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1.1 | 22 | 18 |
| M. MicalettoAttacking midfielder |  Colorado Springs | 🇮🇹Italy | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 |
| A. ToureAttacking midfielder | Sydney | 🇦🇺Australia | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17▼62.5%↩ |
| Zhong YihaoAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 20 | 17 |
| Rasheed AhmedCentre-forward | Masr | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.6 | 15 | 17 |
| A. VutovAttacking midfielder |  Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1.6 | 16 | 17 |
| J. BlakeAttacking midfielder |  Indy Eleven | 🏴Scotland | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1.9 | 26 | 16 |
| WillyanAttacking midfielder |  Suwon City FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2.1 | 13▲1.6%↩ | 16▼31.3%↩ |
| S. PittmanCentral midfielder | Livingston | 🏴Scotland | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1.8 | 37▲250.5% | 16▼34.2% |
| N. KomlichenkoCentre-forward |  Lokomotiv | 🇷🇺Russia | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1.2 | 25▼33.2%↩ | 16▼32.5%↩ |
| K. BrünkerCentre-forward |  FC Saarbrücken | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 | 16▼27.2% | 15▼35.4% |
| Jesús JiménezCentre-forward | Nieciecza | 🇪🇸Spain | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1.4 | 22 | 15▼0.7%↩ |
| S. AiharaCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 16 | 15▼59.2%↩ |
| O. AltmanCentre-forward |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱Israel | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 15 | 14▼20%↩ |
| A. BakasetasAttacking midfielder | Panathinaikos | 🇬🇷Greece | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1.6 | 25▲164.9% | 14▼11.3% |
| D. ChessaWinger |  SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇩🇪Germany | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 23▲6.6% | 14▼46.6% |
| N. BesaraAttacking midfielder |  Hammarby FF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 48▼18.4% | 14▼13% |
| Carlinhos JúniorCentre-forward |  Omiya Ardija | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1.9 | 12▼54.2%↩ | 14▼65.1%↩ |
| Rodrigo HenriqueAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 5 | 7 | 0.8 | 36 | 14 |
| J. CisottiAttacking midfielder |  FCSB | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 |
| H. RiveroCentre-forward |  Patronato | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 23 | 14 |
| G. LapadulaCentre-forward |  Spezia | 🇵🇪Peru | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2.7 | 20▲133.7% | 14▲18.1% |
