| B. BogojevićDefensive midfielder |  HNK Gorica | 🇭🇷Croatia | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4.2 | 24 | 24 |
| P. ForsellCentral midfielder | Free Agents | 🇫🇮Finland | 36 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 14.4 | 29 | 24 |
| Brais MéndezAttacking midfielder |  Columbus Crew | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3.4 | 9▼69.4%↩ | 24▼54.3%↩ |
| Heriberto TavaresAttacking midfielder |  Universitatea Craiova | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2.7 | 23▲114.2%↩ | 24▼52%↩ |
| T. CiğerciAttacking midfielder |  Energie Cottbus | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8.4 | 40±0% | 24±0% |
| D. CasiraghiAttacking midfielder |  Sudtirol | 🇮🇹Italy | 33 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 6.5 | 31▲14.7% | 24▼24.9% |
| F. CalvoCentre-back |  Nacional | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 34 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 39▲55.2%↩ | 23▲18.2%↩ |
| A. BadolatoAttacking midfielder |  Newcastle Jets | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 38 | 23 |
| E. AlagichDefensive midfielder |  Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 46 | 23 |
| L. MosqueraCentre-forward |  America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 | 10 | 23 |
| C. EspinozaWinger |  Nashville SC | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.3 | 42▲17.5%↩ | 23▼9.4%↩ |
| BernardAttacking midfielder |  Atletico-MG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4.8 | 23▲24.7% | 23▲42.9% |
| J. YullAttacking midfielder | Adelaide United | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 29 | 23 |
| M. PalavecinoAttacking midfielder |  U. Catolica | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1.3 | 33▲6560%↩ | 23▼34.8%↩ |
| B. RochezCentre-forward |  Leixoes | 🏳️ | 30 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | 11 | 23 |
| K. NareyAttacking midfielder |  Al Okhdood | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 | 24▲27.9%↩ | 23▼17.8%↩ |
| D. ValenciaCentre-forward | U. Catolica | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 | 19▲451.4%↩ | 23▼55.1%↩ |
| C. HoffmannCentre-forward |  TSV Hartberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 18 | 23 |
| E. ZubakCentre-forward |  Orange County SC | 🇺🇸USA | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 14 | 23▼31.2%↩ |
| A. HellumCentre-forward |  Lyn | 🇳🇴Norway | 28 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 20▼5.7% | 23▼22.4% |
| L. HaakensonAttacking midfielder |  San Antonio | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2.4 | 16▲858.8%↩ | 23▼33%↩ |
| T. CheryCentre-forward |  NEC Nijmegen | 🇸🇷Suriname | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.2 | 55±0% | 22±0% |
| W. WeghorstCentre-forward |  Twente | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 38±0% | 22±0% |
| B. NowakWinger |  GKS Katowice | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1.3 | 42▼15.3% | 22▲16.9% |
| E. LöwenWinger |  San Jose Earthquakes | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 22▼18.7%↩ |
| M. MalangoCentre-forward | Sacramento Republic | 🇨🇬Congo | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2.4 | 17 | 21 |
| Á. CorreaWinger |  River Plate | 🇦🇷Argentina | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3.8 | 17▼72.9%↩ | 21▼33%↩ |
| B. MelingFull-back |  FC Copenhagen | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26▲103.1% | 21▲24.6% |
| A. RusnákAttacking midfielder |  Seattle Sounders | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 32 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 2.9 | 41▼15.6% | 21▼3.6% |
| Saeed Al RubaieCentre-back | Al Okhdood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.8 | 10 | 21 |
| R. GauldAttacking midfielder |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2.9 | 11▲115.7% | 21▲6.6% |
| TómanéCentre-forward |  Tondela | 🇵🇹Portugal | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2.2 | 22▲43.1%↩ | 21▼24.2%↩ |
| C. GonzálezCentre-forward | Independiente | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 33 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3.2 | 30▲312.3%↩ | 21▲11.2%↩ |
| R. MertzAttacking midfielder |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 🇺🇸USA | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 21 |
| Matheus PeixotoCentre-forward |  Jubilo Iwata | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3.6 | 25▼11.7% | 21▼43% |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back |  Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| R. BidoungaCentre-back |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇨🇬Congo | 29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1.6 | 15 | 20 |
| B. BrandtmanAttacking midfielder |  Central Coast Mariners | 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1.1 | 22 | 20 |
| J. KingWinger |  Al Khaleej Saihat | 🇳🇴Norway | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 24▼63% | 20±0% |
| C. PiperCentre-forward |  Wellington Phoenix | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 24 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1.2 | 26 | 20 |
| C. NdukaCentre-forward |  Kagoshima United | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 20 |
| F. BatistaCentre-forward |  Atletico Nacional | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | 7▼55.6%↩ | 20▼46.2%↩ |
| D. HazizaCentral midfielder |  Maccabi Netanya | 🇮🇱Israel | 31 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2.7 | 26 | 20 |
| B. GibsonCentre-forward | Newcastle Jets | 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.9 | 15 | 20 |
| N. IbáñezCentre-forward |  Cruz Azul | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3.9 | 20±0% | 19▲1.6%↩ |
| S. van de StreekCentre-forward |  Antalyaspor | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1.2 | 24▼3.6% | 19±0% |
| R. ZúñigaCentre-forward |  Club America | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3.7 | 16▼65.5%↩ | 19▼38.7%↩ |
| J. VidicCentre-forward |  Brisbane Roar | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1.1 | 22 | 19 |
| I. PittasCentre-forward |  CSKA Sofia | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 30 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | 15▼69.6%↩ | 19▼39.4%↩ |
| L. ChaverraFull-back |  Deportivo Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1.3 | 30 | 19 |
| Sebastián Valencia IsazaFull-back |  Millonarios | 🇨🇴Colombia | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 | 19 |
| B. VargaCentre-forward |  AEK Athens FC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 22±0% | 19±0% |
| D. DoulineDefensive midfielder |  Servette FC | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2.1 | 54▲19.3%↩ | 19▼61.1%↩ |
| Marco SangalliAttacking midfielder |  Zaragoza | 🇪🇸Spain | 34 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 | 26▼12.7%↩ | 19▼28.2%↩ |
| M. BorjaCentre-forward | Club America | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 30▲12.6%↩ | 19▲6.3%↩ |
| A. MedinaCentral midfielder |  Everton de Vina | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | 34▲2357.1%↩ | 19▼49.2%↩ |
| P. WoodCentre-forward | Newcastle Jets | 🇦🇺Australia | 24 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 13 | 18 |
| M. FreyCentre-forward |  Antwerp | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 8▲23.1%↩ | 18▲16.5%↩ |
| A. McCalmontAttacking midfielder | Central Coast Mariners | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1.1 | 25▲58.2%↩ | 18▼56%↩ |
| M. IshidaCentre-forward |  Daejeon Citizen | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2.8 | 10▼39.1% | 18▼12.1% |
| E. StoevAttacking midfielder |  Slavia Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 30 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1.7 | 18 | 18 |
| A. ZeneliWinger |  IF Elfsborg | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1.8 | 28▲134.7% | 18▲25% |
| Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward |  Al-Nassr | 🇵🇹Portugal | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25▼66.5% | 18▲5.9% |
| D. VukojevićWinger |  Degerfors IF | 🇸🇪Sweden | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1.7 | 29▲78% | 18▲24.8% |
| Jesús RivasDefensive midfielder |  Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 | 19 | 18 |
| S. OtoizumiCentral midfielder |  Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4.1 | 39 | 17 |
| EveraldoCentre-forward |  Bahia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3.6 | 23▲125.7%↩ | 17▼2.3%↩ |
| EdenílsonAttacking midfielder |  Botafogo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 36 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4.1 | 40▲44.6%↩ | 17▼14.5%↩ |
| D. CamachoAttacking midfielder |  Fortaleza FC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 | 16 | 17 |
| D. SabiaCentre-forward |  Amed | 🇮🇱Israel | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2.2 | 43±0% | 17±0% |
| R. LodAttacking midfielder |  Chicago Fire | 🇫🇮Finland | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1.7 | 38▼14.9%↩ | 17▼15.4%↩ |
| Sergi EnrichCentre-forward |  Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 36 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | 16▼37.5% | 16▼18.4% |
| LukianCentre-forward |  Yokohama FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1.3 | 19▼50.3%↩ | 16▼31.9%↩ |
| E. KoljićCentre-forward |  Rapid | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 20▲2.6% | 16▲1.3% |
| R. AugustyniakFull-back |  Legia Warszawa | 🇵🇱Poland | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 27▲19.6% | 16▲22.7% |
| P. GladonCentre-forward |  NAC Breda | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 | 19▼8.5%↩ | 16±0% |
| G. FernándezCentre-forward | Cruz Azul | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3.4 | 43±0% | 16▼34.6% |
| A. RománFull-back | Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0.7 | 18 | 16 |
| Rodrigo PinhoCentre-forward |  AVS | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1.6 | 19▼13.7%↩ | 15▼24.6%↩ |
| R. CiceroneCentre-forward |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 🇺🇸USA | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1.7 | 20 | 15 |
| V. GutkovskisCentre-forward |  Arka Gdynia | 🇱🇻Latvia | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1.6 | 16▲142.2%↩ | 15▼40.9%↩ |
| A. BoupendzaWinger |  Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| L. RöserCentre-forward |  SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1.9 | 15▲29.7% | 15▼45.1% |
| J. DominguesCentre-forward |  Al Kholood | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7.4 | 34 | 15 |
| Jeong Jae-HeeAttacking midfielder | Daejeon Citizen | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 10▲316% | 15▲8.6% |
| J. StockleyCentre-forward |  AFC Wimbledon | 🏴England | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1.9 | 23▲160.2%↩ | 15▲32.1%↩ |
| J. HerreraCentre-forward | Fortaleza FC | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| M. TolićAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| R. MilosavljevićDefensive midfielder |  Radnicki NIS | 🇷🇸Serbia | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1.1 | 41▲4962.5%↩ | 15▲6.6%↩ |
| Ahmed El AgouzDefensive midfielder |  Enppi | 🇪🇬Egypt | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | 35 | 14 |
| R. CoughlanWinger |  Fleetwood Town | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1.1 | 10▲134.1% | 14▲19.7% |
| R. DuránAttacking midfielder | Wellington Phoenix | 🇲🇽Mexico | 29 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | 19▲503.1%↩ | 14▼61.8%↩ |
| E. ÓmarssonCentre-forward |  Meizhou Kejia | 🇮🇸Iceland | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19▼47.7%↩ | 14▼69.8%↩ |
| S. NakanoCentre-forward | Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2.9 | 27 | 14 |
| F. TroyanskyCentre-forward |  A. Italiano | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | 11▲75%↩ | 14▼60.7%↩ |
| A. IlievCentre-forward |  CSKA 1948 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 32 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 11▼5.3%↩ | 14▼73.4%↩ |
| L. FloresDefensive midfielder |  Bucaramanga | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 31 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0.7 | 24 | 14 |
| Víctor CampuzanoCentre-forward |  Sydney | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | 22▲16.8%↩ | 13▼72.1%↩ |
| R. DugalićCentre-back |  Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 29 | 13 |
| V. JanssenCentre-forward |  Portland Timbers | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 | 9▼80.1%↩ | 13▼55.8%↩ |
