| SabinoDefensive midfielder | Oliveirense | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 6▲29.5% | 31▼21.6% |
| SabinoCentre-back | Sao Paulo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 13.1 | 33▼16.5% | 44▼3.8% |
| Saber El ShimiCentre-back | El Gouna FC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 33 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 45 | 15 |
| Sabahattin DesticiCentre-back | Gaziantep FK | 🇹🇷Turkey | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 34▲7%↩ | 42▲25.4%↩ |
| Saad YaslamFull-back | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12.9 | 40±0% | 53±0% |
| Saad HaqawiCentre-forward | Al-Nassr | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 49 |
| Saad BoussadiaCentral midfielder | Lille | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 0 | 67 |
| Saad Al SharfaCentre-forward | Al-Fateh | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 45±0% |
| Saad Al QarniGoalkeeper | Al Okhdood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 40 |
| Saad Al NasserCentre-back | Al-Nassr | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 17±0% | 47±0% |
| Saad Al MutharyCentre-back | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 47 |
| Saad Al MutairiCentre-back | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 🏳️ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 0 | 48 |
| Saad Al MosaCentre-back | Al-Ittihad FC | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 8▼69.9% | 47▼16.7% |
| S.TakadaCentral midfielder | Tokushima Vortis | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 34 |
| S. ÞórðarsonCentral midfielder | Hannover 96 | 🇮🇸Iceland | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 14±0% | 47±0% |
| S. ZwaneCentral midfielder | Kaizer Chiefs | 🇿🇦South Africa | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 |
| S. ŻurkowskiCentral midfielder | Spezia | 🇵🇱Poland | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0▼85.7%↩ | 32▼38.7%↩ |
| S. ZuluagaGoalkeeper | Deportivo Pereira | 🏳️ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 22 |
| S. ZuluCentre-back | Richards Bay | 🇿🇦South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 10 | 1 |
| S. ZuberuCentre-back | Hapoel Katamon | 🇬🇭Ghana | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1 | 24 |
| S. ZuberCentre-forward | Atromitos | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 21▲6.5%↩ | 10▼15%↩ |
| S. ZsomborCentre-back | Diosgyori VTK | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 13 |
| S. ZdjelarDefensive midfielder | FK Partizan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9▼63.5%↩ | 16▼24.2%↩ |
| S. ZawadzkiDefensive midfielder | Columbus Crew | 🇺🇸USA | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 22▼29.6% | 41▲4.8% |
| S. ZarachoFull-back | Rosario Central | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
| S. ZapataGoalkeeper | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 21 |
| S. ZanonFull-back | Pisa | 🇮🇹Italy | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 58▲9.4%↩ | 68▲2.6%↩ |
| S. ZampieroCentral midfielder | Boca Juniors | 🇦🇷Argentina | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 45 |
| S. ZajacGoalkeeper | Sparta Praha | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 |
| S. YuseinAttacking midfielder | Arda Kardzhali | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 30 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| S. YoshizawaCentre-forward | Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 | 8 | 21 |
| S. YoshinagaCentre-back | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| S. YoshidaGoalkeeper | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| S. YoshidaCentre-back | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 35 |
| S. YoonDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 🏳️ | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 7 | 49 |
| S. YoneharaCentral midfielder | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 | 17 |
| S. YonedaFull-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5±0% | 19±0% |
| S. YonedaFull-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🏳️ | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1 | 24 |
| S. YomesakaCentre-forward | Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 14 |
| S. YokoyamaCentral midfielder | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 35 |
| S. YohouCentre-back | Le Mans | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 57±0% | 26±0% |
| S. Yoa koaCentral midfielder | Bucheon FC 1995 | 🏳️ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 18 |
| S. YılmazCentral midfielder | Manisa F.K. | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 17 |
| S. YehezkelFull-back | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱Israel | 31 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1.8 | 14▲95.7%↩ | 19▼41.3%↩ |
| S. Ye-GeonCentre-forward | Bucheon FC 1995 | 🏳️ | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 40 |
| S. YavuzFull-back | Sakaryaspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 30 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 24 |
| S. YatagaiGoalkeeper | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 23 |
| S. YasumitsuCentral midfielder | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 30 |
| S. YanoCentre-back | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 34 |
| S. YamamotoCentre-forward | Nara Club | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 3 | 28 |
| S. YamamotoCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 36 |
| S. YamaguchiGoalkeeper | FC Gifu | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| S. YamadaCentre-forward | OH Leuven | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 11▲2.8%↩ | 45▲6.2%↩ |
| S. YalçınDefensive midfielder | Kocaelispor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2±0% | 13±0% |
| S. YajimaCentral midfielder | Gainare Tottori | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 11▼45.6%↩ | 18▼53.4%↩ |
| S. YaguchiCentre-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 36 |
| S. WylinCentre-back | Fortuna Sittard | 🇧🇪Belgium | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 14±0% | 40±0% |
| S. WrightWinger | Birmingham | 🏴Scotland | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0▼100% | 31▼17% |
| S. WoottonCentre-back | Perth Glory | 🏴England | 35 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 16▲355.6%↩ | 8▼67.6%↩ |
| S. WłodarczykCentre-forward | Sturm Graz | 🇵🇱Poland | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 4▲2.9%↩ | 40▼25.4%↩ |
| S. WisdomCentre-forward | HNK Gorica | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| S. WilsonFull-back | AIK Stockholm | 🇰🇪Kenya | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16▲5066.7% | 38▲20.2% |
| S. WikmanCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0▲100%↩ | 21▼27.1%↩ |
| S. WidmerCentre-back | FSV Mainz 05 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 16±0% | 26±0% |
| S. WiafeCentral midfielder | Genoa | 🏳️ | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26.9 | 7 | 60 |
| S. WhartonCentre-back | Blackburn | 🏴England | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 8▼62.7% | 38▼34.8% |
| S. WhalleyWinger | Accrington ST | 🏴England | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 29±0% | 8±0% |
| S. WesterveldGoalkeeper | Zaragoza | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 24 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 23.4 | 8▲179.3%↩ | 55▲20.4%↩ |
| S. WesterlundCentre-back | Stromsgodset | 🇳🇴Norway | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1▼93.3%↩ | 21▼36.7%↩ |
| S. WelshCentre-back | Swansea | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 48▲13.4%↩ | 43±0% |
| S. WeissmanCentre-forward | FC BW Linz | 🇮🇱Israel | 30 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 | 36▲201.7%↩ | 28▼33.4%↩ |
| S. WeirauchGoalkeeper | Lechia Gdansk | 🇵🇱Poland | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1▼79.2% | 33▼10.5% |
| S. WegenCentral midfielder | Jong Utrecht | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 21 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 18.5 | 34±0% | 57±0% |
| S. WathutaCentre-forward | Orange County SC | 🇨🇦Canada | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 35 |
| S. WatanabeCentre-forward | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 24 |
| S. WasiuCentral midfielder | Železničar Pančevo | 🇬🇭Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 8 | 23 |
| S. WalukiewiczCentre-back | Sassuolo | 🇵🇱Poland | 26 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 46.4 | 35▲741.5%↩ | 74▲21.1%↩ |
| S. WalkerGoalkeeper | Watford | 🏴England | 34 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 25▼21.3%↩ | 21▲10.2%↩ |
| S. WalkerFull-back | FC Zurich | 🏳️ | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 38 |
| S. VutsovGoalkeeper | Levski Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 31 | 34 |
| S. VulikićCentre-back | Levski Sofia | 🇭🇷Croatia | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4▼66.7%↩ | 28▼45.4%↩ |
| S. VugtsCentral midfielder | Dordrecht | 🏳️ | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 4±0% | 48±0% |
| S. VrontisCentral midfielder | Al-Fayha | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 2 | 46 |
| S. VovchenkoCentre-back | Veres Rivne | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 9▼33.8% | 26▼35.2% |
| S. VolkovGoalkeeper | Rodina Moskva | 🇷🇺Russia | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 |
| S. VolkovFull-back | Zenit | 🇷🇺Russia | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 14±0% | 32▲5%↩ |
| S. VokesCentre-forward | Gillingham | 🏴Wales | 36 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 9▲225%↩ | 7▼5.5%↩ |
| S. VoetCentre-back | FC Saarbrücken | 🇧🇪Belgium | 26 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 23▲21.4%↩ | 38▼35.9%↩ |
| Ș. VlădoiuFull-back | Gyori ETO FC | 🇷🇴Romania | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 14▲309.1%↩ | 25▼17.9%↩ |
| S. VladiCentre-forward | FC ST. Gallen | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 26 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 4 | 37 |
| S. ViverosAttacking midfielder | Millonarios | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 24 |
| S. VivasCentral midfielder | Fortaleza FC | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 23 |
| S. VivasCentral midfielder | Fortaleza FC | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 23 |
| S. VittorCentre-back | Banfield | 🇦🇷Argentina | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30▼27.9%↩ | 10▼59.8%↩ |
| S. VinkCentre-forward | Jong Ajax | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 20 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 14.4 | 26±0% | 53±0% |
| S. VinesCentre-back | San Diego | 🇺🇸USA | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 2▼76.6%↩ | 28▼14.3%↩ |
| S. VilotićFull-back | Javor | 🇷🇸Serbia | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 16 | 33 |
| S. VillarrealDefensive midfielder | Gimnasia L.P. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 43 |
| S. VillarrealDefensive midfielder | Gimnasia L.P. | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 1 | 43 |
| S. VillalbaCentral midfielder | Almirante Brown | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 35 |