| Rafael BesugoDefensive midfielder | Sporting CP B | 🇵🇹Portugal | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 39 |
| Geovanny AlmeidaDefensive midfielder | Farense | 🇵🇹Portugal | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 0▼84.6% | 38▼23.2% |
| I. MaslarovDefensive midfielder | FC Lugano | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 38 |
| Rafael SilvaCentre-back | Radnik Surdulica | 🇧🇷Brazil | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0▼97.4%↩ | 37▼16.4%↩ |
| L. SousaFull-back | Shrewsbury | 🏴England | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0▼84.6%↩ | 37±0% |
| B. SanhajiFull-back | RWDM | 🏳️ | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
| J. AmannDefensive midfielder | FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 37 |
| A. MarteganiCentral midfielder | Independiente Medellin | 🇦🇷Argentina | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0▼97%↩ | 37▼15.9%↩ |
| Moritz PolteCentre-back | Waldhof Mannheim | 🏳️ | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 37 |
| Mio ZimmermannCentral midfielder | FC Luzern | 🏳️ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 37 |
| João PedroFull-back | Gwangju FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0▼95.7%↩ | 37▲13.6%↩ |
| M. MooreCentre-back | Hoffenheim II | 🏳️ | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 37 |
| Paul BratschkoDefensive midfielder | TSV Hartberg | 🇦🇹Austria | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 37 |
| N. BakboordCentre-back | Waalwijk | 🇸🇷Suriname | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 0▼85.7% | 36±0% |
| A. DonnellyCentre-back | Dunfermline | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0▼98.8%↩ | 36▲16.7%↩ |
| E. DjondoCentre-back | RSC Anderlecht II | 🇧🇪Belgium | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 36 |
| Bae Jin-WooFull-back | Gwangju FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Matías FunesCentre-back | Godoy Cruz | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 36 |
| Lotem AsresDefensive midfielder | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 36 |
| Aaron TchamdaDefensive midfielder | Torino | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 0 | 36 |
| J. NeeleyCentre-back | Charlotte | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 35 |
| G. SandnesFull-back | Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 35 |
| Jo Jin-WooCentre-back | Suwon City FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0 | 35▼7.9%↩ |
| Alexandre AzevedoDefensive midfielder | SSV Ulm 1846 | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0▼33.3%↩ | 35▼2.5%↩ |
| A. TroćCentral midfielder | Francs Borains | 🇵🇱Poland | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 34 |
| T. YoshidaCentre-back | Tokyo Verdy | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 34 |
| A. IbisiCentre-back | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 🏳️ | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 34 |
| K. AmaniampongFull-back | Stuttgart II | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0▼94.7% | 34▼8.4% |
| M. MampassiCentre-back | Rosenborg | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0▼97.6%↩ | 34▼34.4%↩ |
| A. BørsetFull-back | Kristiansund BK | 🇳🇴Norway | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0±0% | 34▼9.8%↩ |
| M. ChnarisDefensive midfielder | OFI | 🇬🇷Greece | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34▼0.6% |
| J. OkedinaCentre-back | Barnsley | 🏴England | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0▼98.2%↩ | 34▼19.1%↩ |
| Yunus Emre KöseCentre-back | Manisa F.K. | 🇹🇷Turkey | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 34 |
| Pedro PelágioDefensive midfielder | Chaves | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0▼92% | 34▼30.1% |
| Tymur ButenkoCentral midfielder | Kryvbas KR | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0±0% | 34±0% |
| K. CiszekCentre-back | Korona Kielce | 🇵🇱Poland | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0▼94.6% | 33▲0.9% |
| Eymen NamliFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 🏳️ | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 33 |
| M. TouréCentre-back | Sochaux | 🇬🇳Guinea | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 0 | 33 |
| M. BakerCentre-back | Notts County | 🏴Wales | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0▼98.8%↩ | 33±0% |
| D. SebroCentral midfielder | Ruh Lviv | 🏳️ | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 32 |
| S. AbartzidisCentral midfielder | Atromitos | 🇬🇷Greece | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 32 |
| Conor HaugheyCentre-back | Fleetwood Town | 🏳️ | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0▼98.1% | 32±0% |
| A. BulezaCentral midfielder | Karpaty | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0▼90%↩ | 32▼8.9%↩ |
| P. KostelacCentral midfielder | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🏳️ | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| T. KralevskiCentre-back | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🏳️ | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 32 |
| L. KunzeCentral midfielder | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0▼98.8% | 32▼13.9% |
| S. ŻurkowskiCentral midfielder | Spezia | 🇵🇱Poland | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0▼85.7%↩ | 32▼38.7%↩ |
| S. BelkahiaCentre-back | Havelse | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0▼98.4% | 32±0% |
| A. TuranCentral midfielder | Sakaryaspor | 🏳️ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 31 |
| N. ProkopenkoDefensive midfielder | Oleksandria | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 31 |
| K. CsobothCentral midfielder | FC ST. Gallen | 🇭🇺Hungary | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| Mohamed SamirFull-back | Enppi | 🇪🇬Egypt | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 31 |
| G. TerczaFull-back | Debreceni VSC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 31 |
| C. LakatosCentral midfielder | Ferencvarosi TC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Demir YavuzCentral midfielder | Adana Demirspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 0±0% | 31▼20.5% |
| Dénes SzakálCentre-back | Debreceni VSC | 🏳️ | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 31 |
| N. SerneliusFull-back | IFK Norrkoping | 🇸🇪Sweden | 20 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0±0% | 30▲3.1% |
| N. ElosúDefensive midfielder | Zalaegerszegi TE | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 30 |
| M. JencusCentral midfielder | Dunajska Streda | 🏳️ | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 30 |
| Ahmed WahidDefensive midfielder | El Geish | 🇪🇬Egypt | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 29 |
| M. ToaderCentre-back | Dinamo Bucuresti | 🏳️ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 29 |
| E. BurkinDefensive midfielder | FC Krasnodar | 🏳️ | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Motaz El SayedCentre-back | Haras El Hodood | 🇪🇬Egypt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 29 |
| I. CanoDefensive midfielder | Louisville City | 🇺🇸USA | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 28 |
| João CaiadoCentral midfielder | Pacos Ferreira | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0▼99% | 28▼36.8% |
| Abdel Rahman AkmalCentral midfielder | El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 28 |
| E. PendletonCentre-back | Loudoun United | 🇺🇸USA | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 28 |
| Momen MahmoudCentre-back | El Geish | 🇪🇬Egypt | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 28 |
| J. ŠuverCentre-back | Vukovar | 🇭🇷Croatia | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 28▼18.9%↩ |
| Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Osman Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed OsmanCentral midfielder | Ghazl El Mehalla | 🇪🇬Egypt | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 28 |
| A. Owolabi-BelewuFull-back | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0▼97.1% | 28±0% |
| J. OkumuCentre-back | Reims | 🇰🇪Kenya | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0▼99.2% | 28▼51.1% |
| Abdallah MohamedCentral midfielder | Pharco | 🇪🇬Egypt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 28 |
| J. HernandezCentre-back | Degerfors IF | 🏳️ | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 28 |
| R. VeselinovićCentre-back | Vancouver Whitecaps | 🇷🇸Serbia | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0▼99.1% | 28▼18.9% |
| R. MarinovCentre-back | Botev Vratsa | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 27 |
| D. ChevardinFull-back | Lokomotiv | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0±0% | 27▼6.9% |
| M. DurajCentral midfielder | Podbrezová | 🏳️ | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Harry TustinCentral midfielder | Cheltenham | 🏴England | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Alex LajciakCentral midfielder | Podbrezová | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| I. MitevCentre-back | Beroe | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Erlantz PalacínCentre-back | FK Košice | 🇪🇸Spain | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 27 |
| L. GordonFull-back | Gillingham | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0▼98.8%↩ | 27▲18.2%↩ |
| Shi SongchenCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Chen ZeshiDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| A. CamaraCentral midfielder | Ludogorets | 🇬🇳Guinea | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0▼99%↩ | 26▼31%↩ |
| L. RichardsFull-back | Crawley Town | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0▼93.9% | 26▲3.2% |
| Pele Arganese-McDermottCentre-back | Crawley Town | 🏴England | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Z. LoukiliCentral midfielder | Landskrona BoIS | 🇸🇪Sweden | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 25▲5%↩ |
| N. KijewskiCentre-back | Verl | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0▼98.8% | 25±0% |
| O. AçılCentre-back | Sakaryaspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 25 |
| S. AsanCentre-back | Iğdır FK | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0▼97.3% | 25±0% |
| Ablahan HaliqCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Kim Yu-GeonCentre-back | FC Gifu | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 24 |
| Wiebe van der HeideDefensive midfielder | Cambuur | 🏳️ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 24 |
| L. LandázuriCentral midfielder | Atletico Nacional | 🇨🇴Colombia | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Diogo BatistaCentral midfielder | Felgueiras 1932 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0▼98.9%↩ | 24▼51.8%↩ |
| K. MiyazakiCentre-back | Kanazawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| L. O'ConnorCentre-back | Tranmere | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0▼96.4% | 24±0% |
| João MoutinhoCentre-back | Lech Poznan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0▼97.6% | 24±0% |