| Hwang In-TaekCentre-back | Daegu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 1 | 40 |
| I. NiskanenCentral midfielder | Blackpool | 🇫🇮Finland | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1▼98%↩ | 39±0% |
| M. NasnasCentral midfielder | FC Copenhagen | 🏳️ | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 39 |
| Kai JenningsDefensive midfielder | Crawley Town | 🏴England | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1▲40%↩ | 38±0% |
| J. GarcíaFull-back | Mazatlán | 🇲🇽Mexico | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 1▼12.5%↩ | 38▼10.3%↩ |
| M. InjaiCentre-back | Penafiel | 🇬🇳Guinea | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 |
| DodozinhoCentral midfielder | Jeonbuk Motors | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 1▼89.1%↩ | 38▼34.6%↩ |
| J. MosqueraFull-back | Portland Timbers | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 1▼95% | 38▼10.6% |
| D. MinicGoalkeeper | FK Spartak Zdrepceva KRV | 🏳️ | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 38 |
| Yu Seung-HyeonCentre-back | Bucheon FC 1995 | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 1 | 38 |
| M. DietzCentral midfielder | Gornik Zabrze | 🇺🇸USA | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1▼95.8%↩ | 37▼32.6%↩ |
| S. DavidoviÄCentral midfielder | Korona Kielce | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1▼95.8% | 37±0% |
| L. HusicDefensive midfielder | TSV 1860 München | 🏳️ | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 1 | 37 |
| A. RefaiCentral midfielder | Liège | 🏳️ | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | 37 |
| E. ArdenCentral midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🏳️ | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| Z. JánóDefensive midfielder | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 🇦🇹Austria | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 1▼81.6%↩ | 37±0% |
| F. WessigCentral midfielder | Verl | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1▼61.1% | 36±0% |
| M. ChisholmCentre-back | Toronto FC | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 36 |
| T. KikuchiDefensive midfielder | Nagoya Grampus | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 1▼91.4% | 36±0% |
| L. KolbeCentre-back | Preußen Münster | 🏳️ | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| E. GojaniCentral midfielder | GIF Sundsvall | 🇳🇴Norway | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1±0% | 35±0% |
| T. StahlGoalkeeper | MSV Duisburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1▼75.9%↩ | 35▼2.5%↩ |
| S. KilenWinger | Kristiansund BK | 🇳🇴Norway | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 6.6 | 1▼95.8%↩ | 35±0% |
| D. KirnbauerCentre-back | Ried | 🇦🇹Austria | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | 34 |
| A. JagusicCentral midfielder | Panathinaikos | 🏳️ | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1 | 34 |
| S. GranheimFull-back | Start | 🇳🇴Norway | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 1▼92%↩ | 34▲3.3%↩ |
| A. TorresCentral midfielder | Mazatlán | 🇲🇽Mexico | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 1▼93.1% | 33▼21.9% |
| J. HanstadDefensive midfielder | Sandefjord | 🇳🇴Norway | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 1▼97.1%↩ | 32▼12.9%↩ |
| L. GiacconeCentral midfielder | Columbus Crew | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 1▼96.3%↩ | 32▼32.3%↩ |
| D. ChecherCentre-back | Veres Rivne | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1±0% | 32±0% |
| W. DejDefensive midfielder | Cracovia Krakow | 🏳️ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 32 |
| F. LewandowskiDefensive midfielder | Motor Lublin | 🇵🇱Poland | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 32 |
| R. MatondoCentral midfielder | Hibernian | 🏴Wales | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1 | 31▼6%↩ |
| A. YakubuAttacking midfielder | LNZ Cherkasy | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 1▼87%↩ | 31▲2.3%↩ |
| Marius Tresor DohDefensive midfielder | Fatih Karagümrük | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1▼93.5% | 31▼24.3% |
| F. ZivkovicCentral midfielder | NK Osijek | 🏳️ | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 31 |
| M. IbrahimogluCentral midfielder | Serik Spor | 🇦🇹Austria | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 31 |
| M. LjungqvistFull-back | Vasteras SK FK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| F. AlvesCentre-back | Brondby | 🇩🇰Denmark | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 1▼96.9% | 30▼13.7% |
| Oğuzhan AyaydınDefensive midfielder | Keçiörengücü | 🇹🇷Turkey | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1 | 30 |
| A. GlazerCentre-back | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 30 |
| R. BarroCentre-back | Dunajska Streda | 🏳️ | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 29 |
| M. HellanCentre-back | Stabaek | 🇳🇴Norway | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1▲133.3% | 29▲11.1% |
| GustavoCentre-back | Penafiel | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 29 |
| P. ReinhardsenCentre-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 🏳️ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 29 |
| S. AntwiDefensive midfielder | Birmingham Legion | 🇬🇭Ghana | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 28 |
| T. BuchvaldekCentral midfielder | Ružomberok | 🏳️ | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 28 |
| M. DiangCentre-back | Ranheim | 🇸🇳Senegal | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 28 |
| V. NyíriCentre-back | Kazincbarcikai | 🇭🇺Hungary | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 28 |
| T. BuchvaldekCentral midfielder | Ružomberok | 🏳️ | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 28 |
| S. BagínCentre-back | AS Trencin | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| G. KutsiaCentral midfielder | Veres Rivne | 🇬🇪Georgia | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1▼78.1% | 27▼23.7% |
| A. BaranovskiyDefensive midfielder | FC Orenburg | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1±0% | 27▲1.9% |
| G. NoveroCentral midfielder | Tondela | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| R. BondeCentre-back | Raufoss | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 27▼2.9%↩ |
| S. ÖzcanDefensive midfielder | Beşiktaş | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1▼12.5%↩ | 27▼38.1%↩ |
| André SerucaDefensive midfielder | Farul Constanta | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1▼61.1%↩ | 26▼36.6%↩ |
| A. TereziouCentre-forward | Asteras Tripolis | 🇬🇷Greece | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1±0% | 26±0% |
| Makar ChirkovCentre-back | Ska-khabarovsk | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1▼90%↩ | 26▲11.2%↩ |
| H. GangstadCentre-back | Ranheim | 🇳🇴Norway | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1▼69.6% | 26▼10.1% |
| K. JakobCentre-back | FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1▼56.2%↩ | 26▲4.9%↩ |
| Y. ZheleznovCentral midfielder | Akron | 🇷🇺Russia | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1▼92%↩ | 26▼27.6%↩ |
| R. SailorCentre-back | Seattle Sounders | 🇺🇸USA | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1▼41.7%↩ | 25▼2.7%↩ |
| E. KosCentre-back | Birmingham Legion | 🇺🇸USA | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 25 |
| N. FonkeuCentral midfielder | CSKA 1948 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1 | 25 |
| K. NwakaliCentral midfielder | Barnsley | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1▼93.2% | 25▼32.6% |
| F. Holst-LarsenCentral midfielder | IFK Norrkoping | 🇳🇴Norway | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1±0% | 25▼15.5%↩ |
| A. MezaniCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇱Albania | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| S. TerasakaCentre-back | Vissel Kobe | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1 | 25 |
| S. BolmaCentral midfielder | IFK Norrkoping | 🇬🇭Ghana | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 24 |
| J. WhatmoughCentre-back | Huddersfield | 🏴England | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▼69.6% | 24▲19.3% |
| G. ElezajCentral midfielder | Hammarby Talang | 🇸🇪Sweden | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1±0% | 24▲2.1%↩ |
| E. IbrahimbegovicCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 🏳️ | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 24 |
| Y. YayaCentral midfielder | Sandviken | 🇳🇴Norway | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1 | 24 |
| S. KellyCentral midfielder | Orange County SC | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1▼96.8%↩ | 24▼50.1%↩ |
| C. BitenFull-back | Helsingborg | 🏳️ | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1 | 24 |
| José CavadiaCentral midfielder | America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 23 |
| C. CantilloCentral midfielder | Junior | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1 | 23 |
| L. CastroFull-back | Llaneros | 🏳️ | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 23 |
| J. SelvénCentral midfielder | Utsikten | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1▼84.4%↩ | 22▼43.9%↩ |
| J. EcheverriCentral midfielder | Envigado | 🇨🇴Colombia | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 22 |
| T. InafukuCentral midfielder | Matsumoto Yamaga | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1 | 22 |
| N. RamírezCentral midfielder | Bucaramanga | 🇨🇴Colombia | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 22 |
| T. Oude KotteFull-back | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 30 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 1▼89.9%↩ | 22▼12.9%↩ |
| R. YamashitaCentre-back | Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1 | 21 |
| P. StockCentral midfielder | Hansa Rostock | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1▼89.6%↩ | 21▼51.1%↩ |
| P. RommensCentral midfielder | Ferencvarosi TC | 🇧🇪Belgium | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1▼98%↩ | 21▼69.4%↩ |
| R. ReisigDefensive midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🏳️ | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 20 |
| M. LeónCentral midfielder | Huachipato | 🇨🇱Chile | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 20 |
| N. VelupillayCentral midfielder | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 🇦🇺Australia | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1▼96.3%↩ | 19▲1%↩ |
| T. LippaiCentre-back | Kisvarda FC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 19 |
| K. DomonkosCentral midfielder | Ružomberok | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 19 |
| O. EteboCentral midfielder | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1±0% | 18±0% |
| N. CaddenCentral midfielder | Hibernian | 🏴Scotland | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1▼96.4% | 17▼32.4% |
| J. ArteagaCentral midfielder | Banfield | 🇨🇴Colombia | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1 | 17 |
| O. DragicevicDefensive midfielder | Melbourne Victory | 🏳️ | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 17 |
| A. YuranCentre-back | Serik Spor | 🇷🇺Russia | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 17▼31.7%↩ |
| Danilo Arboleda HurtadoCentre-back | Banfield | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Umut Can AslanCentre-back | Kocaelispor | 🏳️ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 16 |
| A. JacksonCentre-back | Bromley | 🏴England | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1▼92.3%↩ | 15±0% |