| S. KeitaWinger | Dunkerque | 🇫🇷France | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19.4 | 1±0% | 51▲3.3%↩ |
| Tijn JoostenCentre-back | VVV Venlo | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 1▼88.4% | 51±0% |
| M. LumpunguCentre-back | Nice | 🇨🇦Canada | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 | 1▼95.4% | 50▼35.2% |
| Manu RicoDefensive midfielder | Huesca | 🇪🇸Spain | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 49▼6.4% |
| ManuDefensive midfielder | Benfica | 🇵🇹Portugal | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 1±0% | 49±0% |
| A. BoushabaDefensive midfielder | Den Bosch | 🏳️ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 46 |
| J. Rankin-CostelloCentral midfielder | Charlton | 🏴England | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | 1▼87.9% | 46±0% |
| J. ShepherdCentre-back | Barnsley | 🏴England | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 1▼88.2% | 45±0% |
| Lucas FelippeCentral midfielder | Virtus Entella | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 44 |
| A. Alamine AliDefensive midfielder | Al-Fateh | 🇫🇷France | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 1 | 43 |
| Ali Abdoulraouf AlabdrabalnabiCentral midfielder | Al Khaleej Saihat | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 43 |
| M. Fagan-WalcottFull-back | Heart Of Midlothian | 🏴England | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 1▲1300%↩ | 42▼17.7%↩ |
| Hwang Do-YoonCentral midfielder | FC Seoul | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 1▼90.9% | 42▼2.8% |
| J. LaraCentre-back | Leon | 🏳️ | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1 | 42 |
| L. DajakuCentral midfielder | Hansa Rostock | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1▼93.1%↩ | 42▲4.5%↩ |
| PedrinhoAttacking midfielder | Maccabi Netanya | 🇧🇷Brazil | 23 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 1 | 41▼30.2%↩ |
| Alfie HarrisonDefensive midfielder | Dundee | 🏴England | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 40 |
| J. AitchisonCentral midfielder | Bristol Rovers | 🏴Scotland | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1▼89.8%↩ | 40▲0.8%↩ |
| H. AshbyFull-back | Luton | 🏴Scotland | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 1▼60%↩ | 40▲0.5%↩ |
| Cameron PuertasDefensive midfielder | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 🇪🇸Spain | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 1▼96%↩ | 40▼24.6%↩ |
| Jung Ji-HunCentral midfielder | Gwangju FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 1▼73.1% | 40▼9.8% |
| A. ÇelikCentral midfielder | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 |
| V. GustafsenCentre-back | FC Nordsjaelland | 🏳️ | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 39 |
| KtatauCentral midfielder | Chaves | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1 | 38 |
| J. Chilokoa-MullenCentre-back | Wigan | 🏴Scotland | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 1 | 37 |
| Lee Jin-YongCentral midfielder | FC Anyang | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 1▼41.7%↩ | 37▼1.3%↩ |
| S. RavnCentral midfielder | Vejle | 🇩🇰Denmark | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 1 | 37 |
| M. IvezićCentre-back | Hibernian | 🇷🇸Serbia | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 1▼96.2%↩ | 36▼38.7%↩ |
| S. KonéDefensive midfielder | Manchester United | 🇲🇱Mali | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 1 | 36 |
| K. KonnoCentral midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 1▼93.9%↩ | 36▲2.3%↩ |
| J. HalwachsDefensive midfielder | Sturm Graz | 🇦🇹Austria | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 1 | 35 |
| D. JankovićCentral midfielder | Novi Pazar | 🇷🇸Serbia | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 35 |
| Diego BorgesCentre-back | Sporting Kansas City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 1 | 34 |
| S. BergerCentral midfielder | Silkeborg | 🇩🇰Denmark | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1▼86.3% | 34▼14.1% |
| OdriozolaCentre-back | Real Sociedad | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19.6 | 1▲1300% | 33▼22.3% |
| D. A. DubusFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 🏳️ | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 | 33 |
| A. TsompanidisGoalkeeper | Olympiakos Piraeus | 🇬🇷Greece | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 33▼4.4%↩ |
| P. SmiljanicDefensive midfielder | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 🏳️ | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 32 |
| M. AleksiÄDefensive midfielder | FK Partizan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1 | 32▼47.3%↩ |
| C. VargasDefensive midfielder | Necaxa | 🇲🇽Mexico | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 1 | 32 |
| B. PavardCentre-back | Inter | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 1▼95.2%↩ | 31▼28.7%↩ |
| Filip OhmanFull-back | BK Hacken | 🇸🇪Sweden | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1▼89.2% | 31▼6% |
| M. OlesenAttacking midfielder | Sonderjyske | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10.2 | 1▼92.7%↩ | 31▼15.3%↩ |
| E. FikajCentre-back | Piast Gliwice | 🇦🇱Albania | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1▲75% | 31▲1.3% |
| C. TürkmenDefensive midfielder | Bandırmaspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1▼39.1%↩ | 30▼25.4%↩ |
| S. AmbrosiusCentre-back | FC ST. Gallen | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 1▼95.2%↩ | 30▼48.1%↩ |
| J. GrobelnyGoalkeeper | Arka Gdynia | 🇵🇱Poland | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1▼89.9%↩ | 30▼20.7%↩ |
| L. AndradaCentral midfielder | Larisa | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1 | 29 |
| I. AkhmedovCentre-back | Dinamo Makhachkala | 🏳️ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1▼81.8% | 29±0% |
| M. El AashCentre-back | AL Masry | 🏳️ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1 | 28 |
| D. SemenchukCentre-back | FC Rostov | 🇷🇺Russia | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1▼90.7% | 28▼12.7% |
| O. PerianuDefensive midfielder | CFR 1907 Cluj | 🇷🇴Romania | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 27 |
| K. KörmendiCentral midfielder | Kisvarda FC | 🇭🇺Hungary | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 27 |
| Umut KayaCentral midfielder | Akron | 🇫🇷France | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1▼6.7% | 27±0% |
| Seif GaafarCentral midfielder | Zamalek SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 27 |
| N. BazilevskiyCentral midfielder | Akron | 🇷🇺Russia | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1▼54.8% | 27▼8.5% |
| M. KaynovCentral midfielder | Ural | 🇷🇺Russia | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1▼75.9%↩ | 27▼4%↩ |
| J. GarcíaCentre-back | Tigres UANL | 🇲🇽Mexico | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1 | 26 |
| Jang Sung-wonFull-back | Daegu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 29 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | 1▼83.5% | 26▼31.7% |
| K. NakanoCentral midfielder | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 25▼41.3%↩ |
| V. VakulaDefensive midfielder | Zorya Luhansk | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24▼21.8% |
| N. ChilversCentral midfielder | Oldham | 🏴England | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1▼93.5%↩ | 24▼48.4%↩ |
| Kim Dong-HyunCentral midfielder | Gangwon FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 29 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 1▼74.5% | 23▼3.3% |
| Jiang WenhaoFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 22 |
| M. KaburakiCentral midfielder | Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 22 |
| T. StavitskiCentral midfielder | Mjallby AIF | 🇫🇮Finland | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1▼75.9% | 21▼18.7% |
| I. AbdulrazakCentre-forward | IFK Varnamo | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1±0% | 21▼18.8% |
| A. JojoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏴England | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| M. ArambarriCentral midfielder | River Plate | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1▼97.4%↩ | 20▼58.9%↩ |
| Y. TsujiCentral midfielder | Shimizu S-pulse | 🏳️ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1 | 20 |
| E. ErentürkGoalkeeper | Çorum FK | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▼80%↩ | 20▼37.7%↩ |
| Rafael BarbosaDefensive midfielder | Leixoes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1▲27.3%↩ | 19▼41.8%↩ |
| M. RanmarkGoalkeeper | Moss | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1▼92.2% | 19▼33.6% |
| D. MonrealCentre-back | A. Italiano | 🇨🇱Chile | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 19 |
| Baher El MohamadyCentre-back | AL Masry | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 19 |
| Sultan Al ShehriCentre-back | Al Kholood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1▼82.3% | 18▼32.2% |
| A. DíazCentral midfielder | Universidad de Chile | 🇨🇱Chile | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| M. SidorovFull-back | Akhmat | 🇷🇺Russia | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1▼93.3% | 18▼26.8% |
| A. MršuljaCentre-back | Montana | 🇭🇷Croatia | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1▼33.3%↩ | 17▼21.8%↩ |
| M. ÇetinCentre-back | Boluspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1▼85.6%↩ | 17▼51.4%↩ |
| M. SamuelsenCentral midfielder | Haugesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1▼57.6% | 17▼37.8% |
| L. ReuterswärdCentral midfielder | Mjondalen | 🇸🇪Sweden | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16▼24.8% |
| B. DaviesFull-back | Tottenham | 🏴Wales | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 1±0% | 15±0% |
| L. RíosDefensive midfielder | Santa Fe | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 15 |
| M. ZimmermannFull-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1▼88.8% | 14±0% |
| F. FragapaneCentral midfielder | Union Santa Fe | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1▼88.8% | 10▼43.5% |
| B. SmeetsCentral midfielder | K. Lierse S.K. | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1▼96.4%↩ | 9▼70.2%↩ |
| C. SzatmáriCentre-back | Diosgyori VTK | 🇭🇺Hungary | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 9 |
| R. McKenzieCentral midfielder | Kilmarnock | 🏴Scotland | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1▼41.7% | 8▼11.7% |
| Sun Zheng'aoCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 8 |
| S. ÖzdamarCentre-back | Sivasspor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1▲133.3%↩ | 8▼44.8%↩ |
| Kuagica Sebastião Bondo DavidCentral midfielder | Gangwon FC | 🇦🇴Angola | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 8 |
| E. YunuszadəCentre-back | Boluspor | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 5 |
| M. SaitōCentral midfielder | Azul Claro Numazu | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1▼85.4%↩ | 5▼71.1%↩ |
| Jumaan Al DosariCentre-back | Al Kholood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Júnior MoraisDefensive midfielder | Metaloglobus | 🇧🇷Brazil | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1▼92.8%↩ | 2▼74.3%↩ |
| V. AndriesCentral midfielder | Stellenbosch | 🇿🇦South Africa | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 |
| S. MoremiCentral midfielder | Polokwane City | 🇿🇦South Africa | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 |
| S. NdebeleCentre-back | Siwelele | 🇿🇦South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| S. MkhuliseCentral midfielder | Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇿🇦South Africa | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |