| K. MfecaneDefensive midfielder | Chippa United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 |
| V. LetsoaloCentre-forward | TS Galaxy | 🇿🇦South Africa | 33 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | 12 | 1 |
| LuanFull-back | Fortaleza EC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 12 | 61 |
| Rafael Pinto PedrosaCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 🇩🇪Germany | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18.4 | 12±0% | 61▲1% |
| R. BurneteCentre-forward | Sudtirol | 🇷🇴Romania | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22.1 | 12±0% | 60±0% |
| V. Lunddal FriðrikssonCentre-back | Viborg | 🇮🇸Iceland | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 12▲100%↩ | 54▲10%↩ |
| Facundo GulliCentral midfielder | San Lorenzo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11.9 | 12▼0.8% | 50▼1.4% |
| A. NordinCentre-forward | Rennes | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 12±0% | 49±0% |
| T. NasifCentre-forward | Platense | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 12▼3.1%↩ | 47▼3.1%↩ |
| Cláudio Vítor Rodrigues AraújoCentral midfielder | Leixoes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 23 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 10.8 | 12 | 45 |
| B. ÇalışkanCentral midfielder | AS Eupen | 🇧🇪Belgium | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 12▼31.9% | 44▼4.1% |
| E. TavşanWinger | Samsunspor | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 12▼10.1%↩ | 43▼17.2%↩ |
| E. MašovićCentre-back | Vojvodina | 🇷🇸Serbia | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 12▲36.3%↩ | 42▼29.7%↩ |
| A. HezarkhaniWinger | Real Salt Lake | 🇺🇸USA | 19 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 12 | 42▲17% |
| D. KhudyakovGoalkeeper | Sturm Graz | 🇷🇺Russia | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 12▲79.7%↩ | 42▲28.4%↩ |
| Z. MonlouisCentre-back | Toronto FC | 🏴England | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 12▲287.5% | 41▲13.8% |
| Samuel SarverCentre-forward | FC Dallas | 🇺🇸USA | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 | 12▲202.4% | 41▲13.3% |
| N. FernandezAttacking midfielder | San Jose Earthquakes | 🇺🇸USA | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 | 12▲785.7% | 40▲21.5% |
| J. PérezDefensive midfielder | Guadalajara Chivas | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 12±0% | 40▲2.6%↩ |
| S. MathisenCentre-forward | Sandefjord | 🏳️ | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| N. MucheCentral midfielder | Beitar Jerusalem | 🇮🇱Israel | 23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
| H. RorigCentre-back | Energie Cottbus | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.9 | 12±0% | 39±0% |
| E. CerrilloCentral midfielder | Club America | 🇺🇸USA | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 12▼25.7%↩ | 38▲0.8%↩ |
| D. YearwoodDefensive midfielder | Chaves | 🏴England | 26 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12▼29.5%↩ | 38±0% |
| D. BarreaCentral midfielder | Godoy Cruz | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 12▼54.4% | 37▼29.4% |
| N. GagnidzeCentral midfielder | Kolos Kovalivka | 🇬🇪Georgia | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 12±0% | 35±0% |
| D. LiçoDefensive midfielder | Bandırmaspor | 🇦🇱Albania | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 12▼60.5%↩ | 35▲4.1%↩ |
| M. KartalCentre-back | Ümraniyespor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 12 | 35 |
| A. GajdošAttacking midfielder | Slovan Bratislava | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 | 12 | 35 |
| M. TomásAttacking midfielder | Puebla | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11.4 | 12▼2.4%↩ | 34▼10.5%↩ |
| C. HegardtAttacking midfielder | Orange County SC | 🇺🇸USA | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 | 12 | 32▲15.7%↩ |
| FernandinhoCentral midfielder | Mirassol | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 12±0% | 31▼11.3%↩ |
| Caio VidalWinger | Ludogorets | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 | 12 | 31▼48.1%↩ |
| G. NevesDefensive midfielder | Estudiantes L.P. | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 12▼46.3% | 31▲3.3% |
| R. SanusiCentral midfielder | AS Trencin | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 12 | 31 |
| F. VeraCentre-back | Huracan | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 12▼74.7%↩ | 30▼19.8%↩ |
| J. SimpsonCentre-back | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12▼41.2%↩ | 30▲8.2%↩ |
| A. LiasosDefensive midfielder | Panserraikos | 🇬🇷Greece | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 12▼12.1% | 30▼15.4% |
| Marcos SilvaCentre-forward | Sarıyer | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 12▼49.8% | 29±0% |
| D. ŽákAttacking midfielder | Komárno | 🇨🇿Czechia | 26 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 12 | 29 |
| E. CanAttacking midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9.9 | 12▼67.7% | 26▼45.1% |
| V. BoykoCentral midfielder | Veres Rivne | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 12▲113.8%↩ | 25▼17%↩ |
| Nader HeshamFull-back | El Mokawloon | 🇪🇬Egypt | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 12 | 25 |
| K. DarlowGoalkeeper | Manchester United | 🏴England | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12▼19.5%↩ | 25▲57.7%↩ |
| C. NúñezCentre-forward | Atromitos | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 12▲27.8%↩ | 24▼22.5%↩ |
| Y. QuinteroCentral midfielder | America de Cali | 🇨🇴Colombia | 24 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 12▲1140%↩ | 24▼58.5%↩ |
| L. LukovićCentre-forward | IMT Novi Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 12 | 24 |
| D. VorobjevCentre-forward | FC Krasnodar | 🇷🇺Russia | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 12▼69.7%↩ | 23▼16.4%↩ |
| M. CrocombeGoalkeeper | Millwall | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 12▼52.9% | 22±0% |
| J. SaldíasCentre-back | Union La Calera | 🇨🇱Chile | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 12 | 22 |
| R. DelaneyCentre-back | Oldham | 🇮🇪Republic of Ireland | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 12▲39.3%↩ | 21▲36.8%↩ |
| U. Yttergård JenssenCentre-back | Odense | 🇳🇴Norway | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 12▼48.8%↩ | 21▼16.2%↩ |
| S. JungCentre-back | Karlsruher SC | 🇩🇪Germany | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 12±0% | 20±0% |
| Mohamed SherifCentre-forward | Al Ahly | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 12▲17%↩ | 19▼42.9%↩ |
| J. PayneCentral midfielder | Colchester | 🏴England | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12▼67.2% | 19±0% |
| W. BouCentre-forward | O'Higgins | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 12▼54.4%↩ | 18▲4.5%↩ |
| P. StojanovićFull-back | Legia Warszawa | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 12▼32.6%↩ | 18▼55%↩ |
| Bruno LamasCentral midfielder | Daegu FC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12▼83.4%↩ | 17▼58.5%↩ |
| N. SandbergAttacking midfielder | Haugesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | 12▼4.6%↩ | 16▼31.4%↩ |
| A. CabreraDefensive midfielder | Banfield | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 12▼14.5%↩ | 14▲26.5%↩ |
| F. QuignonDefensive midfielder | Almirante Brown | 🇦🇷Argentina | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12▼63.7%↩ | 14▼45.1%↩ |
| Fernando AndradeWinger | Bodrum FK | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 12▼40.7%↩ | 12▲0.9%↩ |
| E. AlioskiDefensive midfielder | FC Lugano | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 34 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 | 12▲31.9%↩ | 10▼53.7%↩ |
| F. MoreyraCentre-back | Patronato | 🇦🇷Argentina | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 12 | 9 |
| J. SzabóCentre-back | Paks | 🇭🇺Hungary | 37 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 12 | 6 |
| P. HrošovskýCentral midfielder | Plzen | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 34 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 | 12▼56.9%↩ | 1▼98%↩ |
| Oscar BobbCentral midfielder | Fulham | 🇳🇴Norway | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.6 | 13±0% | 74±0% |
| R. DonovanCentral midfielder | Sheffield Utd | 🏴England | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 | 13 | 71±0% |
| M. SakaDefensive midfielder | Rodez | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 13▲15.7% | 61±0% |
| Alejandro MestanzaCentral midfielder | Academico Viseu | 🇪🇸Spain | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19.8 | 13▲2400%↩ | 58▼15.5%↩ |
| C. ComottoDefensive midfielder | AC Milan | 🇮🇹Italy | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 | 13 | 57 |
| Brais MartínezFull-back | Burgos | 🇪🇸Spain | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 13▲58.2% | 54±0% |
| D. OpokuFull-back | OH Leuven | 🇧🇪Belgium | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13.9 | 13±0% | 52▼5.1% |
| A. CandelaCentre-forward | Catanzaro | 🇮🇹Italy | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18.3 | 13±0% | 51±0% |
| Vitor VargasFull-back | Al Najma | 🇧🇷Brazil | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 13 | 49 |
| A. DovbykCentre-forward | Bologna | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 | 13±0% | 47▲6.8%↩ |
| T. SekoCentral midfielder | Urawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 13▼44.4%↩ | 47±0% |
| M. DiarraCentre-back | Anderlecht | 🇲🇱Mali | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13▼46.6%↩ | 46▼38.7%↩ |
| Oh Jae-HyeokCentral midfielder | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 13▲31.6%↩ | 44▼0.9%↩ |
| M. CurtoCentre-back | Empoli | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.9 | 13±0% | 44±0% |
| J. MæhleFull-back | VfL Wolfsburg | 🇩🇰Denmark | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8.2 | 13±0% | 43±0% |
| AnilsonCentral midfielder | Pacos Ferreira | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 13▼12% | 43▼11.3% |
| H. FujiiCentre-back | Nagoya Grampus | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12.8 | 13▲52.4% | 43±0% |
| Moon Min-seoCentral midfielder | Gwangju FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 9.8 | 13▲443.5% | 43▲1% |
| H. BrusethWinger | Kristiansund BK | 🇳🇴Norway | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 13▲267.6%↩ | 42▲17.3%↩ |
| A. MontgomeryFull-back | Livingston | 🏴Scotland | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 13▲1150%↩ | 41▲9.9%↩ |
| E. EcheverrÃaCentre-back | Santos Laguna | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13±0% | 41▼8.2% |
| T. LesueurWinger | VfL Osnabrück | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.9 | 13±0% | 40▲9% |
| C. HazardGoalkeeper | Wycombe | 🇬🇧Northern Ireland | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 13±0% | 39▲14.6%↩ |
| K. MatsuzakiAttacking midfielder | Shimizu S-pulse | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5.4 | 13▼50.8% | 38±0% |
| J. OteroWinger | Sporting Gijon | 🇨🇴Colombia | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 | 13▼79.9% | 37±0% |
| M. SkrzypczakFull-back | Lech Poznan | 🇵🇱Poland | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 13▼32.4% | 37▲8.3% |
| M. ErdoğanGoalkeeper | Keçiörengücü | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 13▲31.6% | 36±0% |
| M. MedfaiAttacking midfielder | Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 35 |
| L. FlachDefensive midfielder | VfL Osnabrück | 🇺🇸USA | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 13±0% | 34±0% |
| A. JabbariWinger | FC Cincinnati | 🇲🇦Morocco | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 6.4 | 13 | 34▲14.8% |
| A. RodríguezCentre-back | All Boys | 🇦🇷Argentina | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 13 | 34 |
| K. PhillipsAttacking midfielder | Sheffield Utd | 🏴England | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 13▲681.3% | 34▲31% |
| Y. PîrvuAttacking midfielder | Arges Pitesti | 🇷🇴Romania | 19 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 3.2 | 13 | 33 |
| J. ShehuDefensive midfielder | Widzew Łódź | 🇦🇱Albania | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 13▼72.7% | 33▲10.1% |