| Chi ZhongguoDefensive midfielder |  Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| O. BarretoCentre-forward |  Union Magdalena | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4▼32.1%↩ | 6▼82.9%↩ |
| S. NagasawaCentre-forward |  Kyoto Sanga | 🇯🇵Japan | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4▼75.3% | 7±0% |
| J. MattaliaGoalkeeper | Union Magdalena | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 | 7 |
| N. MirkovićGoalkeeper |  Cukaricki | 🇷🇸Serbia | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ricardo ValenteCentre-forward |  Leixoes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 4▼71.2% | 8▼45.6% |
| F. CastroWinger |  Palestino | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 9 |
| Kim Young-GwonCentre-back |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼81.5% | 9▼30.5% |
| KahrabaCentre-forward |  Enppi | 🇪🇬Egypt | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 4▼56.8%↩ | 11▼68.1%↩ |
| C. TruemanGoalkeeper |  Sheffield Wednesday | 🏴England | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4▼15.6%↩ | 14▼30.3%↩ |
| M. TrojakCentre-back | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 🇵🇱Poland | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 4▼55.3% | 14▼4.8% |
| A. PatersonCentre-back |  Birmingham Legion | 🇬🇩Grenada | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 14 |
| J. BallDefensive midfielder |  Swindon Town | 🏴England | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4▼55.8% | 15±0% |
| Victor LuísCentre-back |  Mirassol | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 4±0% | 15▲15.3%↩ |
| Hesham BalahaCentre-forward | Smouha SC | 🇪🇬Egypt | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| J. CorreaWinger |  Estudiantes L.P. | 🇦🇷Argentina | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 4▼57.8%↩ | 16▼34.3%↩ |
| S. KartumAttacking midfielder |  Aalesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 4▼53.1%↩ | 17▲96.4%↩ |
| Feng BoxuanFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 17 |
| S. MogiGoalkeeper |  FC Gifu | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 4 | 19 |
| B. ComleyCentral midfielder |  Barnet | 🇲🇸Montserrat | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼72.1%↩ | 19▲6.2%↩ |
| T. GaprindashviliWinger |  Arka Gdynia | 🇬🇪Georgia | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 4▲660%↩ | 19▼26.3%↩ |
| T. DumanAttacking midfielder |  FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 4▲153.3% | 20±0% |
| Y. JarjuCentre-forward |  Radnicki 1923 | 🇬🇲Gambia | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 4▼58.7%↩ | 20▼26.6%↩ |
| M. ThalhammerAttacking midfielder |  Waldhof Mannheim | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 4▼39.7% | 22±0% |
| M. WolframWinger |  TSV 1860 München | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 4▼76.8% | 22▼32.4% |
| S. AnyanwuCentre-back |  Ostersunds FK | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 4±0% | 22▲0.9% |
| F. GonzálezAttacking midfielder |  Internacional de Bogota | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 22 |
| Jefferson AsprillaCentre-forward | Internacional de Bogota | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 23 |
| Á. AraosAttacking midfielder |  Union Espanola | 🇨🇱Chile | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▲31%↩ | 24▼58.1%↩ |
| A. HughesCentre-back |  Preston | 🏴Wales | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 4▼86.9% | 24±0% |
| J. AlbinCentre-back |  Oddevold | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4 | 24 |
| SamuelGoalkeeper |  GIL Vicente | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4▼5%↩ | 24▲8.1%↩ |
| T. KimotoAttacking midfielder |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 4 | 25 |
| J. SingerDefensive midfielder |  Las Vegas Lights | 🇺🇸USA | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 25 |
| Pedro AmadorCentre-back | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 4▼72.5%↩ | 27▼22.1%↩ |
| Ben PerryDefensive midfielder |  Colchester | 🏴England | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4▼50.6%↩ | 28▼35.2%↩ |
| S. VulikićCentre-back |  Levski Sofia | 🇭🇷Croatia | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4▼66.7%↩ | 28▼45.4%↩ |
| J. MeesCentre-forward |  Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 4▼74.7% | 28±0% |
| J. GónzalezDefensive midfielder |  San Jose Earthquakes | 🇲🇽Mexico | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4▲533.3%↩ | 28▼6.9%↩ |
| D. RigoCentral midfielder |  SK Beveren | 🇧🇪Belgium | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 4±0% | 30±0% |
| S. TsonovAttacking midfielder |  Botev Plovdiv | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 32 |
| D. SlyusarCentral midfielder |  Oleksandria | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4▼7.3%↩ | 32▼5.3%↩ |
| Tomás DomingosCentre-back |  Academico Viseu | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 4±0% | 33±0% |
| R. ChaadaevCentre-forward |  Hatayspor | 🏳️ | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 33 |
| L. JallowCentral midfielder |  Levadiakos | 🇬🇲Gambia | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4▼5% | 33▼3.8% |
| Henrique ArreiolDefensive midfielder |  Legia Warszawa | 🇵🇹Portugal | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4▲40.7% | 33±0% |
| A. BastunovCentre-forward |  Vizela | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 27 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 4▼59.6% | 34▼25.6% |
| Juan Martín GinzoCentre-back |  Agropecuario | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 4 | 34 |
| David GaliatsosFull-back |  Panetolikos | 🇬🇷Greece | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4▲1166.7% | 34▼1.2% |
| K. ŞenCentral midfielder |  Ümraniyespor | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4▼11.6%↩ | 34▲0.6%↩ |
| O. HolmDefensive midfielder |  Valerenga | 🇳🇴Norway | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4▲171.4%↩ | 34▼3.7%↩ |
| E. AguirreCentre-back | Agropecuario | 🇦🇷Argentina | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 4 | 34 |
| D. PhilippWinger |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 4▼54.8%↩ | 35±0% |
| T. KimuraCentral midfielder |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 4 | 35±0% |
| João PintoCentre-back |  Felgueiras 1932 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 4▼22.4%↩ | 35▼16.3%↩ |
| Z. ZasnoFull-back |  Maccabi Haifa | 🇮🇱Israel | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 | 4 | 35 |
| C. FodreyCentral midfielder |  Falkirk | 🇺🇸USA | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 4▼34.5%↩ | 35▼12.7%↩ |
| H. HatahashiCentre-back |  Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 4 | 35 |
| L. BrennanCentral midfielder |  Atlanta United FC | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 4▼17.4% | 38▼3.8% |
| W. KapersFull-back |  KRC Genk II | 🏳️ | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 4±0% | 38±0% |
| Dário MirandaFull-back |  Farense | 🇵🇹Portugal | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 4▲46.2%↩ | 39▼8.9%↩ |
| G. AbregoCentral midfielder |  San Lorenzo | 🇦🇷Argentina | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 4▼63.1%↩ | 39▼5.6%↩ |
| Filipe CruzCentre-back | Felgueiras 1932 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 4▲72.7%↩ | 39▼9.7%↩ |
| Bruno RodriguesWinger |  Cruzeiro | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 10.1 | 4±0% | 40▲12.1%↩ |
| H. TyrerGoalkeeper |  Cardiff | 🏴England | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 4▼83.1%↩ | 40▼21%↩ |
| Argus Vanden DriesscheGoalkeeper |  Club Brugge II | 🇧🇪Belgium | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 4±0% | 40±0% |
| Jacob BorgnisCentral midfielder | Reading | 🏴England | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 4 | 41 |
| G. TabatadzeFull-back |  Vejle | 🇬🇪Georgia | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 4 | 41 |
| T. LeoneCentre-back |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 🇲🇽Mexico | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 4±0% | 42▼5.6% |
| A. ÁlvarezFull-back |  Toluca | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 4▲1800%↩ | 43▲1.9%↩ |
| R. WaltersDefensive midfielder |  Port Vale | 🏴England | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 4▼72.1% | 43±0% |
| J. RoblesFull-back |  Club Queretaro | 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 4▼9.5% | 44▼2% |
| M. NishiharaCentral midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 46 |
| R. ParraGoalkeeper | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 🇲🇽Mexico | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 4 | 46 |
| J. NetoCentre-back |  Benfica B | 🇵🇹Portugal | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 4 | 46 |
| L. BelardinelliDefensive midfielder |  Empoli | 🇮🇹Italy | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 4±0% | 50±0% |
| Oier ZarragaCentral midfielder |  Udinese | 🇪🇸Spain | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4±0% | 51±0% |
| PeixinhoWinger |  Estoril | 🇵🇹Portugal | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 4±0% | 54±0% |
| G. JeanCentre-back |  Lecce | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 4▼74.8% | 54▼21.1% |
| I. AlaniDefensive midfielder |  Maritimo | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 4▲46.2%↩ | 55▲0.9%↩ |
| J. EceizabarrenaAttacking midfielder |  Real Sociedad II | 🏳️ | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 4▼26.9% | 58±0% |
| S. DesplanchesGoalkeeper | Frosinone | 🇮🇹Italy | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 4▼77.4%↩ | 59▼6.5%↩ |
| Jelani SeedorfWinger |  Telstar | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 4±0% | 59±0% |
| João Victor CunhaCentre-back |  Flamengo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | 4±0% | 61▼3.7% |
| Ryan TavaresCentral midfielder |  RB Bragantino | 🇧🇷Brazil | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 4 | 61 |
| M. AcapandiéCentre-back |  HNK Hajduk Split | 🇫🇷France | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4 | 62 |
| I. BabadiAttacking midfielder |  Sparta Rotterdam | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26.3 | 4±0% | 63▲29%↩ |
| RupérezFull-back | Real Sociedad II | 🇪🇸Spain | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 64±0% |
| S. van PersieCentre-forward |  Feyenoord | 🏳️ | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 4±0% | 65±0% |
| M. O'RileyCentral midfielder |  Brighton | 🇩🇰Denmark | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78.8 | 4▼65.8%↩ | 70▲1.6%↩ |
| K. SekgotaCentral midfielder | Petrojet | 🇿🇦South Africa | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 1 |
| M. Kofod AndersenAttacking midfielder |  Sparta Praha | 🇩🇰Denmark | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4▼70.4%↩ | 1▼98.2%↩ |
| Miguel ReisinhoCentral midfielder |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4▼91.3%↩ | 1▼97.9%↩ |
| Artúr MusákCentral midfielder |  Baník Ostrava | 🇭🇺Hungary | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 4 | 2 |
| A. GorgonAttacking midfielder |  SCR Altach | 🇦🇹Austria | 38 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 4▼69.7%↩ | 3▼62.5%↩ |
| Erik MidtgardenCentre-back |  Mjondalen | 🇳🇴Norway | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 |
| M. VechurkoCentre-forward |  Kudrivka | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 5▼47.6% |
| J. DuncanGoalkeeper |  Melbourne Victory | 🇦🇺Australia | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 6 |
| S. ŠćepovićCentre-forward |  OFK Beograd | 🇷🇸Serbia | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 4▼54.9%↩ | 7▼76.7%↩ |
| A. MartínezCentre-back |  Nueva Chicago | 🇦🇷Argentina | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 7 |
