| F. WahlstromCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 🏳️ | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 23 |
| T. EinagaAttacking midfielder | Beerschot VA | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 1▲12.5%↩ | 24▲3%↩ |
| Lassina SangareCentral midfielder | Falkenbergs FF | 🏳️ | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1 | 24 |
| Shen HuanmingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 25 |
| E. ForsbergCentral midfielder | Oddevold | 🇸🇪Sweden | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Jing BoxiCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 25 |
| G. NaorCentral midfielder | Maccabi Haifa | 🇮🇱Israel | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1 | 25 |
| Kang Ji-HoonFull-back | FC Anyang | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 29 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 1▼80.9% | 25▲2% |
| A. GroißCentre-back | Stuttgart II | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1▼83.9% | 25±0% |
| T. ShichiFull-back | Kyoto Sanga | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1▼96.9%↩ | 25▲25.7%↩ |
| D. BłanikCentral midfielder | Korona Kielce | 🇵🇱Poland | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1▼97.5% | 26±0% |
| M. MitkovCentral midfielder | Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 26 |
| E. ÖzkanAttacking midfielder | Ostersunds FK | 🇸🇪Sweden | 23 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1▲12.5%↩ | 26▼14.6%↩ |
| P. GuinariCentre-back | Skalica | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1▼79.1%↩ | 26▼40%↩ |
| Omari MrishoCentre-back | Crawley Town | 🏴England | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 26 |
| G. IgnatovCentre-back | FC Rostov | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1▼84.7% | 26▼7% |
| Tom TaylorCentral midfielder | Ipswich | 🏴England | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 1 | 27 |
| B. PenchevCentral midfielder | Septemvri Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 27 |
| J. PearmanCentral midfielder | Swindon Town | 🇦🇺Australia | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 27 |
| Neo EcclestonCentre-back | Grimsby | 🏴England | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1▼92.2%↩ | 27▼11.9%↩ |
| J. PadillaCentral midfielder | Cherno More Varna | 🏳️ | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 28 |
| C. MassangaCentral midfielder | Eyüpspor | 🇨🇬Congo | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 1±0% | 29▲12.6%↩ |
| C. WallerCentre-back | Milton Keynes Dons | 🏴England | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 29 |
| M. SantosFull-back | Levante | 🏳️ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 29 |
| M. MajstorovićCentre-back | Dynamo | 🇷🇸Serbia | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1▼92.4% | 29▼10.5% |
| Š. MikolčićCentral midfielder | NK Osijek | 🇭🇷Croatia | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 1 | 29 |
| A. AkmalDefensive midfielder | El Mokawloon | 🏳️ | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1 | 29 |
| Keon Lewis-BurgessCentre-back | Milton Keynes Dons | 🏴England | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| D. AleksandrovCentral midfielder | Dynamo | 🇷🇺Russia | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1▲80% | 30▲6.8% |
| A. DavidDefensive midfielder | CSKA 1948 | 🏳️ | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1 | 31 |
| F. NissenCentre-back | AIK Stockholm | 🇸🇪Sweden | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1▼81.2% | 31▼0.6% |
| S. LawalCentral midfielder | Istra 1961 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| G. KuchkoDefensive midfielder | Wisla Plock | 🇧🇾Belarus | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| N. BretschneiderFull-back | FC Saarbrücken | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 | 1▼93.4% | 31±0% |
| S. KrystinCentral midfielder | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1▼93.7%↩ | 31▼6.6%↩ |
| Z. VancsaCentral midfielder | Sirius | 🇭🇺Hungary | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 | 1▼90.7%↩ | 31▼27.4%↩ |
| C. PolakCentre-back | Jagiellonia | 🇵🇱Poland | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1▲80% | 31±0% |
| S. TumenCentral midfielder | Vanspor FK | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 1 | 32▲127.9% |
| M. KjøløCentral midfielder | Rosenborg | 🇳🇴Norway | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1▼75.7%↩ | 32▼42.2%↩ |
| M. PraszelikCentral midfielder | Cracovia Krakow | 🇵🇱Poland | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 1▼92.6% | 33▲8.9% |
| A. DramisinoCentral midfielder | Atlanta | 🇦🇷Argentina | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 1 | 34 |
| Nikola SkrobonjaCentral midfielder | Radnicki 1923 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 1 | 34 |
| Lars StroblFull-back | Hoffenheim II | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1 | 34 |
| N. CampbellCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇲Jamaica | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 1▼92.7%↩ | 35▼3.4%↩ |
| A. MohammedFull-back | FK Partizan | 🏳️ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 35 |
| J. TorsvikFull-back | Brann | 🇳🇴Norway | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 1▲12.5% | 35▼10.7% |
| M. DulićGoalkeeper | FK Spartak Zdrepceva KRV | 🇷🇸Serbia | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 35 |
| Christian StorchCentre-back | Aarhus | 🇩🇰Denmark | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
| S. OregelCentral midfielder | Chicago Fire | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1▼92.2% | 36▼18% |
| D. JovanovicCentre-forward | FK Partizan | 🏳️ | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 36 |
| Colin GuskeDefensive midfielder | Real Salt Lake | 🇺🇸USA | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 1▲125%↩ | 36▼1.1%↩ |
| T. MooreCentral midfielder | RWDM | 🇧🇪Belgium | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 1 | 37 |
| H. ZionCentre-back | KRC Genk II | 🏳️ | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 1±0% | 37±0% |
| F. SommerFull-back | Randers FC | 🏳️ | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1 | 37±0% |
| A. SmakajCentral midfielder | Lask Linz | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 1 | 37 |
| T. EisenhuthCentre-back | FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 1▼90.5% | 37▲3.1% |
| Dilhan DemirCentral midfielder | Amed | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1 | 37 |
| N. KölleFull-back | Hansa Rostock | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 1▼96.1%↩ | 37▲3.6%↩ |
| H. ChristensenCentre-back | Vejle | 🏳️ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 38 |
| V. BoboyCentre-back | FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 1▼92.2% | 38±0% |
| Jota SilvaDefensive midfielder | Penafiel | 🇵🇹Portugal | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 38▼5.7% |
| Kane RichardsonCentral midfielder | Rotherham | 🏴England | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 38 |
| E. LaidlawCentral midfielder | Falkirk | 🏳️ | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 1 | 38 |
| Moon Seong-WooDefensive midfielder | FC Anyang | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 1▼87.5% | 39▼11.5% |
| M. SponselCentre-back | FC Viktoria Köln | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 1▼95.1% | 40±0% |
| Nuno FélixDefensive midfielder | Benfica B | 🇵🇹Portugal | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1▲200% | 40▼6.4% |
| C. Redruello NimoFull-back | AD Ceuta FC | 🏳️ | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1▼90.7% | 40±0% |
| V. G. RofinoCentre-back | União de Leiria | 🏳️ | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 1 | 40 |
| S. TolozaDefensive midfielder | O'Higgins | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1▲125%↩ | 41▼3.8%↩ |
| Jarleysom AmurimCentre-back | Portimonense | 🏳️ | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 41 |
| J. LotombaCentre-back | Celtic | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1▼93.7%↩ | 41▼6.6%↩ |
| Eirik GranaasWinger | FC Porto | 🇳🇴Norway | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 1±0% | 41▲13.9%↩ |
| Jeon Jin-WooCentral midfielder | Oxford United | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 1▼84.5%↩ | 41▼3.1%↩ |
| B. DietzeCentral midfielder | Hansa Rostock | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 1▼94.8% | 41±0% |
| Francis OkoronkwoCentral midfielder | Lincoln | 🏴England | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 1 | 41 |
| Jo Jun-HyunCentral midfielder | FC Seoul | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1▲200%↩ | 42▲4.8%↩ |
| M. CvjetinovićCentre-back | FC Saarbrücken | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1▼65.4%↩ | 42▲5.8%↩ |
| Serif NhagaCentre-back | Leixoes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 1 | 42 |
| B. SchlickeCentre-back | MSV Duisburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1▼89.4% | 42±0% |
| J. HatchCentral midfielder | Plymouth | 🏴Wales | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 1 | 42 |
| A. FornerisCentral midfielder | Racing Club | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 1 | 43▲12.6%↩ |
| Jordy de BeerCentre-back | Almere City FC | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1▲125%↩ | 43▲1.2%↩ |
| J. WynderCentre-back | New England Revolution | 🇺🇸USA | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 1±0% | 43±0% |
| I. ShuCentre-back | Fagiano Okayama | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 43 |
| SorrisoDefensive midfielder | Al-Fateh | 🏳️ | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 1 | 43 |
| B. KayoDefensive midfielder | OH Leuven | 🇺🇸USA | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 1±0% | 44±0% |
| Lovro GoličCentre-back | Helmond Sport | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 44 |
| G. CaschiliCentre-back | Telstar | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1±0% | 44▼4.1%↩ |
| Abdulrahman Al ObaidCentre-back | Al Kholood | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 1 | 44 |
| Paolo LebasFull-back | Bourg-en-bresse 01 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1 | 46▼25.5%↩ |
| D. BassetCentre-back | Stade Briochin | 🇫🇷France | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 47 |
| Ismail M'handDefensive midfielder | VVV Venlo | 🏳️ | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 1 | 47 |
| Ricardo RochaCentral midfielder | Guimaraes | 🇵🇹Portugal | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 1 | 48 |
| W. FishCentre-back | Cardiff | 🏴England | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 1▼97.1% | 49±0% |
| Franck AtoenDefensive midfielder | Dunkerque | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 1 | 51 |
| Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la CruzFull-back | Nacional | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.8 | 1 | 51 |
| O. MamageishviliCentral midfielder | Wolfsberger AC | 🇬🇪Georgia | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 |
| Janne BernerCentre-back | Verl | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 1▲80%↩ | 52▲0.8%↩ |
| A. BambaDefensive midfielder | GIL Vicente | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 1▼93.6% | 52▼7.5% |
| CiprianoCentre-back | Juventude | 🇧🇷Brazil | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 1▲80%↩ | 52▼10.6%↩ |