| 1 |  Idrissa Touré | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany Guinea | Pisa Sporting Club | 1998 | €4.0m |
| 2 |  Felix Beijmo | Midfield - Right Midfield | Sweden | Aarhus GF | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Alessio Zerbin | Midfield - Right Midfield | Italy | US Cremonese | 1999 | €4.0m |
| 4 |  Mark Sykes | Midfield - Right Midfield | Ireland Northern Ireland | Bristol City | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Maren Haile-Selassie | Midfield - Right Midfield | Switzerland Ethiopia | Chicago Fire FC | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Donat Rrudhani | Midfield - Right Midfield | Kosovo | FC Sion | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Ablie Jallow | Midfield - Right Midfield | The Gambia | Servette FC | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Facundo Mater | Midfield - Right Midfield | Syria Argentina | CA Barracas Central | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Dzenis Burnic | Midfield - Right Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Karlsruher SC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 10 |  Cadu | Midfield - Right Midfield | Brazil | Ferencvárosi TC | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 11 |  Tomi Horvat | Midfield - Right Midfield | Slovenia | SK Sturm Graz | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 12 |  Herman Johansson | Midfield - Right Midfield | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 13 |  Ogün Bayrak | Midfield - Right Midfield | Türkiye | Göztepe | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 14 |  Mohamed Farsi | Midfield - Right Midfield | Algeria Canada | Columbus Crew | 1999 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Finn Porath | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1997 | €1.7m |
| 16 |  Patrick Pflücke | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | Royal Charleroi SC | 1996 | €1.6m |
| 17 |  Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | Coventry City | 1996 | €4.5m |
| 18 |  Koji Miyoshi | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | VfL Bochum | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Renzo Tesuri | Midfield - Right Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Tucumán | 1996 | €1.3m |
| 20 |  Halldor Stenevik | Midfield - Right Midfield | Norway | Molde FK | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 21 |  Salvatore Elia | Midfield - Right Midfield | Italy | FC Empoli | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 22 |  Alessio Castro-Montes | Midfield - Right Midfield | Belgium Spain | 1.FC Köln | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 23 |  Pius Dorn | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | FC Luzern | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 24 |  Joël Monteiro | Midfield - Right Midfield | Switzerland Portugal | BSC Young Boys | 1999 | €6.0m |
| 25 |  João Mário | Midfield - Right Midfield | Portugal | Juventus FC | 2000 | €10.0m |
| 26 |  Darian Males | Midfield - Right Midfield | Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | 2001 | €3.0m |
| 27 |  Fran Tudor | Midfield - Right Midfield | Croatia | Raków Częstochowa | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Niclas Eliasson | Midfield - Right Midfield | Sweden Brazil | AEK Athens | 1995 | €4.0m |
| 29 |  Conrad Wallem | Midfield - Right Midfield | Norway | St. Louis CITY SC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 30 |  Otar Kakabadze | Midfield - Right Midfield | Georgia | Cracovia | 1995 | €1.5m |