| 1 |  Rafael Carioca | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Without Club | 1989 | €0.8m |
| 2 |  Taras Stepanenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Eyüpspor | 1989 | €0.9m |
| 3 |  Sung-yueng Ki | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Pohang Steelers | 1989 | €0.5m |
| 4 |  Woo-young Jung | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Ulsan HD FC | 1989 | €0.3m |
| 5 |  Vlad Chiricheș | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Romania | FCSB | 1989 | €0.3m |
| 6 |  Johan Gastien | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Clermont Foot 63 | 1988 | €0.3m |
| 7 |  Klaus Gjasula | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Germany | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1989 | €0.3m |
| 8 |  Aron Gunnarsson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Iceland | Al-Gharafa SC | 1989 | €0.3m |
| 9 |  José Juan Vázquez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Without Club | 1988 | €0.3m |
| 10 |  Sergio Busquets | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Inter Miami CF | 1988 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Idrissa Gueye | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | Everton FC | 1989 | €1.5m |
| 12 |  Nemanja Matic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia Slovakia | US Sassuolo | 1988 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Asier Illarramendi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Kitchee | 1990 | €0.7m |
| 14 |  Iván Marcone | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | CA Independiente | 1990 | €0.7m |
| 15 |  Fernando | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Without Club | 1987 | €0.8m |
| 16 |  Jonas Martin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Without Club | 1990 | €0.6m |
| 17 |  Federico Lértora | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | Querétaro FC | 1990 | €0.8m |
| 18 |  Nicolas Höfler | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SC Freiburg | 1990 | €0.5m |
| 19 |  Kook-young Han | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1990 | €0.5m |
| 20 |  Hotaru Yamaguchi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1990 | €0.5m |
| 21 |  Jonathan dos Santos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico Spain | CF América | 1990 | €0.5m |
| 22 |  Benjamin Stambouli | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Algeria | FC Metz | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 23 |  Ilie Sánchez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain United States | Austin FC | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 24 |  Ashley Westwood | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Charlotte FC | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 25 |  Héctor Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico Portugal | Deportivo Toluca | 1990 | €1.0m |
| 26 |  Badou Ndiaye | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | Gaziantep FK | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 27 |  Luke Brattan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia England | Macarthur FC | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 28 |  Michele Castagnetti | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Cesena FC | 1989 | €0.4m |
| 29 |  Irakliy Kvekveskiri | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia Georgia | FC Orenburg | 1990 | €0.3m |
| 30 |  Josuha Guilavogui | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea | Without Club | 1990 | €0.3m |