| 1 |  Theodore Ku-DiPietro | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Colorado Rapids | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Thelo Aasgaard | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Norway England | Rangers FC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Bryce Duke | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | CF Montréal | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Melker Heier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Sweden | IK Sirius | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  AZ Jackson | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Gabriel Pirani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | D.C. United | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Matheus Araújo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Reda Khadra | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Le Havre AC | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Immanuel Pherai | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Suriname Netherlands | Hamburger SV | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  César Gelabert | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Sporting Gijón | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Pablo Rodríguez | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Lech Poznan | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 12 |  Mario Soriano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Deportivo de La Coruña | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 13 |  Bledian Krasniqi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Kosovo Switzerland | FC Zürich | 2001 | €1.7m |
| 14 |  Ole Pohlmann | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Rio Ave FC | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Ajdin Hasic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Cracovia | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Aguibou Camara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Guinea | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 17 |  Reinier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Ezequiel Bullaude | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina Italy | Club Tijuana | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  Adil Aouchiche | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Algeria | Aberdeen FC | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Yegor Tverdokhlib | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ukraine | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Mathis Suray | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium | Go Ahead Eagles | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Rubin Colwill | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Wales | Cardiff City | 2002 | €1.4m |
| 23 |  Kirill Shchetinin | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | FC Rostov | 2002 | €2.8m |
| 24 |  Chris-Kévin Nadje | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2001 | €1.2m |
| 25 |  Giannis-Fivos Botos | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Greece | FK Pardubice | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Adriano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Raków Częstochowa | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Franco Tongya | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy Cameroon | Genclerbirligi Ankara | 2002 | €1.0m |
| 28 |  Matthias Seidl | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Austria | Rapid Vienna | 2001 | €3.0m |
| 29 |  Stanislav Shopov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bulgaria | NK Osijek | 2002 | €1.0m |
| 30 |  Anouar Ait El Hadj | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium Morocco | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2002 | €3.0m |