MLS top scorers 2026

Major League Soccer

Lionel Messi leads MLS in 2026 with 25 league goals.

These figures count league matches in MLS only. Play-off and other knockout rounds are excluded, because they earn no points in the table that decides the league.

Showing the 2026 season.

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Every season we hold for this competition, 15 of them, newest first. Season and position filter this page without changing its address, so every row of every season and position is in the page a crawler receives.

#	Player	Club	Position	Goals
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	Forwards	25
2	Petar Musa	FC Dallas	Forwards	22
3	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	20
4	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	Forwards	19
4	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	19
6	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	18
6	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota United FC	Forwards	18
6	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	18
9	Kévin Denkey	FC Cincinnati	Forwards	17
10	N. Fernández Mercau	New York City FC	Midfielders	16
10	Guilherme	Houston Dynamo	Midfielders	16
10	Tai Baribo	DC United	Forwards	16
10	P. Judd	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	16
10	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	Forwards	16
10	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Forwards	16
10	Martin Ojeda	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	16
17	P. Owusu	CF Montreal	Forwards	15
17	I. Toklomati Giorno	Charlotte	Forwards	15
19	S. Solans	Real Salt Lake	Forwards	14
19	Evander	FC Cincinnati	Midfielders	14
19	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	Forwards	14
19	Dejan Joveljić	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	14
19	Antoine Griezmann	Orlando City SC	Forwards	14
24	J. Hall	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	13
24	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	Forwards	13
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	Forwards	29
2	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	Forwards	24
2	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	24
4	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	Forwards	19
5	Evander	FC Cincinnati	Midfielders	18
5	Dejan Joveljić	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	18
5	Petar Musa	FC Dallas	Forwards	18
8	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	Forwards	17
8	A. Martínez	New York City FC	Forwards	17
8	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	17
11	Diego Rossi	Columbus Crew	Forwards	16
11	Tai Baribo	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	16
11	Martin Ojeda	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	16
11	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Forwards	16
11	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	16
16	Kévin Denkey	FC Cincinnati	Forwards	15
16	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	Forwards	15
18	Josef Martínez	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	14
18	Daniel Musovski	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	14
20	C. Arango	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	13
20	P. Owusu	CF Montreal	Forwards	13
20	D. Mihailović	Colorado Rapids	Midfielders	13
23	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	12
23	Marco Pasalic	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	12
23	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	12
1	Christian Benteke	DC United	Forwards	23
2	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	20
2	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	Forwards	20
2	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	Forwards	20
5	Cucho Hernández	Columbus Crew	Forwards	19
6	Dániel Gazdag	Philadelphia Union	Midfielders	17
6	C. Arango	Real Salt Lake	Forwards	17
8	Petar Musa	FC Dallas	Forwards	16
8	Jonathan Rodríguez	Portland Timbers	Midfielders	16
8	Gabriel Pec	Los Angeles Galaxy	Midfielders	16
8	A. Martínez	New York City FC	Forwards	16
12	Dejan Joveljić	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	15
12	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	15
12	Evander	Portland Timbers	Midfielders	15
12	M. Bogusz	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	15
12	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	15
17	Facundo Torres	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	14
17	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Midfielders	14
17	Felipe Mora	Portland Timbers	Forwards	14
20	Riqui Puig	Los Angeles Galaxy	Midfielders	13
20	L. Morgan	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	13
20	Andrés Gómez	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	13
20	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	13
24	Diego Rossi	Columbus Crew	Forwards	12
24	Santiago Rodríguez	New York City FC	Midfielders	12
1	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	20
2	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Midfielders	17
2	G. Giakoumakis	Atlanta United FC	Forwards	17
4	Cucho Hernández	Columbus Crew	Forwards	16
5	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	15
5	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Forwards	15
7	Julián Carranza	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	14
7	Dániel Gazdag	Philadelphia Union	Midfielders	14
7	Christian Benteke	DC United	Forwards	14
7	Facundo Torres	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	14
7	A. Pulido	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	14
12	Cristian Espinoza	San Jose Earthquakes	Midfielders	13
12	D. McGuire	Orlando City SC	Forwards	13
14	Jesús Ferreira	FC Dallas	Forwards	12
14	Karol Świderski	Charlotte	Forwards	12
16	Carles Gil	New England Revolution	Midfielders	11
16	Thiago Almada	Atlanta United FC	Midfielders	11
16	Sebastián Driussi	Austin	Midfielders	11
16	Ryan Gauld	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	11
16	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	11
21	Nicholas Gioacchini	St. Louis City	Forwards	10
21	João Klauss	St. Louis City	Forwards	10
21	Amine Bassi	Houston Dynamo	Midfielders	10
21	Teemu Pukki	Minnesota United FC	Forwards	10
21	L. Zelarayán	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	10
1	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Forwards	23
2	Dániel Gazdag	Philadelphia Union	Midfielders	22
2	Sebastián Driussi	Austin	Midfielders	22
4	Brandon Vazquez	FC Cincinnati	Forwards	18
4	Brenner	FC Cincinnati	Forwards	18
4	Javier Hernández	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	18
4	Jesús Ferreira	FC Dallas	Forwards	18
8	Jeremy Ebobisse	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	17
9	D. Rubio	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	16
9	Gonzalo Higuaín	Inter Miami	Forwards	16
9	C. Arango	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	16
12	R. Quioto	CF Montreal	Forwards	15
13	Julián Carranza	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	14
13	L. Morgan	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	14
15	S. Ferreira	Houston Dynamo	Forwards	13
15	V. Castellanos	New York City FC	Forwards	13
15	Mikael Uhre	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	13
18	Taxiarchis Fountas	DC United	Forwards	12
18	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	12
20	L. Campana	Inter Miami	Forwards	11
20	Ercan Kara	Orlando City SC	Forwards	11
20	Dejan Joveljić	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	11
23	P. Arriola	FC Dallas	Midfielders	10
23	L. Zelarayán	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	10
23	D. Asprilla	Portland Timbers	Forwards	10
1	V. Castellanos	New York City FC	Forwards	19
1	O. Kamara	DC United	Forwards	19
3	Javier Hernández	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	17
3	Raúl Ruidíaz	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	17
5	Adam Buksa	New England Revolution	Forwards	16
5	Damir Kreilach	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	16
5	D. Sallói	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	16
5	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Forwards	16
9	G. Bou	New England Revolution	Forwards	15
9	J. Russell	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	15
11	C. Arango	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	14
12	Ricardo Pepi	FC Dallas	Forwards	13
13	K. Przybylko	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	12
13	Javier López	San Jose Earthquakes	Midfielders	12
13	Josef Martínez	Atlanta United FC	Forwards	12
13	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	12
13	C. Sapong	Nashville SC	Forwards	12
13	L. Zelarayán	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	12
13	Gonzalo Higuaín	Inter Miami	Forwards	12
20	Fafà Picault	Houston Dynamo	Midfielders	11
20	Felipe Mora	Portland Timbers	Forwards	11
20	Albert Rusnák	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	11
23	D. Asprilla	Portland Timbers	Forwards	10
23	Cristián Dájome	Vancouver Whitecaps	Midfielders	10
23	Nani	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	10
1	Diego Rossi	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	14
2	Raúl Ruidíaz	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	12
2	G. Zardes	Columbus Crew	Forwards	12
2	Robert Berić	Chicago Fire	Forwards	12
5	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	10
5	Cristian Pavón	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	10
5	Christopher Mueller	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	10
8	A. Akinola	Toronto FC	Forwards	9
8	Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto FC	Midfielders	9
8	Kevin Molino	Minnesota United FC	Midfielders	9
11	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Midfielders	8
11	R. Quioto	CF Montreal	Forwards	8
11	Jeremy Ebobisse	Portland Timbers	Forwards	8
11	K. Przybylko	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	8
11	D. Dike	Orlando City SC	Forwards	8
11	Damir Kreilach	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	8
11	Teal Bunbury	New England Revolution	Forwards	8
11	B. Wright-Phillips	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	8
11	Sergio Santos	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	8
20	Franco Jara	FC Dallas	Forwards	7
20	Robin Lod	Minnesota United FC	Midfielders	7
20	Felipe Mora	Portland Timbers	Forwards	7
20	C. Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	7
20	N. Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders	Midfielders	7
20	Jarosław Niezgoda	Portland Timbers	Forwards	7
1	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	34
2	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	31
3	Josef Martínez	Atlanta United FC	Forwards	26
4	Diego Rossi	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	16
5	C. Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	15
5	K. Przybylko	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	15
5	Héber	New York City FC	Forwards	15
8	Kei Kamara	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	14
9	G. Zardes	Columbus Crew	Forwards	13
9	C. Sapong	Chicago Fire	Forwards	13
9	Mauro Manotas	Houston Dynamo	Forwards	13
12	Felipe Gutiérrez	Sporting Kansas City	Midfielders	12
12	N. Nikolić	Chicago Fire	Forwards	12
12	Alexandru Mitriță	New York City FC	Midfielders	12
12	Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto FC	Midfielders	12
12	Nani	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	12
17	Wayne Rooney	DC United	Forwards	11
17	Pedro Santos	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	11
17	D. Rubio	Colorado Rapids	Forwards	11
17	Brian Fernández	Portland Timbers	Forwards	11
17	V. Castellanos	New York City FC	Forwards	11
17	Daniel Royer	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	11
17	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Forwards	11
17	Jeremy Ebobisse	Portland Timbers	Forwards	11
17	Raúl Ruidíaz	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	11
1	Josef Martínez	Atlanta United FC	Forwards	31
2	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	22
3	B. Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	20
4	G. Zardes	Columbus Crew	Forwards	19
4	Mauro Manotas	Houston Dynamo	Forwards	19
6	Ignacio Piatti	CF Montreal	Forwards	16
7	N. Nikolić	Chicago Fire	Forwards	15
8	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	14
8	O. Kamara	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	14
8	David Villa	New York City FC	Forwards	14
8	Kei Kamara	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	14
12	Dominic Dwyer	Orlando City SC	Forwards	13
12	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Forwards	13
14	Miguel Almirón	Atlanta United FC	Midfielders	12
14	Damir Kreilach	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	12
14	Aleksandar Katai	Chicago Fire	Midfielders	12
14	Adama Diomandé	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	12
14	D. Hoesen	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	12
14	Cristian Penilla	New England Revolution	Midfielders	12
14	Diego Rossi	Los Angeles FC	Forwards	12
14	Wayne Rooney	DC United	Forwards	12
22	Romain Alessandrini	Los Angeles Galaxy	Midfielders	11
22	Teal Bunbury	New England Revolution	Forwards	11
22	Daniel Royer	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	11
22	Darwin Quintero	Minnesota United FC	Midfielders	11
1	N. Nikolić	Chicago Fire	Forwards	24
2	David Villa	New York City FC	Forwards	22
3	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Midfielders	21
4	Josef Martínez	Atlanta United FC	Forwards	19
5	O. Kamara	Columbus Crew	Forwards	18
6	Ignacio Piatti	CF Montreal	Forwards	17
6	B. Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	17
8	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Forwards	16
8	C. Sapong	Philadelphia Union	Forwards	16
10	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Forwards	15
11	E. Torres	Houston Dynamo	Forwards	14
11	D. Accam	Chicago Fire	Midfielders	14
11	Christian Ramirez	Minnesota United FC	Forwards	14
14	C. Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	13
14	Romain Alessandrini	Los Angeles Galaxy	Midfielders	13
14	Héctor Villalba	Atlanta United FC	Midfielders	13
14	Fredy Montero	Vancouver Whitecaps	Forwards	13
14	Justin Meram	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	13
19	Maximiliano Urruti	FC Dallas	Forwards	12
19	Cyle Larin	Orlando City SC	Forwards	12
19	Kei Kamara	New England Revolution	Forwards	12
19	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders	Midfielders	12
19	Daniel Royer	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	12
24	Lee Nguyen	New England Revolution	Midfielders	11
24	W. Bruin	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	11
1	B. Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	24
2	David Villa	New York City FC	Forwards	23
3	Ignacio Piatti	CF Montreal	Forwards	17
3	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Forwards	17
5	Dominic Dwyer	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	16
5	F. Adi	Portland Timbers	Forwards	16
5	O. Kamara	Columbus Crew	Forwards	16
8	Cyle Larin	Orlando City SC	Forwards	14
8	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Midfielders	14
8	Giovani Dos Santos	Los Angeles Galaxy	Midfielders	14
11	Kei Kamara	New England Revolution	Forwards	12
11	C. Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	12
11	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	12
11	Chris Pontius	Philadelphia Union	Midfielders	12
11	Frank Lampard	New York City FC	Midfielders	12
16	Kevin Molino	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	11
17	Robbie Keane	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	10
17	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Forwards	10
17	Didier Drogba	CF Montreal	Forwards	10
20	J. Plata	Real Salt Lake	Midfielders	9
20	L. Neagle	DC United	Midfielders	9
20	Maximiliano Urruti	FC Dallas	Forwards	9
20	R. Alberg	Philadelphia Union	Midfielders	9
20	Pedro Morales	Vancouver Whitecaps	Midfielders	9
20	Kaká	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	9
1	Kei Kamara	Columbus Crew	Forwards	22
2	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Forwards	21
3	Robbie Keane	Los Angeles Galaxy	Forwards	20
4	David Villa	New York City FC	Forwards	18
5	Cyle Larin	Orlando City SC	Forwards	17
5	B. Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Forwards	17
7	C. Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Forwards	16
7	F. Adi	Portland Timbers	Forwards	16
9	Obafemi Martins	Seattle Sounders	Forwards	15
10	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Forwards	13
11	Ethan Finlay	Columbus Crew	Midfielders	12
11	Dominic Dwyer	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	12
13	W. Bruin	Houston Dynamo	Forwards	11
13	Didier Drogba	CF Montreal	Forwards	11
15	Charlie Davies	New England Revolution	Forwards	10
15	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders	Midfielders	10
15	K. Németh	Sporting Kansas City	Forwards	10
15	C. Rolfe	DC United	Midfielders	10
15	B. Feilhaber	Sporting Kansas City	Midfielders	10
15	Octavio Rivero	Whitecaps	Forwards	10
15	L. Sam	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	10
15	D. Accam	Chicago Fire	Midfielders	10
23	M. Grella	New York Red Bulls	Midfielders	9
23	Ignacio Piatti	CF Montreal	Forwards	9
23	Kaká	Orlando City SC	Midfielders	9
1	B. Wright-Phillips	-	Forwards	27
2	Dominic Dwyer	-	Forwards	22
3	Robbie Keane	-	Forwards	19
4	Lee Nguyen	-	Midfielders	18
5	Obafemi Martins	-	Forwards	17
6	G. Zardes	-	Forwards	16
7	E. Torres	-	Forwards	15
7	Clint Dempsey	-	Midfielders	15
9	C. Wondolowski	-	Forwards	14
10	J. Plata	-	Midfielders	13
11	Diego Valeri	-	Midfielders	11
11	Luis Silva	-	Forwards	11
11	F. Espíndola	-	Forwards	11
11	F. Higuaín	-	Midfielders	11
11	Jermain Defoe	-	Forwards	11
11	F. Castillo	-	Midfielders	11
11	Giles Barnes	-	Forwards	11
11	Ethan Finlay	-	Midfielders	11
11	S. Le Toux	-	Forwards	11
11	B. Pérez	-	Forwards	11
21	Landon Donovan	-	Forwards	10
21	D. Brown	-	Forwards	10
21	T. Henry	-	-	10
21	Maximiliano Urruti	-	Forwards	10
21	Pedro Morales	-	Midfielders	10
1	Camilo Sanvezzo	-	-	22
2	M. Magee	-	Forwards	21
3	M. Di Vaio	-	-	20
4	Robbie Keane	-	Forwards	16
5	D. Oduro	-	Forwards	13
5	Diego Fagúndez	-	Midfielders	13
7	Á. Saborío	-	Forwards	12
7	J. McInerney	-	Forwards	12
9	C. Wondolowski	-	Forwards	11
9	Tim Cahill	-	Forwards	11
9	B. Pérez	-	Forwards	11
9	F. Higuaín	-	Midfielders	11
13	D. Brown	-	Forwards	10
13	Diego Valeri	-	Midfielders	10
13	Landon Donovan	-	Forwards	10
13	T. Henry	-	-	10
13	C. Bieler	-	Forwards	10
13	C. Casey	-	Forwards	10
19	F. Espíndola	-	Forwards	9
19	Giles Barnes	-	Forwards	9
19	R. Johnson	-	-	9
19	E. Johnson	-	-	9
19	W. Johnson	-	Midfielders	9
19	Darlington Nagbe	-	Midfielders	9
25	K. Miller	-	-	8
1	C. Wondolowski	-	Forwards	27
2	K. Cooper	-	Forwards	18
3	Á. Saborío	-	Forwards	17
4	Robbie Keane	-	Forwards	16
5	T. Henry	-	-	15
6	E. Johnson	-	-	14
6	A. Gordon	-	Forwards	14
8	Fredy Montero	-	Forwards	13
9	W. Bruin	-	Forwards	12
9	Chris Pontius	-	Midfielders	12
11	S. Sène	-	-	11
11	Kei Kamara	-	Forwards	11
13	S. Lenhart	-	-	10
14	C. Sapong	-	Forwards	9
14	J. Arrieta	-	Forwards	9
14	Landon Donovan	-	Forwards	9
14	B. Pérez	-	Forwards	9
14	P. Bernier	-	Midfielders	9
14	E. Gaven	-	-	9
14	F. Espíndola	-	Forwards	9
14	D. Koevermans	-	-	9
22	B. Davis	-	Midfielders	8
22	Simon Dawkins	-	Midfielders	8
22	J. McInerney	-	Forwards	8
22	C. Rolfe	-	Midfielders	8

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