MLS top scorers - United States 2016
The leading goalscorers in MLS (Major League Soccer) in the 2016 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls - 25 goals
- Most assists: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC - 16 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 11
Major League Soccer best goalscorers 2016
Below is the final top scorer list for the MLS 2016, including the 29 players who scored the most goals during the season.
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 11 December 2016
Most assists in the MLS 2016
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the MLS during the 2016 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sebastian Giovinco
Toronto FC |
Italy | 29 | 16 |
| 2. |
Sacha Kljestan
New York Red Bulls |
United States | 31 | 15 |
| 3. |
Mauro Diaz
FC Dallas |
Argentina | 25 | 10 |
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Justin Meram
Columbus Crew SC |
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28 | 10 |
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| 5. |
Tommy McNamara
New York City FC |
United States | 25 | 9 |
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Arturo Álvarez
Chicago Fire |
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31 | 9 |
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Kaká
Orlando City SC |
Brazil | 34 | 9 |
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Steven Gerrard
LA Galaxy |
England | 36 | 9 |
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| 9. |
Joao Plata
Real Salt Lake |
Ecuador | 24 | 8 |
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Luciano Acosta
D.C. United |
Argentina | 22 | 8 |
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Boniek Garcia
Houston Dynamo |
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32 | 8 |
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Kevin Molino
Orlando City SC |
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26 | 8 |
Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2016
In total there were 11 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016 in MLS, United States. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC |
New York City FC - Toronto FC 0-5 Mon 7 November 2016 |
3 6', 20', 90+1' |
| Mauro Manotas Houston Dynamo |
Houston Dynamo - Portland Timbers 3-1 Sun 25 September 2016 |
3 34', 73', 85' |
| Patrick Mullins D.C. United |
D.C. United - Chicago Fire 6-2 Sun 28 August 2016 |
3 40', 45+1', 74' |
| Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC |
Orlando City SC - Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Mon 8 August 2016 |
3 14', 37', 48' |
| Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC |
Toronto FC - New England Revolution 4-1 Sun 7 August 2016 |
3 20', 29', 76' |
| Frank Lampard New York City FC |
New York City FC - Colorado Rapids 5-1 Sat 30 July 2016 |
3 28', 81', 84' |
| Didier Drogba CF Montréal |
CF Montréal - Philadelphia Union 5-1 Sun 24 July 2016 |
3 19', 42', 52' |
| Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC |
Toronto FC - D.C. United 4-1 Sun 24 July 2016 |
3 21', 39', 90+1' |
 Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire 4-3 Thu 23 June 2016 |
3 15', 45+1', 56' |
| Ola Kamara Columbus Crew SC |
Columbus Crew SC - Real Salt Lake 4-3 Sun 29 May 2016 |
3 17', 64', 74' |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls |
New York Red Bulls - Toronto FC 3-0 Sun 29 May 2016 |
3 4', 25', 27' |
The season start for MLS 2016 was 6 March 2016, the finishing round was being played 11 December 2016.