MLS top scorers - United States 2017
The leading goalscorers in MLS (Major League Soccer) in the 2017 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: David Villa, New York City FC and Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire - 24 goals
- Most assists: Albert Rusnák, Real Salt Lake - 13 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 15
Major League Soccer best goalscorers 2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the MLS 2017, including the 27 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 9 December 2017
Most assists in the MLS 2017
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the MLS during the 2017 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Albert Rusnák Real Salt Lake |
Slovakia | 23 | 13 |
| 2. |
Michael Barrios FC Dallas |
Colombia | 26 | 12 |
| 3. |
Victor Vázquez Toronto FC |
Spain | 30 | 11 |
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Joevin Jones Seattle Sounders FC |
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26 | 11 |
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Yamil Asad Atlanta United FC |
Argentina | 23 | 11 |
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| 6. |
Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC |
Uruguay | 28 | 10 |
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Federico Higuain Columbus Crew SC |
Argentina | 33 | 10 |
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Sacha Kljestan New York Red Bulls |
United States | 32 | 10 |
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Blerim Dzemaili CF Montréal |
Switzerland | 31 | 10 |
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Romain Alessandrini LA Galaxy |
France | 28 | 10 |
Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2017
In total there were 15 scored hat-tricks during the season 2017 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nemanja Nikolic Chicago Fire |
Chicago Fire - Philadelphia Union 3-2 Sun 15 October 2017 |
3 3', 64', 78' |
| Justin Morrow Toronto FC |
Toronto FC - New York Red Bulls 4-2 Sun 1 October 2017 |
3 32', 37', 90+1' |
| Patrick Mullins D.C. United |
D.C. United - San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 Sun 24 September 2017 |
4 57', 60', 68', 88' |
| Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - Orlando City SC 3-3 Sat 16 September 2017 |
3 36', 55', 69' |
| Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - New England Revolution 7-0 Thu 14 September 2017 |
3 2', 31', 39' |
 New England Revolution |
New England Revolution - Orlando City SC 4-0 Sun 3 September 2017 |
3 26', 75', 89' |
| David Villa New York City FC |
New York City FC - New York Red Bulls 3-2 Mon 7 August 2017 |
3 28', 72', 75' |
| David Accam Chicago Fire |
Chicago Fire - Orlando City SC 4-0 Sun 25 June 2017 |
3 3', 8', 63' |
| Roland Lamah FC Dallas |
FC Dallas - Real Salt Lake 6-2 Sun 4 June 2017 |
3 8', 22', 31' |
| Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - Houston Dynamo 4-1 Sun 21 May 2017 |
3 30', 42', 80' |
 Sporting Kansas City |
Sporting Kansas City - Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 Thu 18 May 2017 |
3 56', 58', 69' |
 Columbus Crew SC |
CF Montréal - Columbus Crew SC 2-3 Sat 13 May 2017 |
3 14', 28', 90+1' |
| CJ Sapong Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - New York Red Bulls 3-0 Sun 7 May 2017 |
3 74', 81', 85' |
| Erick Torres Padilla Houston Dynamo |
Houston Dynamo - New York Red Bulls 4-1 Sun 2 April 2017 |
3 41', 56', 90+1' |
| Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC |
Minnesota United FC - Atlanta United FC 1-6 Sun 12 March 2017 |
3 3', 27', 75' |
9 December 2017 was the last match day for this season in MLS, The league kicked off 3 March 2017.