MLS top scorers - United States 2022
The leading goalscorers in MLS (Major League Soccer) in the 2022 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Sebastián Driussi, Austin FC - 25 goals
- Most assists: Santiago Rodriguez, New York City FC - 14 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 21
Major League Soccer best goalscorers 2022
Below is the final top scorer list for the MLS 2022, including the 26 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 5 November 2022
Most assists in the MLS 2022
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the MLS during the 2022 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Santiago Rodriguez New York City FC |
Uruguay | 22 | 14 |
| 2. |
Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati |
Argentina | 28 | 13 |
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Diego Fagundez Austin FC |
Uruguay | 27 | 13 |
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| 4. |
Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC |
Mexico | 33 | 12 |
| 5. |
Kai Wagner Philadelphia Union |
Germany | 25 | 9 |
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Carles Gil New England Revolution |
Spain | 29 | 9 |
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Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes |
Argentina | 27 | 9 |
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| 8. |
Mauricio Pereyra Orlando City SC |
Uruguay | 32 | 8 |
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Alejandro Pozuelo Toronto FC/Inter Miami |
Spain | 31 | 8 |
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Talles Magno New York City FC |
Brazil | 20 | 8 |
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Brandon Vázquez FC Cincinnati |
United States | 24 | 8 |
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Sebastian Lletget FC Dallas/New England Revolution |
United States | 30 | 8 |
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Facundo Torres Orlando City SC |
Uruguay | 22 | 8 |
Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2022
In total there were 21 scored hat-tricks during the season 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gazdag Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - Toronto FC 4-0 Sun 9 October 2022 |
3 4', 60', 63' |
| Brenner FC Cincinnati |
D.C. United - FC Cincinnati 2-5 Sun 9 October 2022 |
3 8', 24', 37' |
| Daniel Rios Charlotte FC |
Charlotte FC - Philadelphia Union 4-0 Sat 1 October 2022 |
4 24', 54', 72', 90+1' |
| Moussa Djitté Austin FC |
Austin FC - Real Salt Lake 3-0 Thu 15 September 2022 |
3 60', 76', 80' |
| Juan Sánchez Purata Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - Toronto FC 4-2 Sun 11 September 2022 |
3 47', 62', 88' |
| Brenner FC Cincinnati |
FC Cincinnati - San Jose Earthquakes 6-0 Sun 11 September 2022 |
3 47', 90', 90+5' |
| Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC |
Nashville SC - Colorado Rapids 4-1 Thu 1 September 2022 |
3 29', 54', 75' |
| Daniel Gazdag Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - Colorado Rapids 6-0 Sun 28 August 2022 |
3 9', 20', 83' |
| Julian Carranza Philadelphia Union |
D.C. United - Philadelphia Union 0-6 Sun 21 August 2022 |
3 47', 70', 74' |
| Gyasi Zardes Colorado Rapids |
Colorado Rapids - Minnesota United FC 4-3 Sun 7 August 2022 |
3 7', 15', 61' |
| Gonzalo Higuaín Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - FC Cincinnati 4-4 Sun 31 July 2022 |
3 23', 37', 45+5' |
| Julian Carranza Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - D.C. United 7-0 Sat 9 July 2022 |
3 22', 25', 72' |
| Taxiarchis Fountas D.C. United |
Orlando City SC - D.C. United 3-5 Tue 5 July 2022 |
3 5', 8', 51' |
| Brenner FC Cincinnati |
FC Cincinnati - New York City FC 4-4 Thu 30 June 2022 |
3 24', 30', 70' |
| Ronaldo Cisneros Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - Chicago Fire 4-1 Sun 8 May 2022 |
3 3', 27', 36' |
| Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes |
San Jose Earthquakes - Seattle Sounders FC 4-3 Sun 24 April 2022 |
3 45+2', 64', 90+4' |
| Valentin Castellanos New York City FC |
New York City FC - Real Salt Lake 6-0 Sun 17 April 2022 |
4 9', 40', 57', 80' |
| Leonardo Campana Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - New England Revolution 3-2 Sat 9 April 2022 |
3 17', 23', 88' |
| Jesus Ferreira FC Dallas |
FC Dallas - Portland Timbers 4-1 Sun 20 March 2022 |
3 26', 30', 36' |
| Lewis Morgan New York Red Bulls |
Toronto FC - New York Red Bulls 1-4 Sat 5 March 2022 |
3 17', 24', 40' |
| Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC |
Los Angeles FC - Colorado Rapids 3-0 Sat 26 February 2022 |
3 29', 35', 50' |
The season start for MLS 2022 was 26 February 2022, the finishing round was being played 5 November 2022.