MLS top scorers - United States 2024
The leading goalscorers in MLS (Major League Soccer) in the 2024 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Christian Benteke, D.C. United - 23 goals
- Most assists: Luciano Acosta, FC Cincinnati - 17 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 23
Major League Soccer best goalscorers 2024
Below is the final top scorer list for the MLS 2024, 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 7 December 2024
Most assists in the MLS 2024
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the MLS during the 2024 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati |
Argentina | 30 | 17 |
| 2. |
Gabriel Pec LA Galaxy |
Brazil | 23 | 15 |
|
Evander Portland Timbers |
Brazil | 26 | 15 |
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| 4. |
Robin Lod Minnesota United FC |
Finland | 31 | 13 |
| 5. |
Albert Rusnák Seattle Sounders FC |
Slovakia | 30 | 12 |
|
Riqui Puig LA Galaxy |
Spain | 25 | 12 |
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Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Scotland | 28 | 12 |
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Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes |
Argentina | 29 | 12 |
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| 9. |
Lionel Messi Inter Miami |
Argentina | 37 | 11 |
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Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew SC |
Colombia | 25 | 11 |
Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2024
In total there were 23 scored hat-tricks during the season 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Portland Timbers 5-0 Thu 24 October 2024 |
3 20', 31', 59' |
| Lionel Messi Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - New England Revolution 6-2 Mon 21 October 2024 |
3 78', 81', 89' |
| Alexandru Matan Columbus Crew SC |
Columbus Crew SC - New England Revolution 4-0 Sun 13 October 2024 |
3 14', 64', 72' |
| Albert Rusnák Seattle Sounders FC |
Columbus Crew SC - Seattle Sounders FC 0-4 Sun 8 September 2024 |
3 45+6', 67', 70' |
| Daniel Gazdag Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - Nashville SC 3-0 Sun 21 July 2024 |
3 10', 38', 89' |
| Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union |
Philadelphia Union - New England Revolution 5-1 Thu 18 July 2024 |
3 29', 44', 52' |
| Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC - St. Louis City SC 4-3 Sun 30 June 2024 |
3 37', 54', 61' |
| Mateusz Bogusz Los Angeles FC |
Los Angeles FC - Colorado Rapids 3-0 Sun 30 June 2024 |
3 20', 58', 72' |
| Sebastián Ferreira Houston Dynamo |
D.C. United - Houston Dynamo 1-4 Sun 23 June 2024 |
3 51', 54', 86' |
| Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew SC |
Columbus Crew SC - Sporting Kansas City 4-0 Sun 23 June 2024 |
3 32', 45+1', 71' |
| Djordje Mihailovic Colorado Rapids |
St. Louis City SC - Colorado Rapids 0-3 Thu 20 June 2024 |
3 9', 60', 90+6' |
| Petar Musa FC Dallas |
FC Dallas - Minnesota United FC 5-3 Thu 20 June 2024 |
3 17', 38', 62' |
| Yuya Kubo FC Cincinnati |
San Jose Earthquakes - FC Cincinnati 2-4 Sun 16 June 2024 |
3 78', 80', 87' |
| Cristian Arango Real Salt Lake |
Real Salt Lake - Austin FC 5-1 Sun 2 June 2024 |
3 16', 45+5', 71' |
 New York City FC |
New York City FC - San Jose Earthquakes 5-1 Sat 1 June 2024 |
3 85', 90+2', 90+5' |
| Federico Bernardeschi Toronto FC |
Toronto FC - CF Montréal 5-1 Sun 19 May 2024 |
3 12', 58', 59' |
| Christian Benteke D.C. United |
Atlanta United FC - D.C. United 2-3 Sun 12 May 2024 |
3 19', 44', 55' |
| Luis Suárez Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - New York Red Bulls 6-2 Sun 5 May 2024 |
3 68', 75', 81' |
| Sam Surridge Nashville SC |
Nashville SC - CF Montréal 4-1 Sun 5 May 2024 |
3 11', 47', 82' |
| Cristian Arango Real Salt Lake |
Real Salt Lake - St. Louis City SC 3-1 Sun 31 March 2024 |
3 70', 84', 90+1' |
| Lewis Morgan New York Red Bulls |
New York Red Bulls - Inter Miami 4-0 Sat 23 March 2024 |
3 3', 51', 70' |
| Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United FC |
Atlanta United FC - New England Revolution 4-1 Sun 10 March 2024 |
3 55', 60', 74' |
| Christian Benteke D.C. United |
D.C. United - New England Revolution 3-1 Sun 25 February 2024 |
3 34', 72', 90+3' |
7 December 2024 was the last match day for this season in MLS, The league kicked off 21 February 2024.