MLS top scorers - United States 2026
The top goalscorers in MLS (Major League Soccer) right now, as well as the most assists and all hat-tricks during the season so far.
Current overview
- Top scorer list leader: Petar Musa, FC Dallas - 18 goals
- Most assists: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, Evander, FC Cincinnati and Anders Dreyer, San Diego FC - 10 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 16
- Last updated: Sunday 6 September 05:38 CET
Major League Soccer best goalscorers 2026
This is the current top scorer list for the MLS, showing the 26 highest goalscorers right now. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
Last updated: Sun 6 Sep 05:38 CET
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Data last updated: Sunday 6 September 05:38 CET
- Sources: Current season statistics are kept as close to real time as possible using data from our providers. 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.
Most assists in the MLS 2026
Below you can see the top assists list in the MLS for the current season, listing the players that have assisted to most goals.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami |
Argentina | 39 | 10 |
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Evander
FC Cincinnati |
Brazil | 28 | 10 |
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Anders Dreyer
San Diego FC |
Denmark | 28 | 10 |
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| 4. |
Son Heung-Min
Los Angeles FC |
South Korea | 34 | 9 |
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Joaquin Pereyra
Minnesota United FC |
Argentina | 27 | 9 |
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Cristian Espinoza
Nashville SC |
Argentina | 31 | 9 |
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| 7. |
Telasco Segovia
Inter Miami |
Venezuela | 23 | 8 |
| 8. |
Albert Rusnák
Seattle Sounders FC |
Slovakia | 32 | 7 |
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David Da Costa
Portland Timbers |
Portugal | 25 | 7 |
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Joaquín Valiente
FC Dallas |
Uruguay | 25 | 7 |
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Justin Ellis
Orlando City SC |
United States | 19 | 7 |
Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2026
Totally there are 16 hat-tricks scored this season in MLS, United States. Below we are listing all players that have scored 3 or more goals in the one match.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Janssen Portland Timbers |
Portland Timbers - Minnesota United FC 5-4 Sun 6 September 2026 |
3 11', 26', 55' |
| Josh Sargent Toronto FC |
Toronto FC - Chicago Fire 4-4 Sun 6 September 2026 |
3 27', 38', 54' |
| Lionel Messi Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - CF Montréal 7-1 Sun 30 August 2026 |
3 52', 83', 90' |
| Alhassan Yusuf New England Revolution |
D.C. United - New England Revolution 0-3 Thu 20 August 2026 |
3 23', 45', 66' |
| Luis Suárez Inter Miami |
Inter Miami - Philadelphia Union 6-4 Mon 25 May 2026 |
3 29', 44', 81' |
| Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union |
Inter Miami - Philadelphia Union 6-4 Mon 25 May 2026 |
3 3', 10', 45' |
| Prince Owusu CF Montréal |
D.C. United - CF Montréal 4-4 Sun 24 May 2026 |
3 45', 61', 90' |
| Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC |
Nashville SC - Los Angeles FC 3-2 Mon 18 May 2026 |
3 13', 21', 59' |
| Julian Hall New York Red Bulls |
New York Red Bulls - Columbus Crew SC 3-2 Thu 14 May 2026 |
3 7', 40', 78' |
| Hannes Wolf New York City FC |
New York City FC - Columbus Crew SC 3-0 Sun 10 May 2026 |
3 12', 16', 66' |
| Evander FC Cincinnati |
Chicago Fire - FC Cincinnati 2-3 Sun 3 May 2026 |
3 24', 31', 90' |
| Martin Ojeda Orlando City SC |
Inter Miami - Orlando City SC 3-4 Sun 3 May 2026 |
3 39', 68', 78' |
| Tai Baribo D.C. United |
New York Red Bulls - D.C. United 4-4 Thu 23 April 2026 |
3 37', 59', 80' |
| Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC |
Los Angeles FC - Orlando City SC 6-0 Sun 5 April 2026 |
3 20', 23', 28' |
| Sam Surridge Nashville SC |
Nashville SC - Orlando City SC 5-0 Sat 21 March 2026 |
3 28', 55', 67' |
| Petar Musa FC Dallas |
FC Dallas - San Diego FC 3-3 Sun 15 March 2026 |
3 41', 54', 90' |
This MLS season started 21 February 2026 and the last round of matches is planned to be played 8 November 2026.