Season trivia for MLS 2021
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2021 MLS season in United States.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2021 season were the players Adam Buksa - Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution), CJ Sapong - Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) and Maximiliano Moralez - Valentin Castellanos (New York City FC). Together they scored 8 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Hany Mukhtar, playing for Nashville SC, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 6 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Nashville SC-Chicago Fire.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2021, Cristian Arango (Los Angeles FC) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Valentin Castellanos (New York City FC)
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021 season was Valentin Castellanos in New York City FC, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Johnny Russell in Sporting Kansas City during the 2021 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021 season was Ola Kamara, in total he scored 9 penalties for his D.C. United.
Most penalty goals by team
New York City FC was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021 season, in total they scored 13 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Real Salt Lake was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2021 season in MLS. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) and Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo).
Most own goals by team
D.C. United scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Johnny Russell in Sporting Kansas City scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Johnny Russell in Sporting Kansas City scored or assisted in 10 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Ola Kamara in D.C. United who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 13 times, and the players who did this were Valentin Castellanos (New York City FC) and Raul Ruidiaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
Most consecutive wins
Portland Timbers was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Seattle Sounders FC were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2021 season, there were 3 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Inter Miami, Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC.
Most matches in a row without a win
Houston Dynamo managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Sporting Kansas City, New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake, and these teams turned the game around 5 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but D.C. United have managed this in 6 matches during the 2021 season, more than any other team in MLS.
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