Season trivia for MLS 2022
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 2022 MLS season in United States.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2022 season were the players Diego Fagundez - Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) and Luciano Acosta - Brenner (FC Cincinnati). 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 2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jesus Ferreira, playing for FC Dallas, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 10 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between FC Dallas-Portland Timbers.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2022, Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2022 season.
Most braces by player
Hany Mukhtar in Nashville SC scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2022 season was Daniel Gazdag in Philadelphia Union, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 7 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2022 season was Daniel Gazdag, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Philadelphia Union.
Most penalty goals by team
Portland Timbers was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2022 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Dejan Joveljic was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2022 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his LA Galaxy.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Atlanta United FC was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2022 season in MLS. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Minnesota United FC scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2022 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Sebastián Driussi in Austin FC scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Sebastián Driussi in Austin FC scored or assisted in 11 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 12 goals, and the players who did this were Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) and Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
Players with most goals in the second half
Sebastián Driussi in Austin FC scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in MLS during the 2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
Los Angeles FC was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2022 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
FC Cincinnati were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2022 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Toronto FC had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in MLS during the 2022 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Chicago Fire managed the feat of not winning a single match in 10 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something CF Montréal were best at during the 2022 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Houston Dynamo have managed this in 8 matches during the 2022 season, more than any other team in MLS.
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