Season trivia for MLS 2025
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 2025 MLS season in United States.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and there for the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The players who have been behind the most goals this season so far are Julián Fernández - Hannes Wolf (New York City FC), Cristian Espinoza - Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), Luis Suárez - Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Emil Forsberg - Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) and Kévin Denkey - Evander (FC Cincinnati). In total, the different pair of players have scored 4 goals, with one player scoring the goal and the other assisting it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players have all scored in the first minute in a match this season:
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Milan Iloski of San Diego FC, scoring three goals within 9 minutes in the match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC-San Diego FC.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season is 8 goals, which Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) scored in July 2025.
Most braces by player
The players who have scored at least two goals the most times in a match this season are these, and they have scored braces five times so far:
Evander (FC Cincinnati)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Most first goals in a match
Sam Surridge in Nashville SC has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in five matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in New York Red Bulls, in total he has scored the last goal six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Denis Bouanga in Los Angeles FC with his six penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
The team that has scored the most penalty goals in the matches played so far this season is Nashville SC, who have scored eight goals from the penalty spot.
Most stoppage time goals by team
New York Red Bulls is the team that has scored the most goals in 90+ minutes, in total they have scored one goals in added time.
Most own goals by player
The player who has managed to put the ball into his own net the most times is Yeimar Gómez in Seattle Sounders FC, in total he has scored two own goals so far this season.
Most own goals by team
The team that has scored the most own goals so far in the current season is New York City FC, having done so four times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Currently, it is Evander in FC Cincinnati who has the most consecutive matches with a goal, which is 5 matches in a row.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Anders Dreyer in San Diego FC is the player who has so far provided assists in the most consecutive matches this season, 5 matches in a row.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC) have scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches, which is the best in MLS so far this season.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Lionel Messi in Inter Miami who has scored the most goals in the first half with 8 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Alonso Martinez in New York City FC has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 9 goals in the second half so far.
Most consecutive wins
The teams with the most consecutive wins this season are Inter Miami, FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC, having managed a total of 5 straight victories.
Most matches in a row without losing
Currently, there are two teams that all have 12 consecutive matches without losing, and the teams that achieved this are Orlando City SC and Nashville SC.
Most consecutive losses
The teams D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Charlotte FC have all lost 5 matches in a row and lead the league in that regard.
Most matches in a row without a win
LA Galaxy is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 16 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union have managed to come back from behind to win in four matches in total, which is the best in MLS so far this season.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
The teams worst at defending their leads this season are St. Louis City SC, Real Salt Lake, New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City, each with four matches where they lost or drew after having led.