Season trivia for MLS 2026
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 2026 MLS season in United States.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and therefor the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, that is, the two players where one scored the goal and the other assisted, are Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min who have together scored 6 goals for Los Angeles FC during the current season.
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, scoring three goals within 8 minutes in the match between Los Angeles FC-Orlando City SC.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season is 7 goals, which Evander (FC Cincinnati) and Martin Ojeda (Orlando City SC) scored in May 2026.
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 four times so far:
Most first goals in a match
Nicolás Fernández in New York City FC has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in six matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Tai Baribo in D.C. United, in total he has scored the last goal six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The most penalty goals scored so far this season is four goals from the penalty spot, and all these players have managed this achievement are
Most penalty goals by team
five different teams have each scored five penalty goals so far, and these are FC Cincinnati, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, New York City FC, San Diego FC and CF Montréal.
Most stoppage time goals by player
The player who currently has scored the most stoppage time goals in MLS is Evander in FC Cincinnati, so far he has scored two goals in added time.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The teams that have managed to score the most goals in added time this season have done so four times, and the teams that did it are FC Cincinnati and CF Montréal.
Most own goals by player
The player who has managed to put the ball into his own net the most times is Duane Holmes in Houston Dynamo, 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 Houston Dynamo, having done so three times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are two players who have managed to score in 6 matches in a row, and they are Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire) and Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Evander (FC Cincinnati) has a streak of 5 consecutive matches with at least one assist, which is the best so far this season.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The longest streak of matches where a player contributed to at least one goal, either by scoring or assisting, belongs to Evander in FC Cincinnati, who did it in 8 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Nicolás Fernández in New York City FC who has scored the most goals in the first half with 11 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire), Petar Musa (FC Dallas) and Tai Baribo (D.C. United) have all scored 8 goals in the second half, which is the best so far this season.
Most consecutive wins
The teams with the most consecutive wins this season are San Jose Earthquakes and Inter Miami, having managed a total of 6 straight victories.
Most matches in a row without losing
Nashville SC have 10 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in MLS this season.
Most consecutive losses
The teams Seattle Sounders FC and Philadelphia Union have all lost 6 matches in a row and lead the league in that regard.
Most matches in a row without a win
San Diego FC is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 9 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
FC Cincinnati and New England Revolution 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 Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew SC, each with four matches where they lost or drew after having led.