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 11 goals for Los Angeles FC during the current season.
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 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 six times so far:
Petar Musa (FC Dallas)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
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 nine matches,
Most last goals in a match
Right now, there are two players who have scored the last goal of the match seven times, and the players who have done so are these:
Petar Musa (FC Dallas)
Tai Baribo (D.C. United)
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Carles Gil in New England Revolution with his seven 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 San Diego FC, who have scored ten goals from the penalty spot.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The teams that have managed to score the most goals in added time this season have done so one times, and the teams that did it are St. Louis City SC and New York City FC.
Most own goals by player
In total, there are four players who have each managed to score two own goals, and these are:
Will Sands (New England Revolution)
Casemiro (Inter Miami)
Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo)
David Brekalo (Orlando City SC)
Most own goals by team
The best teams at scoring on their own goalkeeper have done so three times so far this season, and the teams are Houston Dynamo, Inter Miami, Toronto FC, FC Cincinnati, Austin FC, Colorado Rapids, CF Montréal and Orlando City SC.
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 Lionel Messi in Inter Miami, who did it in 12 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 13 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Lionel Messi in Inter Miami has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 15 goals in the second half so far.
Most consecutive wins
The team with the most consecutive wins so far this season is Philadelphia Union, and their streak is 8 straight wins.
Most matches in a row without losing
St. Louis City SC have 19 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in MLS this season.
Most consecutive losses
The team with the most consecutive losses right now, with 8 straight defeats, is Seattle Sounders FC.
Most matches in a row without a win
Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake currently have the most matches in a row without a victory this season, with a total of 13 consecutive matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The team that has been behind and then turned it into a win the most times so far is New England Revolution, and they have done it in six different matches.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Sporting Kansas City is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in six matches only to lose.