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 8 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 five 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 eight 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 seven times.
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 six penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
three different teams have each scored seven penalty goals so far, and these are Vancouver Whitecaps FC, New York City FC and San Diego FC.
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 Los Angeles FC, Toronto FC, Nashville SC, Portland Timbers, FC Cincinnati, Atlanta United FC, New England Revolution, San Diego FC, Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union.
Most own goals by player
In total, there are three players who have each managed to score two own goals, and these are:
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, Toronto FC, FC Cincinnati 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 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 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 11 goals in the second half so far.
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 team with the most consecutive losses right now, with 8 straight defeats, is Seattle Sounders FC.
Most matches in a row without a win
Toronto FC is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 12 straight 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 five different matches.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Columbus Crew SC is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in five matches only to lose.