The 12 Players with Most Goals in a Single Season of MLS
Players with Most Goals in a Single Season of MLS: Major League Soccer (MLS) is the best professional soccer league in the United States. It started in 1996, and there have been some really good goal-scorers in the league. The most goals scored by one player in a single season is 34, and this happened in 2019.
Apart from them, there are many other top MLS players who have scored more than 20 goals in one season. In this article, we’ll talk about these players.
1. Carlos Vela
Country
Mexico
Season
2019
Team
Los Angeles FC
Goals
34
2. Josef Martínez
Country
Venezuela
Season
2018
Team
Atlanta United FC
Goals
31
3. Zlatan Ibrahimović
Country
Sweden
Season
2019
Team
Los Angeles Galaxy
Goals
30
4. Roy Lassiter
Country
United States
Season
1996
Team
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Goals
27
5. Chris Wondolowski
Country
United States
Season
2012
Team
San Jose Earthquakes
Goals
27
6. Bradley Wright-Phillips
Country
England
Season
2014
Team
New York Red Bulls
Goals
27
7. Josef Martínez
Country
Venezuela
Season
2019
Team
Atlanta United FC
Goals
27
8. Stern John
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Season
1998
Team
Columbus Crew
Goals
26
9. Mamadou Diallo
Country
Senegal
Season
2000
Team
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Goals
26
10. Carlos Ruiz
Country
Guatemala
Season
2002
Team
Los Angeles Galaxy
Goals
24
11. Bradley Wright-Phillips
Country
England
Season
2016
Team
New York Red Bulls
Goals
24
12. Nemanja Nikolić
Country
Hungary
Season
2017
Team
Chicago Fire
Goals
24
Last Words
The MLS is getting bigger, and we’re seeing many skilled goal-scorers join the league. It’ll be exciting to find out who might set a new record for the most goals in a season in the future. What’s especially intriguing is that Lionel Messi is coming to the league, and many consider him the Greatest of All Time (GOAT). He had a remarkable career in the Spanish La Liga, and now he’s ready to make his mark in the MLS.
