Major League Soccer Player Stats 2026

Major League Soccer Player Stats 2026 — season overview

The leading Major League Soccer players across every major stat, from goals, assists and expected goals to shots, defending, duels, passing, carrying and goalkeeping. Boards rank as season totals, per-game averages or per-90 rates and refresh after every match.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these totals, per-game or per-90 numbers?

All three. Use the Total, Per Game and Per 90 switcher above the leaderboards.

Why is a player missing from a per-90 board?

Per-90 boards need ten appearances before a player qualifies, so short-sample rates cannot top the list.

How often do these leaderboards update?

They refresh after every Major League Soccer match, typically within a few hours of full-time.

Where does the stat data come from?

Match data is sourced from official competition records and statistical providers, with expected-goals figures supplied by Sportmonks.

Major League Soccer Goals leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	18
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	16
3	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	14
4	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	13
5	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	13
6	Evander	Cincinnati	13
7	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	13
8	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	13
9	Guilherme	Houston Dynamo	12
10	Tai Baribo	DC United	12

Major League Soccer Assists leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	10
2	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	10
3	Evander	Cincinnati	10
4	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	9
5	Heung-min Son	Los Angeles FC	8
6	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	8
7	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota United	8
8	Albert Rusnák	Seattle Sounders	7
9	Aleksey Miranchuk	Atlanta United	7
10	Pep Biel	Charlotte	7

Major League Soccer Goal Involvements leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	28
2	Evander	Cincinnati	23
3	Petar Musa	Dallas	19
4	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	19
5	Pep Biel	Charlotte	18
6	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	18
7	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	17
8	Guilherme	Houston Dynamo	17
9	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	16
10	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	15

Major League Soccer Penalties Scored leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	5
2	Carles Gil	New England	4
3	Thomas Müller	Vancouver Whitecaps	4
4	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	4
5	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	4
6	Timo Werner	SJ Earthquakes	3
7	Martín Ojeda	Orlando City	3
8	Evander	Cincinnati	3
9	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	3
10	Tai Baribo	DC United	3

Major League Soccer Non-Penalty Goals leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	17
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	14
3	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	12
4	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	11
5	Guilherme	Houston Dynamo	11
6	Preston Judd	SJ Earthquakes	11
7	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	10
8	Evander	Cincinnati	10
9	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	10
10	Marcus Ingvartsen	San Diego	10

Major League Soccer Expected Goals (xG) leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	13.16
2	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	12.88
3	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	12.24
4	Petar Musa	Dallas	11.99
5	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota United	11.8
6	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	10.34
7	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	10.14
8	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	10.06
9	Preston Judd	SJ Earthquakes	10.02
10	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	9.93

Major League Soccer Non-Penalty xG leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	12.09
2	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	11.58
3	Petar Musa	Dallas	10.41
4	Preston Judd	SJ Earthquakes	10.02
5	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	9.87
6	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota United	9.43
7	Julian Hall	New York RB	9.32
8	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	8.76
9	Kevin Kelsy	Portland Timbers	8.45
10	Simon Becher	St. Louis City	8.12

Major League Soccer xG Overperformance leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Guilherme	Houston Dynamo	6.48
2	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	5.9
3	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	4.84
4	Pep Biel	Charlotte	4.77
5	Evander	Cincinnati	4.11
6	Petar Musa	Dallas	4.01
7	Martín Ojeda	Orlando City	4
8	Dejan Joveljić	Seattle Sounders	3.65
9	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	3.5
10	David Martínez	Los Angeles FC	3.47

Major League Soccer xG Underperformance leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Gennadiy Synchuk	CF Montréal	-3.5
2	Ezequiel Ponce	Houston Dynamo	-3.48
3	Bruno Damiani	Philadelphia Union	-3.39
4	Danny Musovski	Seattle Sounders	-2.92
5	Heung-min Son	Los Angeles FC	-2.83
6	Georgi Minoungou	Colorado Rapids	-2.59
7	Emil Forsberg	New York RB	-2.52
8	Dante Sealy	CF Montréal	-2.49
9	Mamadou Dieng	Minnesota United	-2.38
10	Jonathan Bamba	Chicago Fire	-2.29

Major League Soccer Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	113
2	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	86
3	Evander	Cincinnati	79
4	Heung-min Son	Los Angeles FC	75
5	Petar Musa	Dallas	70
6	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	70
7	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	69
8	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	68
9	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	67
10	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	64

Major League Soccer Shots On Target leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	46
2	Evander	Cincinnati	37
3	Petar Musa	Dallas	35
4	Denis Bouanga	Los Angeles FC	33
5	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	33
6	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	32
7	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	New York City	32
8	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	31
9	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	31
10	Gabriel Pec	LA Galaxy	29

Major League Soccer Shot Conversion Rate leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Jon Bell	Austin	40%
2	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	39.4%
3	H. Dotson	Seattle Sounders	32.8%
4	Tai Baribo	DC United	32.6%
5	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	32.4%
6	Tom Barlow	Cincinnati	31.8%
7	Daniel Munie	SJ Earthquakes	30.8%
8	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	29.9%
9	Fafà Picault	Atlanta United	29.9%
10	Kobe Franklin	Toronto	29.6%

Major League Soccer Shot Quality leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	0.24
2	Jack Skahan	SJ Earthquakes	0.24
3	Fafà Picault	Atlanta United	0.23
4	Julian Hall	New York RB	0.21
5	Idan Toklomati	Charlotte	0.21
6	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	0.2
7	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota United	0.2
8	Robin Lod	Chicago Fire	0.2
9	Kyle Smith	Cincinnati	0.2
10	Kevin Kelsy	Portland Timbers	0.19

Major League Soccer Big Chances Missed leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	21
2	Sergi Solans	Real Salt Lake	19
3	Rafael Navarro	Colorado Rapids	15
4	Petar Musa	Dallas	14
5	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	11
6	Simon Becher	St. Louis City	11
7	Julian Hall	New York RB	11
8	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	10
9	Kevin Kelsy	Portland Timbers	10
10	Preston Judd	SJ Earthquakes	10

Major League Soccer Times Hit Post leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	8
2	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	5
3	Cole Bassett	Portland Timbers	5
4	Diego Rossi	Columbus Crew	4
5	Marcel Hartel	St. Louis City	3
6	Marcus Ingvartsen	San Diego	3
7	Kristoffer Velde	Portland Timbers	3
8	Morgan Guilavogui	Real Salt Lake	3
9	Maren Haile-Selassie	Chicago Fire	3
10	Mateusz Bogusz	Houston Dynamo	3