Major League Soccer Player Attacking Stats 2026

Who is leading the way on goals, assists, shots, xG and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Major League Soccer Player Attacking Stats Questions

Which Major League Soccer player has taken the most penalties this season?

Carles Gil of New England and Anders Dreyer of San Diego have taken the most penalties in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 8 each. Prince Owusu and Petar Musa are next on 7.

Which Major League Soccer player has scored the most penalties this season?

Carles Gil of New England has scored the most penalties in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 7 from eight taken. Prince Owusu and Anders Dreyer are next on 6.

Which Major League Soccer player has missed the most penalties this season?

Hugo Cuypers, Petar Musa, Philip Zinckernagel, Anders Dreyer and Kelvin Yeboah share top spot for penalties missed in Major League Soccer in 2026, on 2 each. Twenty players are next on 1.

Who is the youngest player to score in Major League Soccer this season?

Cavan Sullivan of Philadelphia Union is the youngest player to have scored in Major League Soccer in 2026, at 16 years and 228 days, with 9 goals from 29 appearances. Next is Adri Mehmeti, at 17 years and 6 days.

Who is the oldest player to score in Major League Soccer this season?

Luis Suárez of Inter Miami is the oldest player to have scored in Major League Soccer in 2026, at 39 years and 287 days, with 17 goals from 30 appearances. Next is Lionel Messi, at 39 years and 131 days.

Which Major League Soccer player has the highest xG per shot this season?

Dániel Gazdag of Columbus Crew and Sam Surridge of Nashville SC have the highest xG per shot in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 0.23 xG a shot each. To count, a player needs 1,020 minutes and a non-penalty shot per 90. Tai Baribo is next on 0.22.

Major League Soccer Goals leaders

Rank Player Team Goals
1Lionel MessiInter Miami26
2Petar MusaDallas22
3Sam SurridgeNashville SC21
4Brian WhiteVancouver20
5Rafael NavarroColorado19
6Milan IloskiPhiladelphia19
7Denis BouangaLAFC18
8Kelvin YeboahMinnesota18
9Luis SuárezInter Miami17
10Hany MukhtarNashville SC17

Major League Soccer Assists leaders

Rank Player Team Assists
1Lionel MessiInter Miami14
2Cristian EspinozaNashville SC14
3EvanderCincinnati14
4Albert RusnákSeattle13
5Joaquín PereyraMinnesota13
6Heung-min SonLAFC12
7Marco ReusLA Galaxy12
8Anders DreyerSan Diego12
9Philip ZinckernagelChicago Fire10
10Rodrigo De PaulInter Miami10

Major League Soccer Goals + Assists leaders

Rank Player Team Goals + Assists
1Lionel MessiInter Miami40
2EvanderCincinnati28
3Petar MusaDallas27
4Anders DreyerSan Diego27
5Luis SuárezInter Miami25
6Hany MukhtarNashville SC25
7Rafael NavarroColorado25
8GuilhermeHouston24
9Denis BouangaLAFC23
10Pep BielCharlotte23

Major League Soccer Penalties Scored leaders

Rank Player Team Penalties Scored
1Carles GilNew England7
2Prince OwusuCF Montréal6
3Anders DreyerSan Diego6
4Petar MusaDallas5
5Martín OjedaOrlando City5
6Tai BariboDC United5
7Milan IloskiPhiladelphia5
8Thomas MüllerVancouver4
9Nicolás Fernández MercauNYCFC4
10Rafael NavarroColorado4

Major League Soccer Penalties Missed leaders

Rank Player Team Penalties Missed
1Hugo CuypersChicago Fire2
2Petar MusaDallas2
3Philip ZinckernagelChicago Fire2
4Anders DreyerSan Diego2
5Kelvin YeboahMinnesota2
6Carles GilNew England1
7Timo WernerSan Jose1
8Allan Saint-MaximinCharlotte1
9Prince OwusuCF Montréal1
10Ryan GauldVancouver1

Major League Soccer Expected Goals (xG) leaders

Rank Player Team Expected Goals (xG)
1Lionel MessiInter Miami20.6
2Petar MusaDallas19.9
3Milan IloskiPhiladelphia19.5
4Brian WhiteVancouver19.4
5Kelvin YeboahMinnesota18.9
6Sam SurridgeNashville SC18.5
7Rafael NavarroColorado18.4
8Kévin DenkeyCincinnati16.5
9Julian HallNew York RB15.3
10Sergi SolansRSL15.2

Major League Soccer Goals vs xG leaders

Rank Player Team Goals vs xG
1GuilhermeHouston+8.7
2Antoine GriezmannOrlando City+7.2
3Brais MéndezColumbus+6.0
4Denis BouangaLAFC+5.5
5Maren Haile-SelassieChicago Fire+5.5
6Lionel MessiInter Miami+5.4
7Nicolás Fernández MercauNYCFC+5.4
8Pep BielCharlotte+5.1
9Luis SuárezInter Miami+4.8
10Marcus CaldeiraMinnesota+4.7

Major League Soccer Shots leaders

Rank Player Team Shots
1Lionel MessiInter Miami183
2Milan IloskiPhiladelphia123
3Heung-min SonLAFC109
4Hany MukhtarNashville SC107
5EvanderCincinnati107
6Kristoffer VeldePortland107
7Petar MusaDallas102
8Denis BouangaLAFC101
9Brian WhiteVancouver101
10Philip ZinckernagelChicago Fire99

Major League Soccer Shots on Target leaders

Rank Player Team Shots on Target
1Lionel MessiInter Miami75
2Petar MusaDallas52
3Denis BouangaLAFC49
4Brian WhiteVancouver49
5Sam SurridgeNashville SC47
6Nicolás Fernández MercauNYCFC47
7Milan IloskiPhiladelphia47
8Rafael NavarroColorado45
9Hany MukhtarNashville SC44
10Anders DreyerSan Diego43

Major League Soccer Big Chances Missed leaders

Rank Player Team Big Chances Missed
1Brian WhiteVancouver28
2Sergi SolansRSL25
3Petar MusaDallas22
4Rafael NavarroColorado19
5Lionel MessiInter Miami17
6Milan IloskiPhiladelphia17
7Julian HallNew York RB17
8Kelvin YeboahMinnesota16
9Sam SurridgeNashville SC15
10Germán BerterameInter Miami15

Major League Soccer Hit the Woodwork leaders

Rank Player Team Hit the Woodwork
1Lionel MessiInter Miami13
2Kévin DenkeyCincinnati6
3Kelvin YeboahMinnesota6
4Milan IloskiPhiladelphia6
5Kristoffer VeldePortland5
6Morgan GuilavoguiRSL5
7Cole BassettPortland5
8Anders DreyerSan Diego4
9Miguel AlmirónAtlanta4
10Diego RossiColumbus4

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