Major League Soccer Player Attacking Stats 2026

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

Updated 7 October 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 Prince Owusu of CF Montréal have taken the most penalties in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 7 each. Kelvin Yeboah and Milan Iloski are next on 5.

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

Carles Gil of New England and Prince Owusu of CF Montréal have scored the most penalties in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 6 each. Five players are next on 4.

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

Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire, Philip Zinckernagel of Chicago Fire and Kelvin Yeboah of Minnesota United have missed the most penalties in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 2 each. Fourteen 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 7 goals from 24 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 240 days, with 13 goals from 23 appearances. Next is Lionel Messi, at 39 years and 96 days.

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

Dániel Gazdag of Columbus Crew has the highest xG per shot in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 0.26 xG a shot, from 19 shots. To count, a player needs 810 minutes and a non-penalty shot per 90. Hugo Cuypers and Kelvin Yeboah are next on 0.25.

Major League Soccer Goals leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	21
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	18
3	Brian White	Vancouver	17
4	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	16
5	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	16
6	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	15
7	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	15
8	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	15
9	Preston Judd	San Jose	15
10	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	14

Major League Soccer Assists leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Assists
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	12
2	Albert Rusnák	Seattle	11
3	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	11
4	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	11
5	Heung-min Son	LAFC	10
6	Evander	Cincinnati	10
7	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	10
8	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	9
9	Joaquín Valiente	Dallas	9
10	Agustín Ojeda	NYCFC	9

Major League Soccer Goals + Assists leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Goals + Assists
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	33
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	23
3	Evander	Cincinnati	23
4	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	22
5	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	21
6	Guilherme	Houston	20
7	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	19
8	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	19
9	Pep Biel	Charlotte	19
10	Brian White	Vancouver	19

Major League Soccer Penalties Scored leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Penalties Scored
1	Carles Gil	New England	6
2	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	6
3	Thomas Müller	Vancouver	4
4	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	4
5	Martín Ojeda	Orlando City	4
6	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	4
7	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	4
8	Marco Reus	LA Galaxy	3
9	Timo Werner	San Jose	3
10	Petar Musa	Dallas	3

Major League Soccer Penalties Missed leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Penalties Missed
1	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	2
2	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	2
3	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota	2
4	Carles Gil	New England	1
5	Timo Werner	San Jose	1
6	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	1
7	Ryan Gauld	Vancouver	1
8	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	1
9	Miguel Almirón	Atlanta	1
10	Jesús Ferreira	Seattle	1

Major League Soccer Expected Goals (xG) leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	16.2
2	Brian White	Vancouver	15.9
3	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	15.7
4	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota	15.4
5	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	14.5
6	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	13.6
7	Petar Musa	Dallas	13.6
8	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	13.5
9	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	13.1
10	Preston Judd	San Jose	11.2

Major League Soccer Goals minus xG leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Goals minus xG
1	Guilherme	Houston	+7.7
2	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	+6.3
3	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	+4.9
4	Christian Ramirez	Austin	+4.8
5	Pep Biel	Charlotte	+4.6
6	Petar Musa	Dallas	+4.4
7	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	+4.4
8	Martín Ojeda	Orlando City	+4.0
9	Maren Haile-Selassie	Chicago Fire	+3.9
10	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	+3.8

Major League Soccer Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Shots
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	149
2	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	104
3	Heung-min Son	LAFC	92
4	Brian White	Vancouver	86
5	Evander	Cincinnati	84
6	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	83
7	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	82
8	Mateusz Bogusz	Houston	82
9	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	81
10	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	81

Major League Soccer Shots on Target leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Shots on Target
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	62
2	Brian White	Vancouver	41
3	Petar Musa	Dallas	40
4	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	39
5	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	39
6	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	38
7	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	37
8	Evander	Cincinnati	37
9	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	36
10	Preston Judd	San Jose	35

Major League Soccer Big Chances Missed leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Big Chances Missed
1	Brian White	Vancouver	23
2	Sergi Solans	RSL	22
3	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	17
4	Petar Musa	Dallas	16
5	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	14
6	Germán Berterame	Inter Miami	13
7	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	13
8	Julian Hall	New York RB	13
9	Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	12
10	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	12

Major League Soccer Hit the Woodwork leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Hit the Woodwork
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	11
2	Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	5
3	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	5
4	Cole Bassett	Portland	5
5	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	5
6	Diego Rossi	Columbus	4
7	Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota	4
8	Sergi Solans	RSL	4
9	Kenji Mboma Dem	Cincinnati	4
10	Carles Gil	New England	3

Major League Soccer player stats in past seasons

Major League Soccer player stats 2025