Major League Soccer Player Possession Stats 2026

Who is leading the way on chances created, passes, crosses, dribbles and much more.

Updated 7 October 2026, after the last game

Major League Soccer Player Possession Stats Questions

Which Major League Soccer player has completed the most passes this season?

Manu Duah of San Diego has completed the most passes in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 2,141 of 2,298 attempted across 26 appearances, an average of 82.3 a game. Jeppe Tverskov is next on 1,806.

Which Major League Soccer player has put in the most crosses this season?

Kristoffer Velde of Portland Timbers has put in the most crosses in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 181 from 26 appearances, 40 of them accurate. Joaquín Pereyra is next on 167.

Which Major League Soccer player has completed the most dribbles this season?

Guilherme of Houston Dynamo has completed the most dribbles in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 59 of 117 attempted across 26 appearances, an average of 2.3 a game. Lionel Messi is next on 52.

Which Major League Soccer player has the best dribble success rate this season?

Miguel Almirón of Atlanta United has the best dribble success rate in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 70.0%, completing 28 of 40 dribbles. To count, a player needs 810 minutes and two dribbles per 90. André Gomes is next on 69.7%.

Which Major League Soccer player averages the most passes per game this season?

Jeppe Tverskov of San Diego averages the most passes per game in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 96.3 a game, from 2,022 passes across 21 appearances. To count, a player needs 810 minutes. Manu Duah is next on 88.4.

Which Major League Soccer player has the best cross accuracy this season?

J. Rosales of Austin has the best cross accuracy in Major League Soccer in 2026, with 43.2%, completing 19 of 44 crosses. To count, a player needs 810 minutes and two crosses per 90. Robert Taylor is next on 39.1%.

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 Chances Created leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Chances Created
1	Carles Gil	New England	79
2	Evander	Cincinnati	74
3	Albert Rusnák	Seattle	72
4	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	72
5	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	69
6	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	67
7	Marco Reus	LA Galaxy	62
8	Guilherme	Houston	60
9	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	59
10	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	59

Major League Soccer Big Chances Created leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Big Chances Created
1	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	24
2	Evander	Cincinnati	23
3	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	20
4	Rodrigo De Paul	Inter Miami	17
5	Marco Reus	LA Galaxy	16
6	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	16
7	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	15
8	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	15
9	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	14
10	Thomas Müller	Vancouver	13

Major League Soccer Passes Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Passes Attempted
1	Manu Duah	San Diego	2,298
2	Jeppe Tverskov	San Diego	2,022
3	Tristan Blackmon	Vancouver	1,856
4	Thiago Martins	NYCFC	1,804
5	Timo Baumgartl	St. Louis	1,759
6	Sean Zawadzki	Columbus	1,753
7	Carles Gil	New England	1,710
8	Maxwell Woledzi	Nashville SC	1,704
9	Rodrigo De Paul	Inter Miami	1,687
10	Christopher McVey	San Diego	1,659

Major League Soccer Accurate Passes leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Passes
1	Manu Duah	San Diego	2,141
2	Jeppe Tverskov	San Diego	1,806
3	Tristan Blackmon	Vancouver	1,675
4	Thiago Martins	NYCFC	1,652
5	Timo Baumgartl	St. Louis	1,627
6	Sean Zawadzki	Columbus	1,617
7	Maxwell Woledzi	Nashville SC	1,604
8	Christopher McVey	San Diego	1,538
9	Carles Gil	New England	1,504
10	Rob Holding	Colorado	1,474

Major League Soccer Long Balls Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Long Balls Attempted
1	Brad Stuver	Austin	471
2	Luka Gavran	Toronto	427
3	Drake Callender	Minnesota	425
4	Lucas Hoyos	Atlanta	410
5	Sean Johnson	DC United	403
6	Andre Blake	Philadelphia	341
7	Brian Schwake	Nashville SC	332
8	Kristijan Kahlina	Charlotte	324
9	Matt Turner	New England	320
10	Rafael Cabral	RSL	313

Major League Soccer Accurate Long Balls leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Long Balls
1	Brad Stuver	Austin	187
2	Lucas Hoyos	Atlanta	170
3	Kristijan Kahlina	Charlotte	156
4	Andre Blake	Philadelphia	153
5	Luka Gavran	Toronto	151
6	Drake Callender	Minnesota	147
7	Brian Schwake	Nashville SC	134
8	Rafael Cabral	RSL	129
9	Matt Turner	New England	128
10	Roman Celentano	Cincinnati	128

Major League Soccer Crosses Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Crosses Attempted
1	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	181
2	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	167
3	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	162
4	Albert Rusnák	Seattle	159
5	Keisuke Kurokawa	DC United	152
6	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	146
7	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	145
8	Facundo Torres	Austin	134
9	Carles Gil	New England	131
10	Sebastian Berhalter	Vancouver	121

Major League Soccer Accurate Crosses leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Crosses
1	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	53
2	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	49
3	Albert Rusnák	Seattle	48
4	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	46
5	Alonso Coello	Toronto	46
6	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	44
7	Facundo Torres	Austin	44
8	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	44
9	Evander	Cincinnati	41
10	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	40

Major League Soccer Dribbles Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbles Attempted
1	Guilherme	Houston	117
2	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	115
3	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	107
4	Georgi Minoungou	Colorado	102
5	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	101
6	Iván Angulo	Orlando City	95
7	Evander	Cincinnati	89
8	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	86
9	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	83
10	Carles Gil	New England	80

Major League Soccer Successful Dribbles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Successful Dribbles
1	Guilherme	Houston	59
2	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	52
3	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	49
4	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	46
5	Georgi Minoungou	Colorado	45
6	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	44
7	Evander	Cincinnati	43
8	Cavan Sullivan	Philadelphia	43
9	Iván Angulo	Orlando City	42
10	Bryan Ramírez	Cincinnati	42

Major League Soccer Fouls Drawn leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Fouls Drawn
1	Guilherme	Houston	86
2	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	86
3	Richie Laryea	Toronto	73
4	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	73
5	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	68
6	Carles Gil	New England	66
7	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	58
8	Calvin Harris	Sporting KC	52
9	Joseph Paintsil	LA Galaxy	50
10	Miguel Navarro	Colorado	50

Major League Soccer Penalties Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Penalties Won
1	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	3
2	Anthony Markanich Jr.	Minnesota	3
3	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	2
4	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	2
5	Evander	Cincinnati	2
6	Paul Rothrock	Seattle	2
7	AZ Jackson	Vancouver	2
8	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	2
9	Dor Turgeman	New England	2
10	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	2

Major League Soccer Times Dispossessed leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Times Dispossessed
1	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	71
2	Ousseni Bouda	San Jose	60
3	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	50
4	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	44
5	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	43
6	Cade Cowell	New York RB	42
7	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	41
8	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	41
9	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	40
10	J. Rosales	Austin	40

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