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United States · 2026 season

MLS player stats 2026

In the 2026 MLS, Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) leads the scoring charts with 20 goals. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) tops the assists table with 12 assists. Hugo Lloris and Brian Schwake share the lead with 12 clean sheets. Lionel Messi has the highest xG (16), a measure of the quality of chances he has had.

Updated after matches up to 824 players 30 clubs 1,240 goals

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MLS top scorers 2026

MLS top scorers 2026
# Player Goals xG Pens Mins/goal Apps
1 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 20 16.0 1 105 24
2 Petar Musa Dallas 18 13.7 3 95 23
3 Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps 17 15.5 1 117 24
4 Sam Surridge Nashville SC 16 12.9 3 102 21
4 Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union 16 14.6 4 137 27
6 Preston Judd SJ Earthquakes 15 11.6 0 118 25
6 Prince Owusu CF Montréal 15 13.8 6 138 25
6 Nicolás Fernández Mercau New York City 15 8.7 4 154 26
9 Tai Baribo DC United 14 10.3 3 117 20
9 Kévin Denkey Cincinnati 14 14.1 3 138 24
9 Kelvin Yeboah Minnesota United 14 15.2 3 138 26
9 Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 14 10.0 1 157 26
9 Guilherme Houston Dynamo 14 6.2 1 158 26
9 Rafael Navarro Colorado Rapids 14 15.1 3 162 26
15 Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire 13 – 2 76 11
15 Luis Suárez Inter Miami 13 9.3 2 129 23
15 Martín Ojeda Orlando City 13 9.0 4 129 21
15 Evander Cincinnati 13 9.8 3 151 24
15 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 13 9.7 0 173 27
20 Marcus Ingvartsen San Diego 12 8.6 1 143 23

Most assists in the MLS 2026

Most assists in the MLS 2026
# Player Assists Key passes Big chances Apps
1 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 12 67 20 24
2 Cristian Espinoza Nashville SC 11 58 16 23
2 Albert Rusnák Seattle Sounders 11 63 10 25
2 Anders Dreyer San Diego 11 69 14 26
5 Evander Cincinnati 10 78 23 24
5 Heung-min Son Los Angeles FC 10 48 11 25
5 Joaquín Pereyra Minnesota United 10 70 24 26
8 Justin Ellis Orlando City 9 33 10 19
8 Joaquín Valiente Dallas 9 41 8 25
8 Philip Zinckernagel Chicago Fire 9 55 15 25
8 Agustín Ojeda New York City 9 43 7 27
12 Telasco Segovia Inter Miami 8 32 5 23
12 Rodrigo De Paul Inter Miami 8 54 17 22
12 Dor Turgeman New England 8 24 7 26
15 Niko Tsakiris SJ Earthquakes 7 54 8 19

MLS goal contributions 2026

MLS goal contributions 2026
# Player G+A Goals Assists Per 90 Apps
1 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 32 20 12 1.38 24
2 Petar Musa Dallas 23 18 5 1.21 23
2 Evander Cincinnati 23 13 10 1.05 24
4 Anders Dreyer San Diego 22 11 11 0.87 26
5 Prince Owusu CF Montréal 21 15 6 0.92 25
6 Guilherme Houston Dynamo 20 14 6 0.81 26
7 Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps 19 17 2 0.86 24
7 Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 19 14 5 0.78 26
7 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 19 13 6 0.76 27
7 Nicolás Fernández Mercau New York City 19 15 4 0.74 26
7 Pep Biel Charlotte 19 12 7 0.72 27
12 Preston Judd SJ Earthquakes 18 15 3 0.92 25
12 Kévin Denkey Cincinnati 18 14 4 0.84 24
12 Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union 18 16 2 0.74 27
15 Sam Surridge Nashville SC 17 16 1 0.94 21

MLS xG leaders 2026

MLS xG leaders 2026
# Player xG Goals G − xG xG/90 Apps
1 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 16.0 20 +4.0 0.69 24
2 Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps 15.5 17 +1.5 0.70 24
3 Kelvin Yeboah Minnesota United 15.2 14 -1.2 0.71 26
4 Rafael Navarro Colorado Rapids 15.1 14 -1.1 0.60 26
5 Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union 14.6 16 +1.4 0.60 27
6 Kévin Denkey Cincinnati 14.1 14 -0.1 0.66 24
7 Prince Owusu CF Montréal 13.8 15 +1.2 0.60 25
8 Petar Musa Dallas 13.7 18 +4.3 0.72 23
9 Sam Surridge Nashville SC 12.9 16 +3.1 0.71 21
10 Preston Judd SJ Earthquakes 11.6 15 +3.4 0.59 25
11 Sergi Solans Real Salt Lake 10.6 11 +0.4 0.54 25
12 Tai Baribo DC United 10.3 14 +3.7 0.57 20
13 Julian Hall New York RB 10.0 10 0.0 0.41 26
13 Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 10.0 14 +4.0 0.41 26
15 Anders Dreyer San Diego 9.9 11 +1.1 0.39 26

Most clean sheets in the MLS 2026

Most clean sheets in the MLS 2026
# Player Clean sheets Apps Saves Apps
1 Hugo Lloris Los Angeles FC 12 24 73 24
1 Brian Schwake Nashville SC 12 26 71 26
3 Yohei Takaoka Vancouver Whitecaps 11 25 47 25
3 Jonathan Bond Houston Dynamo 11 27 67 27
5 Andrew Thomas Seattle Sounders 7 26 95 26
6 Nicolas Hansen Colorado Rapids 6 16 46 16
6 Daniel SJ Earthquakes 6 19 56 19
6 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 6 25 53 25
6 Chris Brady Chicago Fire 6 25 69 25
6 Sean Johnson DC United 6 26 94 26

Most yellow cards in the MLS 2026

Most yellow cards in the MLS 2026
# Player Yellow Red Fouls Apps
1 Carlos Garcés LA Galaxy 4 3 16 16
1 Chris Durkin St. Louis City 10 1 45 23
1 Ashley Westwood Charlotte 10 1 16 24
4 Christopher McVey San Diego 6 2 16 22
5 Guilherme Biro Austin 5 2 24 22
6 Josh Atencio Colorado Rapids 10 0 34 23
6 Morgan Guilavogui Real Salt Lake 7 1 35 21
6 Yannick Bright Inter Miami 4 2 42 23
6 Brooklyn Raines New England 10 0 48 24
10 Moisés Mosquera Sporting KC 3 2 15 8
10 Obinna Nwobodo Cincinnati 6 1 24 20
10 David Schnegg Charlotte 6 1 19 18
10 Lucas Sanabria LA Galaxy 6 1 24 26
10 Miguel Navarro Colorado Rapids 6 1 33 21
10 Jackson Ragen Seattle Sounders 6 1 10 19

MLS shots, key passes and tackles

Most shots

Most shots
# Player Shots On target
1 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 149 62
2 Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union 102 39
3 Heung-min Son Los Angeles FC 92 26
4 Evander Cincinnati 84 37
5 Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps 83 42

Most key passes

Most key passes
# Player Key passes
1 Carles Gil New England 79
2 Evander Cincinnati 78
3 Joaquín Pereyra Minnesota United 70
4 Anders Dreyer San Diego 69
5 Lionel Messi Inter Miami 67

Most tackles

Most tackles
# Player Tackles
1 Andrés Cubas Vancouver Whitecaps 101
2 Yannick Bright Inter Miami 81
3 Peglow DC United 64
3 Silvan Hefti DC United 64
5 Iván Angulo Orlando City 61

Best MLS players by position

Scored from 0 to 100 against players in the same role and level, on current form. Totals reward minutes; these reward quality.

Goal threat

  1. Lionel Messi Inter Miami 100.0
  2. Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 95.4
  3. Liel Abada Charlotte 94.6
Full ranking

Creators

  1. Joaquín Pereyra Minnesota United 96.9
  2. Rodrigo De Paul Inter Miami 95.6
  3. Evander Cincinnati 94.2
Full ranking

Ball winners

  1. Andrés Cubas Vancouver Whitecaps 92.4
  2. Yannick Bright Inter Miami 89.0
  3. Chris Durkin St. Louis City 82.9
Full ranking

Aerial dominance

  1. Brandon Bye Portland Timbers 96.3
  2. Ryan Hollingshead Los Angeles FC 92.7
  3. Yevgen Cheberko Los Angeles FC 91.3
Full ranking

MLS players by club

Atlanta United 33
Austin 21
CF Montréal 28
Charlotte 17
Chicago Fire 28
Cincinnati 26
Colorado Rapids 30
Columbus Crew 31
DC United 23
Dallas 27
Houston Dynamo 25
Inter Miami 28
LA Galaxy 30
Los Angeles FC 32
Minnesota United 28
Nashville SC 25
New England 31
New York City 30
New York RB 29
Orlando City 32
Philadelphia Union 30
Portland Timbers 25
Real Salt Lake 31
SJ Earthquakes 27
San Diego 18
Seattle Sounders 27
Sporting KC 27
St. Louis City 24
Toronto 31
Vancouver Whitecaps 30

MLS player stats FAQs

Who is the top scorer in the MLS 2026?

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) is the top scorer with 20 goals. The top three are Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, 20), Petar Musa (Dallas, 18) and Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps, 17) goals.

Who has the most assists in the MLS this season?

The most assists in the 2026 MLS: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, 12), Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC, 11) and Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders, 11) assists.

Who has the most goal contributions in the MLS?

Counting goals plus assists: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, 32), Petar Musa (Dallas, 23) and Evander (Cincinnati, 23) goals and assists combined.

Which MLS player has the highest xG?

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of a player's chances. The 2026 leaders are Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, 16), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps, 15.5) and Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United, 15.2) expected goals.

Which goalkeeper has the most clean sheets in the MLS?

Goalkeepers with the most 2026 clean sheets: Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles FC, 12), Brian Schwake (Nashville SC, 12) and Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps, 11) clean sheets.

Who has the most yellow cards in the MLS?

Most booked in the 2026 MLS: Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy, 4), Chris Durkin (St. Louis City, 10) and Ashley Westwood (Charlotte, 10) yellow cards.

How often are these stats updated?

After every MLS match. Goals, assists, cards and clean sheets come from official match data, and xG from shot-level data.

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