Major League Soccer Player Stats 2026

Major League Soccer Player Stats 2026 - season overview

Lionel Messi leads the Major League Soccer top scorer chart with 19 goals, while Lionel Messi tops the assists board with 12. 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-game or per-90 view?

Those views filter out players below a minimum-minutes threshold (a third of the most minutes played) so short-sample rates cannot top the list. You can change or remove the minimum with the Min played filter.

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 top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	19
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	18
3	Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	15
4	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	15
5	Tai Baribo	DC United	14
6	Brian White	Vancouver	14
7	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	14
8	Prince Owusu	CF Montréal	13
9	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	13
10	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	13

Major League Soccer Assists leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	12
2	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	10
3	Evander	Cincinnati	10
4	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	10
5	Heung-min Son	LAFC	9
6	Philip Zinckernagel	Chicago Fire	9
7	Cristian Espinoza	Nashville SC	9
8	Justin Ellis	Orlando City	9
9	Telasco Segovia	Inter Miami	8
10	Joaquín Valiente	Dallas	8

Major League Soccer Shots on Target leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	55
2	Petar Musa	Dallas	40
3	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	38
4	Evander	Cincinnati	37
5	Brian White	Vancouver	35
6	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	NYCFC	35
7	Rafael Navarro	Colorado	35
8	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	34
9	Milan Iloski	Philadelphia	33
10	Guilherme	Houston	30

Major League Soccer Chances Created leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	Carles Gil	New England	72
2	Joaquín Pereyra	Minnesota	71
3	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	62
4	Evander	Cincinnati	62
5	Anders Dreyer	San Diego	60
6	Marco Reus	LA Galaxy	55
7	Kristoffer Velde	Portland	54
8	Facundo Torres	Austin	54
9	Alonso Coello	Toronto	54
10	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	53

Major League Soccer Saves leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Value
1	James Pantemis	Portland	106
2	Brad Stuver	Austin	104
3	Kristijan Kahlina	Charlotte	100
4	Maxime Crépeau	Orlando City	94
5	Matt Turner	New England	91
6	Matt Freese	NYCFC	90
7	Andrew Thomas	Seattle	88
8	Ethan Horvath	New York RB	84
9	Sean Johnson	DC United	83
10	J. Marcinkowski	LA Galaxy	79