MLS Golden Boot


The MLS Golden Boot has been awarded since the 2005 season to Major League Soccer's regular–season leading scorer. The award replaced the MLS Scoring Champion Award that was awarded since the league's inception in 1996.

1996–2004

Prior to 2005 MLS used a point system that awarded two points for a goal and one point for an assist to give the MLS Scoring Champion Award.
SeasonPlayerClubPoints
1996 Roy LassiterTampa Bay Mutiny58
1997 PrekiKansas City Wizards41
1998 Stern JohnColumbus Crew57
1999 Jason KreisDallas Burn51
2000 Mamadou DialloTampa Bay Mutiny56
2001 Alex Pineda ChacónMiami Fusion47
2002 Taylor TwellmanNew England Revolution52
2003 Preki Kansas City Wizards41
2004 Amado Guevara
Pat Noonan		MetroStars
New England Revolution		30

2005–present

Since 2005 Major League Soccer has awarded the MLS Golden Boot to the player who has scored the most goals outright, with ties being broken by assists.
SeasonPlayerClubGoalsGamesRate
2005 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution17250.68
2006 Jeff CunninghamReal Salt Lake16310.52
2007 Luciano EmilioD.C. United20290.69
2008 Landon DonovanLos Angeles Galaxy20250.80
2009 Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas17280.61
2010 Chris WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes18280.64
2011 Dwayne De RosarioD.C. United330.48
2012 Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes27320.84
2013 Camilo SanvezzoVancouver Whitecaps FC22320.69
2014 Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls27320.84
2015 Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC22330.67
2016 Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls24340.71
2017 Nemanja NikolićChicago Fire24330.73
2018 Josef MartínezAtlanta United31340.91
2019 Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC34311.09