{"id":3868,"date":"2024-04-04T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:55:31","slug":"7-top-goalscorers-in-the-mls-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/7-top-goalscorers-in-the-mls-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Top Goalscorers In The MLS This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The opening weeks of the 2024 MLS season have already provided a host of incredible games with fantastic goals from the league\u2019s most exciting players. Who are the top goalscorers in the MLS this season?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Antony (3 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Brazilian winger Antony has scored a total of three goals for Western Conference club Portland Timbers so far this season. He signed for Portland in August 2023 on a three-year deal until 2026 and is already enjoying a productive first campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season, Antony\u2019s three strikes have all come in just two games against Colorado. The Portland Timbers currently sit mid-table in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Christian Benteke (4 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Former Premier League striker Christian Benteke has netted four goals so far for DC United in the MLS this season. The Ex-Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Liverpool forward joined DC United in 2022 under the designated player rule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most notably, Benteke scored a hat-trick vs New England along with a strike against St Louis, DC United sit in the middle of the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not discover expert soccer picks<\/a> from a range of world soccer leagues including the MLS, Premier League and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Luis Suarez (5 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Uruguay legend Luis Suarez has a total of five goals for David Beckham’s Inter Miami this MLS campaign. The former Ajax, Liverpool and Barcelona forward signed for Inter Miami inDecember 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His debut season has begun in scintillating fashion, Suarez hitting two goals against Orlando City, a brace versus DC United and also found the net against New York City. Inter Miami are already challenging for pole position in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Dejan Jovelijic (5 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Serbian forward Dejan Jovelijic has five goals to his name in the MLS so far this season. Jovelijic has been part of the LA Galaxy squad since 2021 and is close to making 200 appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This campaign is proving successful for the Serbian international, having already scored against the likes of Inter Miami, Nashville and Sporting KC. LA Galaxy are flying and currently sit top of the Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Giorgos Giakoumakis (5 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Giorgos Giakoumakis has a total of five goals for Atalanta United across this MLS campaign. Having played for a host of Greek clubs, Giakoumakis spent two years in Scotland with Celtic before moving to Atalanta in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greece international has found the net against three clubs this league campaign including New England, Orlando City and Chicago. Atalanta currently reside in the middle of the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Cristian Arango (5 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Colombian forward Cristian Arango has struck five times in the MLS so far. He joined Real Salt Lake in 2023 from Mexican club Pachuca having previously spent time playing for Los Angeles FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All four of Arango\u2019s goals came during two games against St Louis including a hat trick. Real Salt Lake are challenging for top spot in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Lewis Morgan (6 goals)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The MLS<\/a> leading goalscorer is Lewis Morgan who has scored six times this season. He signed for New York Red Bulls in 2022 and is now close to 300 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scot has found the net versus Houston Dynamo, Dallas, Orlando City and also scored a hat-trick against Inter Miami. The New York Red Bulls are pushing for a place in the top four of the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The opening weeks of the 2024 MLS season have already provided a host of incredible games with fantastic goals from the league\u2019s most exciting players. Who are the top goalscorers in the MLS this season? 7. Antony (3 goals) Brazilian winger Antony has scored a total of three goals for Western Conference club Portland Timbers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Soccer"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Top-Goalscorers-In-The-MLS-This-Season-1024x536.jpg",1024,536,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Adam Leadbeater","author_link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/author\/adam\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Soccer","slug":"soccer","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":504,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":504,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Soccer","category_nicename":"soccer","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3868"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3939,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions\/3939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}