Major League Soccer leading goal scorers: Messi, Suarez among leaders; MLS Golden Boot history

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Christian Benteke are among the familiar names lighting up Major League Soccer scoreboards during the 2024 season, as Denis Bouanga's quest to become the first back-to-back MLS Golden Boot winner in league history is fraught with competitors.

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Colombia's Cristian Arango is leading the way, while Christian Benteke is right behind him and then come Messi and Suarez

Below you can see the current 2024 MLS Golden Boot leaders, as well as all of the previous winners of the award.

MLS 2024 goal scoring leaders

1. Cristian Arango, Real Salt Lake — 13

2. Christian Benteke, DC United — 11

3. Lionel Messi, Inter Miami — 10

4. Luis Suarez, Inter Miami — 11

5. Lewis Morgan, New York Red Bulls — 9

6. Daniel Gazdag, Philadelphia Union — 9

7. Rafael Navarro, Colorado Rapids — 9

8. Denis Bouanga, LAFC — 8

9. Andres Gomez , Real Salt Lake — 7

10. Dejan Jovelic, LA Galaxy — 7

11. Felipe Mora, Portland Timbers — 7

12. Luciano Acosta, FC Cincinatti — 7

13. Raul Ruidiaz, Seattle Sounders — 7

MLS Golden Boot winners — Major League Soccer leading scorers by season

1996: Roy Lassiter, Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997: Preki, Kansas City Wizards
1998: Stern John, Columbus Crew
1999: Jason Kreis, Dallas Burn
2000: Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay Mutiny
2001: Alex Pineda Chacon, Miami Fusion
2002: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution
2003: Preki, Kansas City Wizards
2004: Amado Guevera, NY/NJ MetroStars
Pat Noon, New England Revolution
2005: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution
2006: Jeff Cunningham, Real Salt Lake
2007: Luciano Emilio, DC United
2008: Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
2009: Jeff Cunningham, FC Dallas
2010: Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes
2011: Dwayne De Rosario, DC United
2012: Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes
2013: Camilo Sanvezzo, Vancouver Whitecaps
2014: Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls
2015: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC
2016: Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls
2017: Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire
2018: Josef Martinez, Atlanta United
2019: Carlos Vela, LAFC
2020: Diego Rossi, LAFC
2021: Taty Castellanos, NYCFC
2022: Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC
2023: Denis Bouanga, LAFC