As the 2026 MLS regular season winds down, the Golden Boot presented by Audi race has several top contenders.
Note: The first Golden Boot tiebreaker is assists, followed by fewest minutes played.
1
Leo Messi
Forward · Inter Miami CF
- Goals: 23
- Assists: 14
- Minutes played: 2,270
2
Petar Musa
Forward · FC Dallas
- Goals: 19
- Assists: 5
- Minutes played: 1,831
3
Milan Iloski
Forward · Philadelphia Union
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 7
- Minutes played: 2,363
4
Denis Bouanga
Forward · Los Angeles Football Club
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 9
- Minutes played: 2,380
5
Rafael Navarro
Forward · St. Louis CITY SC
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 7
- Minutes played: 2,499
6
Kevin Denkey
Forward · FC Cincinnati
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 5
- Minutes played: 2,105
7
Sam Surridge
Forward · Nashville SC
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 2
- Minutes played: 1,801
8
Brian White
Forward · Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 2
- Minutes played: 2,250
9
Guilherme
Midfielder · Houston Dynamo FC
- Goals: 16
- Assists: 9
- Minutes played: 2,381
10
Kelvin Yeboah
Forward · Minnesota United FC
- Goals: 16
- Assists: 3
- Minutes played: 2,107
On the bubble
- Luis Suárez, Inter Miami CF - 15g/10a
- Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC - 15g/8a
- Nicolás Fernández Mercau, New York City FC - 15g/8a
- Prince Owusu, CF Montréal - 15g/5a
- Preston Judd, San Jose Earthquakes - 15g/3a
- Tai Baribo, D.C. United - 15g/1a
