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Striker

The primary goalscorer in MLS formations, tasked with finishing chances and leading the line. Strikers in MLS range from target men who hold the ball up and bring others into play to poachers who live on the shoulder of the last defender. The Designated Player rule has brought world-class strikers to MLS, making this one of the league's most talent-rich positions.

Overview

820

Total Players

171

Top Scorer (Chris Wondolowski)

4.2

Avg Goals/Season

2.1

Avg Assists/Season

Notable Strikers

50 players

#	Player	Team	Goals	Apps
1	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	171	392
2	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	144	340
3	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	133	340
4	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	108	218
5	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	104	165
6	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	101	174
7	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	91	193
8	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United FC	90	125
9	Karol Swiderski	Charlotte FC	88	120
10	Kenny Cooper	FC Dallas	87	163
11	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	86	175
12	Conor Casey	Colorado Rapids	85	311
13	Teemu Pukki	Minnesota United FC	85	41
14	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	83	142
15	Jacob Shaffelburg	Nashville SC	83	74
16	Nery Castillo	Chicago Fire FC	81	79
17	David Villa	New York City FC	80	124
18	Jack Harrison	New York City FC	80	74
19	Brenner	FC Cincinnati	80	224
20	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders FC	77	143
21	Diego Rossi	Los Angeles Football Club	76	287
22	Joao Klauss	St. Louis City SC	75	306
23	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles Football Club	72	130
24	Eric Wynalda	San Jose Earthquakes	71	243
25	Steve Zakuani	Seattle Sounders FC	71	62
26	Josh Wolff	D.C. United	69	313
27	Alvaro Saborio	Real Salt Lake	69	192
28	Ethan Finlay	Minnesota United FC	68	107
29	Ercan Kara	Orlando City SC	67	192
30	Jason Kreis	Real Salt Lake	64	249
31	Marcus Ingvartsen	San Diego FC	63	199
32	Samuel Diop	FC Cincinnati	63	261
33	Juan Pablo Angel	New York Red Bulls	62	108
34	Luciano Diaz	Nashville SC	61	246
35	Ignacio Piatti	CF Montréal	60	130
36	Fredy Montero	Seattle Sounders FC	60	165
37	George Weber	D.C. United	60	294
38	Niklas Weber	Los Angeles Football Club	59	248
39	Taty Castellanos	New York City FC	58	120
40	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders FC	58	190
41	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	58	332
42	Adolfo Bautista	Chicago Fire FC	58	166
43	Brian Ching	Houston Dynamo FC	56	195
44	Miguel Rios	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	56	225
45	Eddie Johnson	Seattle Sounders FC	55	140
46	Daniel Royer	New York Red Bulls	55	62
47	Gonzalo Vasquez	Columbus Crew	55	224
48	Gonzalo Hernandez	Atlanta United FC	54	247
49	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA Galaxy	53	58
50	Luis Suarez	Inter Miami CF	22	38