Luciano Acosta can't stop making history.
The 2023 Landon Donovan MLS MVP, with one goal and two assists in FC Cincinnati's 3-1 win Saturday night over St. Louis CITY SC, has now surpassed 150 regular-season goal contributions.
Acosta, who's on 152 career goal contributions (65g, 87a), has joined a pantheon of MLS elites that includes Landon Donovan, Jaime Moreno, Chris Wondolowski and more.
Player | Goal Contributions | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Landon Donovan | 281 | 145 | 136 |
2. Jaime Moreno | 235 | 133 | 102 |
3. Chris Wondolowski | 213 | 171 | 42 |
4. Steve Ralston | 211 | 76 | 135 |
5. Jeff Cunningham | 204 | 134 | 70 |
6. Kei Kamara | 201 | 144 | 57 |
7. Preki | 191 | 79 | 112 |
8. Jason Kreis | 182 | 108 | 74 |
9. Dwayne De Rosario | 181 | 104 | 77 |
T-10. Brad Davis | 180 | 57 | 123 |
T-10. Ante Razov | 180 | 114 | 66 |
12. Diego Valeri | 177 | 86 | 91 |
13. Cobi Jones | 161 | 70 | 91 |
14. Luciano Acosta | 152 | 65 | 87 |
15. Bradley Wright-Phillips | 151 | 117 | 34 |
Acosta first arrived in MLS with D.C. United in 2016, often starring alongside Wayne Rooney and at one point nearly moving to French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
A spell at Liga MX's Atlas FC followed, and then Acosta's career flourished upon returning to MLS with Cincy in 2021. The Argentine No. 10 has been the face of Cincinnati's resurgence, leading the club to their first-ever Supporters' Shield title in 2023.
Acosta has logged 41 goals and 52 assists in 107 matches with the Orange & Blue, one of the most dominant individual stretches in recent memory.
Acosta is producing at the best rate of his career, averaging 1.14 goal contributions per game in 2024. It's yielded a six-match win streak for Cincy, who are just one point behind Inter Miami CF in the Supporters' Shield race with a game in hand (9W-2L-3D; 30 points).
Last fall, Acosta signed a DP contract extension through at least the 2026 MLS season. Who's to say the 200 goal contributions crowd isn't next?
