As the 2026 MLS regular season winds down, the Golden Boot presented by Audi race is nearly over.
Note: The first Golden Boot tiebreaker is assists, followed by fewest minutes played.
1
Leo Messi
Forward · Inter Miami CF
- Goals: 25
- Assists: 15
- Minutes played: 2,484
2
Petar Musa
Forward · FC Dallas
- Goals: 22
- Assists: 5
- Minutes played: 2,100
3
Rafael Navarro
Forward · St. Louis CITY SC
- Goals: 19
- Assists: 8
- Minutes played: 2,763
4
Milan Iloski
Forward · Philadelphia Union
- Goals: 19
- Assists: 7
- Minutes played: 2,543
5
Denis Bouanga
Forward · Los Angeles Football Club
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 9
- Minutes played: 2,560
6
Kelvin Yeboah
Forward · Minnesota United FC
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 4
- Minutes played: 2,374
7
Sam Surridge
Forward · Nashville SC
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 2
- Minutes played: 2,013
8
Brian White
Forward · Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 2
- Minutes played: 2,517
9
Hany Mukhtar
Forward · Nashville SC
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 8
- Minutes played: 2,620
10
Kevin Denkey
Forward · FC Cincinnati
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 5
- Minutes played: 2,455
On the bubble
- Luis Suárez, Inter Miami CF - 16g/12a
- Guilherme, Houston Dynamo FC - 16g/10a
- Nicolás Fernández Mercau, New York City FC - 16g/9a
- MartÃn Ojeda, Orlando City - 16g/5a
- Preston Judd, San Jose Earthquakes - 16g/3a
- Tai Baribo, D.C. United - 16g/1a
