The 2020 MLS regular season is in full swing again following the completion of the MLS is Back Tournament at the Walt Disney World Resort. Everything will look a little different this year with the season cut short and the playoffs expected to begin Nov. 20, so don’t expect the MLS top scorers 2020 and eventual Golden Boot winner to come close to Carlos Vela’s 2019 total of 34 goals or Josef Martínez’s 2018 haul of 31.
The top will also shift from last year with Martínez currently recovering from a torn ACL and Zlatan Ibrahimović returning to Milan, but the current frontrunner is the man who finished in fourth last campaign, LAFC’s Diego Rossi.
There’s also a trio of young Americans near the top of the charts in 2020, including Toronto’s Ayo Akinola (20), Orlando’s Chris Mueller (23) and Seattle's Jordan Morris (25), while Bradley Wright-Phillips continues to bang them in at age 35.
MLS Top Scorers 2020
#1. Diego Rossi (LAFC): 12 goals
— LAFC (@LAFC) September 14, 2020
#2. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus): 9 goals
.@gyasinho WITH THE EQUALIZER pic.twitter.com/cSHlbqUXWx
— Columbus Crew SC (@ColumbusCrewSC) September 12, 2020
#2. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle): 9 goals
WHAT A FINISH! @RaulRuidiazM puts the @SoundersFC on top! #PORvSEA pic.twitter.com/csQbqYsokg
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 24, 2020
#4. Bradley Wright-Phillips (LAFC): 8 goals
Lucky number . #LAFCvPOR 3-1 pic.twitter.com/F1iu68nRW8
— LAFC (@LAFC) September 14, 2020
#5. Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto): 7 goals
Another game winner! @Pozuelo_10 has @TorontoFC tied atop the Supporters' Shield standings with 7 goals & 9 assists on the season. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/2kZR7AjFLy
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 4, 2020
