As MLS takes its All-Star break, Chivas USA striker Ante Razov leads the goalscorers’ race with 12 goals. This marks the sixth season in which Razov, who joined the league during its inaugural season in 1996, has scored more than 10 goals. With 96 career regular-season goals, he’s third in league history behind two other active players: Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake, 106 goals) and Jaime Moreno (D.C. United, 104). But Razov has never won the league scoring title.
Of the 2006 leading scorers, Houston’s Brian Ching has the most impressive strike rate. Having played only 14 games because of U.S. World Cup and national team duty, Ching has 10 goals.
2006 MLS Leading Scorers
Ante Razov (Chivas USA) 12 goals (18 games)
Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 11 (20)
Brian Ching (Houston) 10 (14)
Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 10 (21)
Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas) 8 (19)
Carlos Ruiz (FC Dallas) 8 (16)
Taylor Twellman (New England) 8 (20)
Alecko Eskandarian (D.C. United) 7 (16)
Christian Gomez (D.C. United) 7 (20)
Dwayne De Rosario (Houston) 6 (19)
Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake) 6 (19)
Year-by-Year MLS Goalscoring Leaders
1996 Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay) 27
1997 Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 16
1998 Stern John (Columbus) 26
1999 Stern John (Columbus), Roy Lassiter (D.C. United), Jason Kreis (Dallas) 18
2000 Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay) 26
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami) 19
2002 Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles) 24
2003 Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles), Taylor Twellman (New England) 15
2004 Brian Ching (San Jose), Eddie Johnson (Dallas) 12
2005 Taylor Twellman (New England) 17