Messi becomes first MLS player to win consecutive Golden Boots

Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer to win back-to-back Golden Boots after scoring 26 goals and providing 17 assists in the 2026 regular season.

Those figures amounted to 43 goal contributions in 2026, and he is the first player to record more than 40 goal contributions in consecutive seasons. Messi has scored 75 goals across the last three campaigns.