According to Transfermarkt data, Lionel Messi and Christian Benteke are currently tied as the top scorers in Major League Soccer (MLS) 2024.
Most recently, Messi added to his goal tally, helping Inter Miami win 5-0 against Orlando City at Chase Stadium on Sunday, March 3, 2024.
In that match, Messi played aggressively and scored two goals in the 57th and 62nd minutes.
In addition, Luis Suarez also contributed two goals for Inter Miami in the 4th and 11th minutes. Robert Taylor scored the other goal in the 29th minute.
Another one of Messi's goals came in Inter Miami's 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy on Monday, February 26, 2024. Messi's goal was scored in the 90+2nd minute.
With a total of three goals, Messi leads the MLS 2024 top scorer table, tied with Christian Benteke, who also has the same number of goals.
Benteke's three goals were all scored in DC United's 3-1 victory against New England on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Meanwhile, by the second week of the MLS 2024 season, several other players had only managed to score two goals.
Here is the complete list of top scorers in MLS 2024 as of March 4, 2024, as reported by Transfermarkt:
1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami): 3 goals
2. Christian Benteke (DC United): 3 goals
3. Luis Suarez (Inter Miami): 2 goals
4. Carlos Andres Gomez (Real Salt Lake City): 2 goals
5. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake City): 2 goals
6. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy): 2 goals
7. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami): 2 goals
8. Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew): 2 goals
9. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City): 2 goals
10. Antony (Portland Timbers): 2 goals