Lionel Messi has contributed to more goals in the 2025 Major League Soccer season than 11 teams have scored in the league, as he eyes a second MLS Most Valuable Player award in as many seasons and his first Golden Boot.
Coming into Decision Day, the Inter Miami star has 44 goal contributions (26 goals, 18 assists) in 27 appearances. He leads the Golden Boot race by two goals over LAFC’s Denis Bouanga as well.
If Messi does win another MVP award, he’d become the second player to claim the honor twice following Predrag Radosavljević, but he would be the first to the award in consecutive years—Preki won his two in 1997 and 2003.






