MLS Top scorers - United States 2008

The winning top scorer in MLS (Major League Soccer), United States during the season 2008 was Landon Donovan with 20 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

Season:

Major League Soccer best goal scorers 2008

Below is the final top scorer list for the MLS 2008, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Landon Donovan
LA Galaxy
United States
26
20
2. Kenny Cooper
FC Dallas
United States
24
18
3. Juan Pablo Angel
New York Red Bulls
Colombia
33
16
4. Edson Buddle
LA Galaxy
United States
27
15
5. Brian Ching
Houston Dynamo
United States
30
13
6. Conor Casey
Colorado Rapids
United States
27
11
  Luciano Emílio
D.C. United
Brazil
29
11
8. Alejandro Moreno
Columbus Crew SC
Venezuela
29
10
  Chris Rolfe
Chicago Fire
United States
25
10
  Jaime Moreno
D.C. United
Bolivia
Bolivia
34
10
11. Chad Barrett
Chicago Fire/​Toronto FC
United States
23
9
12. Dave van den Bergh
New York Red Bulls
Netherlands
32
8
  Davy Arnaud
Sporting Kansas City
United States
28
8
  Jeff Cunningham
FC Dallas/​Toronto FC
United States
32
8
  Steve Ralston
New England Revolution
United States
34
8
  Taylor Twellman
New England Revolution
United States
28
8
  Yura Movsisyan
Real Salt Lake
Armenia
Armenia
21
8
18. Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Chicago Fire
Mexico
35
7
  Dwayne De Rosario
Houston Dynamo
Canada
30
7
  Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Columbus Crew SC
Argentina
35
7
  Javier Morales
Real Salt Lake
Argentina
28
7
  Robbie Rogers
Columbus Crew SC
United States
21
7
The age of the players is when the season ended at 23 November 2008

Scored hat-tricks in MLS, season 2008

In total there were 7 scored hat-tricks during the season 2008 in MLS, United States. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match GoalsGoals
Chris Rolfe
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire - New York Red Bulls 5-2
Fri 24 october 2008
3
11', 38', 44'
Conor Casey
Colorado Rapids
New York Red Bulls - Colorado Rapids 4-5
Sun 28 september 2008
3
11', 45', 90'
Landon Donovan
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy - D.C. United 5-2
Sun 21 september 2008
3
23', 35', 90'
Edson Buddle
LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes - LA Galaxy 0-3
Sun 15 june 2008
3
6', 63', 68'
Luciano Emílio
D.C. United
D.C. United - New York Red Bulls 4-1
Sun 15 june 2008
3
23', 45', 59'
Edson Buddle
LA Galaxy
FC Dallas - LA Galaxy 1-5
Sun 18 may 2008
3
31', 39', 85'
Landon Donovan
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy - Chivas USA 5-2
Sun 27 april 2008
3
18', 59', 78'

29 March 2008 was the starting date for the MLS season 2008, and the final games were played 23 November 2008. More information and the winning top scorers in MLS between the seasons 2000-2024 here.