Lionel Messi gana la Bota de Oro de la MLS 2026, presentada por Audi
La superestrella del Inter Miami CF marc\u00f3 26 goles, la mayor cantidad en la liga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El delantero del Inter Miami CF, Lionel Messi, ha ganado la Bota de Oro de la MLS 2026, presentada por Audi, tras anotar 26 goles y convertirse en el m\u00e1ximo goleador de la liga por segunda temporada consecutiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Messi tambi\u00e9n reparti\u00f3 17 asistencias, sumando un total de 43 contribuciones a gol, la cifra m\u00e1s alta de la liga este a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La leyenda argentina super\u00f3 en la carrera por la Bota de Oro al delantero del FC Dallas, Petar Musa (22 goles), y al delantero del Nashville SC, Sam Surridge (21 goles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una temporada hist\u00f3rica
Messi es el primer jugador en la historia de la MLS en ganar la Bota de Oro en temporadas consecutivas. Es el sexto jugador en obtener este galard\u00f3n en dos ocasiones, uni\u00e9ndose a Bradley Wright-Phillips (2014, 2016), Chris Wondolowski (2010, 2012), Jeff Cunningham (2006, 2009), Taylor Twellman (2002, 2005) y Preki (1997, 2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El ganador de ocho Balones de Oro registr\u00f3 29 goles y 19 asistencias en su camino hacia la obtenci\u00f3n de la Bota de Oro en 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tras asegurarse la Bota de Oro, Messi podr\u00eda convertirse pronto en el primer jugador en ganar tres veces el premio al Jugador M\u00e1s Valioso (MVP) de la MLS \u2014el premio Landon Donovan\u2014. Fue nombrado MVP en 2024, a\u00f1o en el que el Inter Miami conquist\u00f3 el Supporters’ Shield, y tambi\u00e9n en 2025, cuando el equipo gan\u00f3 la MLS Cup, presentada por Audi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Messi y el Inter Miami finalizaron la temporada regular como el segundo cabeza de serie de la Conferencia Este, de cara a los Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs. Se enfrentar\u00e1n al Columbus Crew (s\u00e9ptimo cabeza de serie) en una serie al mejor de tres partidos en la primera ronda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No es una repetici\u00f3n; es un recordatorio. Ganador de la Bota de Oro en temporadas consecutivas. \u00a1Felicidades, Leo! \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/t.co\/OcmPzfZV17 pic.twitter.com\/ZZW4p8FFe1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) 8 de noviembre de 2026
Messi forma parte de una lista exclusiva de jugadores que han obtenido la Bota de Oro desde la temporada inaugural de la liga en 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Entre 1996 y 2004, la Bota de Oro de la MLS se otorgaba mediante un sistema de puntos \u2014dos puntos por gol y uno por asistencia\u2014, antes de pasar a basarse \u00fanicamente en el n\u00famero de goles anotados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A continuaci\u00f3n, la lista completa de los ganadores. Ganadores de la Bota de Oro de la MLS 2005-2026 (goles anotados)
2026: Lionel Messi, Miami – 26 goles
2025: Lionel Messi, Miami – 29 goles
2024: Christian Benteke, D.C. – 23 goles
2023: Denis Bouanga, LAFC – 20 goles
2022: Hany Mukhtar, Nashville – 23 goles
2021: Taty Castellanos, NYCFC – 19 goles
2020: Diego Rossi, LAFC – 14 goles
2019: Carlos Vela, LAFC – 34 goles
2018: Josef Mart\u00ednez, Atlanta – 31 goles
2017: Nemanja Nikoli\u0107, Chicago – 24 goles
2016: Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York – 24 goles
2015: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto – 22 goles
2014: Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York – 27 goles
2013: Camilo Sanvezzo, Vancouver – 22 goles
2012: Chris Wondolowski, San Jose – 27 goles
2011: Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. – 16 goles
2010: Chris Wondolowski, San Jose – 18 goles
2009: Jeff Cunningham, Dallas – 17 goles
2008: Landon Donovan, LA – 20 goles
2007: Luciano Emilio, D.C. – 20 goles
2006: Jeff Cunningham, Salt Lake – 16 goles
2005: Taylor Twellman, New England – 17 goles
Ganadores de la Bota de Oro de la MLS 1996-2004 (sistema basado en puntos)
2004: Amado Guevara, Pat Noonan; MetroStars, New England – 30 puntos
2003: Preki, Kansas City – 41 puntos
2002: Taylor Twellman, New England – 52 puntos
2001: Alex Pineda Chac\u00f3n, Miami – 47 puntos
2000: Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay – 56 puntos
1999: Jason Kreis, Dallas – 51 puntos
1998: Stern John, Columbus – 57 puntos
1997: Preki, Kansas City – 41 puntos
1996: Roy Lassiter, Tampa Bay – 58 puntos
Cal Meachem<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lionel Messi wins 2026 MLS Golden Boot pres. by Audi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Inter Miami CF superstar scored a league-best 26 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inter Miami CF<\/a> forward Lionel Messi<\/a> has won the 2026 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi, netting 26 goals to become the league’s top scorer for the second consecutive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Messi also provided 17 assists to tally a league-best 43 goal contributions this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Argentine legend bested FC Dallas<\/a> striker Petar Musa<\/a> (22 goals) and Nashville SC<\/a> striker Sam Surridge<\/a> (21 goals) in the Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Messi is the first player in MLS history to win back-to-back Golden Boot awards<\/a>. He is the sixth player to win the honor twice, joining Bradley Wright-Phillips (2014, ’16), Chris Wondolowski (2010, ’12), Jeff Cunningham (2006, ’09), Taylor Twellman (2002, ’05) and Preki (1997, 2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner tallied 29 goals and 19 assists en route to his Golden Boot award in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After securing the Golden Boot, Messi could soon become the first three-time Landon Donovan MLS MVP winner. He was named MVP in 2024<\/a> as Miami claimed the Supporters’ Shield title, and also in 2025<\/a> as they won MLS Cup presented by Audi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Messi and Miami finished the regular season as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed heading into the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs. They’ll face No. 7 Columbus Crew<\/a> in a Round One Best-of-3 Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a repeat. A reminder. Back-to-back Golden Boot winner. Congratulations, Leo! \ud83d\udcab Messi is part of an exclusive list of players who have earned Golden Boot honors since the league’s inaugural season in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From 1996 to 2004, the MLS Golden Boot was awarded under a points-based system that gave two points for a goal and one for an assist, before switching to outright goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is the full list of winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cal Meachem<\/p>\n\n\n\n mlssoccer.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lionel Messi gana la Bota de Oro de la MLS 2026, presentada por AudiLa superestrella del Inter Miami CF marc\u00f3 26 goles, la mayor cantidad en la liga. El delantero del Inter Miami CF, Lionel Messi, ha ganado la Bota de Oro de la MLS 2026, presentada por Audi, tras anotar 26 goles y convertirse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-futbol"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportseco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mfxoytamsiobmxkr7l8l.webp?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=216563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216565,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216563\/revisions\/216565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/216564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=216563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=216563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=216563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Historic season<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/t.co\/OcmPzfZV17<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZZW4p8FFe1<\/a>\u2014 Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) November 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nMLS Golden Boot winners 2005-2026 (outright goals)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MLS Golden Boot winners 1996-2004 (points-based system)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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