In news that comes to almost no Major League Soccer observer’s surprise, the dymanic duo of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez are once again at the top of the league’s jersey sales list.
The Inter Miami players are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the list of the top 25 best-selling jerseys on MLSStore.com from January 1 to August 31, 2024, which the league released on Tuesday, September 17. Messi has topped all three best-selling jersey lists released by MLS since he joined the league in July 2023.
Reigning MLS MVP Luciano Acosta of FC Cincinnati was third in the June 2024 list, but slips to fourth in the latest ranking. Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández also moves down one spot, from fourth to fifth. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Football Club forward Denis Bouanga — who was 20th on the September 2023 list and not even in the top 25 in June 2024 — rocketed out of nowhere to claim the No. 3 spot.
Inter Miami and the Seattle Sounders lead MLS clubs with four players apiece on the list. A total of 14 clubs and 14 countries are represented on the list, including four members of the United States men’s national team.
Four players on the list are in their first year in MLS: Pedro de la Vega (Seattle), Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls), Olivier Giroud (LAFC) and Suárez. Six are under the age of 25.
Here’s the full list of the 25 top-sellings MLS jerseys of the 2024 season as of August 31:
- F Lionel Messi – Inter Miami CF 🇦🇷
- F Luis Suárez – Inter Miami CF 🇺🇾
- F Denis Bouanga – LAFC 🇬🇦
- M Luciano Acosta – FC Cincinnati 🇦🇷
- F Cucho Hernández – Columbus Crew 🇨🇴
- F Olivier Giroud – LAFC 🇫🇷
- M Riqui Puig – LA Galaxy 🇪🇸
- M Hany Mukhtar – Nashville SC 🇩🇪
- F Jordan Morris – Seattle Sounders FC 🇺🇸
- F Pedro de la Vega – Seattle Sounders FC 🇦🇷
- M Sergio Busquets – Inter Miami CF 🇪🇸
- F Jacob Shaffelburg – Nashville SC 🇨🇦
- M Eduard Löwen – St. Louis CITY SC 🇩🇪
- F João Klauss – St. Louis CITY SC 🇧🇷
- D Jordi Alba – Inter Miami CF 🇪🇸
- M Darlington Nagbe – Columbus Crew 🇱🇷
- M Emil Forsberg – New York Red Bulls 🇸🇪
- M Sebastián Driussi – Austin FC 🇦🇷
- F Christian Benteke – D.C. United 🇧🇪
- M Brian Gutiérrez – Chicago Fire FC 🇺🇸
- M João Paulo – Seattle Sounders FC 🇧🇷
- D John Tolkin – New York Red Bulls 🇺🇸
- M Dániel Gazdag – Philadelphia Union 🇭🇺
- F Raúl Ruidíaz – Seattle Sounders FC 🇵🇪
- M Diego Chará – Portland Timbers 🇨🇴
Related stories:
MLS Reaches Into Its Past For Retro-Inspired Third Kits For Five Clubs 
Messi Tops List of Best-Selling MLS Jerseys Once Again 
Here Are All the Kits Major League Soccer Teams Will Wear in 2024 
MLS Releases Hispanic Heritage Month Training Tops for U.S. Clubs 
MLS Renews Calls to End Plastic Waste With Return of Parley Kits 
2023 Football Kit Preview: Major League Soccer 
Adidas, Major League Soccer Extend Contract Until 2030 
Friday Flurry of Activity Across MLS Sees 11 Teams Unveil Kits Ahead of 2022 Season