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Top-Scoring centre-forwards in Major League Soccer 2026

The top-scoring centre-forwards in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Foster of Houston Dynamo is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and P. Musa has been the form player this season, grading 77.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Iloski has improved his Season rating most, up +48.3 on last season, while P. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Denkey of FC Cincinnati is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Best talent
L. Foster74RTG
Houston Dynamo
In form
P. Musa77.1SsN
FC Dallas
Rising potential
P. Miller+11.9RTG
New England Revolution · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Iloski+48.3SsN
Philadelphia Union · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
P. Musa18goals
FC Dallas
Most valuable
K. Denkey14.6val
FC Cincinnati
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PlayerTeam
1P. MusaCentre-forwardFC Dallas28187727.4%398.7%
2S. SurridgeCentre-forwardNashville SC28165122.4%3311%
3B. WhiteCentre-forwardVancouver Whitecaps30166337.6%3116.3%
4K. DenkeyCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati25145722.3%474%
5K. YeboahCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC26145487.8%425%
6T. BariboCentre-forwardDC United2814523.1%350.6%
7P. OwusuCentre-forwardCF Montreal29137046.4%331.8%
8M. IloskiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union27135538%4115.1%
9P. JuddCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes271353137.7%4019.7%
10Rafael NavarroCentre-forwardSt. Louis City26120100%3028.8%
11L. SuárezCentre-forwardInter Miami3912499.3%108.9%
12M. OjedaCentre-forwardOrlando City SC27124724.6%378.8%
13M. IngvartsenCentre-forwardSan Diego301155616.9%2839%
14H. MukhtarCentre-forwardNashville SC3111616.6%265.7%
15D. JoveljićCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders27101378.7%3119.7%
16S. SolansCentre-forwardReal Salt Lake2295148
17I. Toklomati GiornoCentre-forwardCharlotte229414.8%493.2%
18A. GriezmannCentre-forwardOrlando City SC3582816.3%1152.6%
19B. DamianiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union248278%452.8%
20S. BecherCentre-forwardSt. Louis City27847190.2%4026.1%
21G. BerterameCentre-forwardInter Miami277456.6%389.9%
22J. RuvalcabaCentre-forwardNew York Red Bulls2573658%4411.9%
23C. RamirezCentre-forwardAustin3572861.3%1115.6%
24D. TurgemanCentre-forwardNew England Revolution22744412.9%4917.5%
25P. MillerCentre-forwardNew England Revolution1873431.7%5212.9%
26J. SargentCentre-forwardToronto FC2673740.1%4032.4%
27R. LewandowskiCentre-forwardChicago Fire3862646.7%665.9%
28João KlaussCentre-forwardLos Angeles Galaxy2962048.8%2417.4%
29M. UzuniCentre-forwardAustin3163214.2%234.3%
30W. Abou AliCentre-forwardColumbus Crew27523204%3310.3%
31K. Mboma DemCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati245284225.7%
32T. BarlowCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati31525195.2%2024.4%
33T. WernerCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes305302420.8%
34L. MunteanuCentre-forwardDC United24529111.5%4333.9%
35Marcus CaldeiraCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC2151743
36D. RíosCentre-forwardCF Montreal3141519.9%1812%
37A. LassiterCentre-forwardPortland Timbers31423234.8%1920.9%
38D. EtienneCentre-forwardToronto FC2942391%267.4%
39Emilio Aristizábal ChavarriagaCentre-forwardToronto FC2141551.3%4239.7%
40D. GazdagCentre-forwardNew England Revolution3030100%1637.8%
41Samuel SarverCentre-forwardFC Dallas23312202.4%4113.3%
42C. HolseCentre-forwardSt. Louis City273587.5%3031.5%
43L. FosterCentre-forwardHouston Dynamo263198.5%7410%
44V. JanssenCentre-forwardPortland Timbers323980.1%1355.8%
45E. Choupo-MotingCentre-forwardNew York Red Bulls3731476%470.6%
46F. PicaultCentre-forwardAtlanta United FC3531861.6%1019.5%
47A. GoodwinCentre-forwardCharlotte21313530%4212.4%
48M. GonzalezCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC222844.8%4038.1%
49N. PickeringCentre-forwardSt. Louis City212632
50D. MihailovićCentre-forwardToronto FC2722535.9%349.2%