Golden Boot

LAFC's Diego Rossi wins the 2020 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi

Rossi takes home 2020 MLS Golden Boot

Awards - 2020 - Golden Boot - Rossi

LAFC star Diego Rossi has emerged from a stellar individual season as the top goal-scorer in MLS, and the winner of the 2020 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi.


Following LAFC's Decision Day presented by AT&T, Rossi finishes atop the pack with 14 goals from 19 appearances. It's the second straight season an LAFC standout has taken home the honors, after Rossi's teammate Carlos Vela won the award with his record-breaking 34-goal campaign of 2019.


Rossi was followed by Columbus Crew SC's Gyasi ZardesChicago Fire FC's Robert Beric and the Seattle SoundersRaul Ruidiaz with 12 goals each. The other players to hit double-digit goals in 2020 were the LA Galaxy's Cristian PavonOrlando City SC's Chris Mueller and Seattle's Jordan Morris, who each scored 10.


Rossi's Golden Boot-winning season

Rossi joins the pantheon of players to win the Golden Boot, which has been awarded since the league's inaugural season in 1996.


From 1996-2004, it was awarded under a points-based system that gave two points for a goal and one for an assist, before switching to outright goals. Check out the full list of Golden Boot winners below.


MLS Golden Boot Winners 1996-2004 (points-based system)

YearPlayerClubPoints
1996Roy LassiterTampa Bay Mutiny58
1997Preki Kansas City Wizards41
1998Stern JohnColumbus Crew57
1999Jason KreisDallas Burn51
2000Mamadou DialloTampa Bay Mutiny56
2001Alex Pineda ChacónMiami Fusion47
2002Taylor TwellmanNew England Revolution52
2003PrekiKansas City Wizards41
2004

Amado Guevara

Pat Noonan

MetroStars

New England Revolution

30


MLS Golden Boot Winners 2005-2020 (outright goals)

YearPlayerClub Goals
2005Taylor TwellmanNew England Revolution17
2006Jeff CunninghamReal Salt Lake16
2007Luciano EmilioD.C. United20
2008Landon DonovanLos Angeles Galaxy20
2009Jeff CunninghamFC Dallas17
2010Chris WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes18
2011Dwayne De RosarioD.C. United16
2012Chris WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes27
2013Camilo SanvezzoVancouver Whitecaps FC22
2014Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls27
2015Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC22
2016Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls24
2017Nemanja NikolićChicago Fire24
2018Josef MartínezAtlanta United31
2019Carlos VelaLAFC34
2020Diego RossiLAFC14