- Atlanta United Striker Josef Martínez Tops the List
- Seattle Sounders FC Lead Clubs with Four Players in Top 25 for Third Consecutive Year
- Trio of USMNT Stars Break Top 10
NEW YORK (October 27, 2021) – In conjunction with Jersey Week, Major League Soccer unveiled the 2021 best-selling MLS jerseys. Atlanta United forward Josef Martínez finds himself atop the list of best-selling adidas jerseys in MLS for the 2021 regular season sold on MLSstore.com. Martinez has been among the top five best-selling jerseys since joining MLS in 2017. The 2021 season marks his first year at No. 1.
Seattle Sounders FC striker Raúl Ruidíaz is second in goals scored this season and second on the list of best-selling jerseys. LAFC winger Carlos Vela is third. LA Galaxy star Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Sounders midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro round out the top five.
Fifteen MLS clubs are represented. For the third consecutive year, Seattle Sounders FC lead all clubs with four jerseys in the top 25 – Ruidíaz (No. 2), Lodeiro (No. 5), Cristian Roldan (No. 6) and Fredy Montero (No. 8). Austin FC and LA Galaxy each have three jerseys ranking in the top 25, Cecilio Domínguez, Alex Ring and Tomás Pochettino for Austin FC and Hernández, Jonathan dos Santos and Sebastian Lletget for LA Galaxy.
Additional highlights are detailed below.
- 14 different countries represented (determined by birthplace):
- Argentina (Emanuel Reynoso, Lucas Zelarayán, Diego Valeri, Tomás Pochettino)
- Brazil (Brenner)
- Colombia (Fredy Montero, Diego Chará)
- Finland (Alex Ring)
- France (Gonzalo Higuaín)*
- Germany (Hany Mukhtar)
- Mexico (Carlos Vela, Javier Chicharito’ Hernández, Jonathan dos Santos)
- Paraguay (Cecilio Domínguez)
- Peru (Raúl Ruidíaz)
- Portugal (Nani)
- Scotland (Johnny Russell)
- Uruguay (Nicolás Lodeiro)
- United States (Cristian Roldan, Miles Robinson, Sebastian Lletget, Chris Wondolowski, Walker Zimmerman, Alejandro Bedoya)
- Venezuela (Josef Martínez)
*Born in France. Played for Argentine National Team.
- Six players have featured for the U.S. Men’s National Team – Cristian Roldan, Miles Robinson, Sebastian Lletget, Chris Wondolowski, Walker Zimmerman, Alejandro Bedoya.
- A total of 9 players have featured in a FIFA World Cup match for their national teams – Alejandro Bedoya (USA), Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico), Javier Chicharito’ Hernandez (Mexico), Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina), Nicolas Lodeiro (Uruguay), Nani (Portugal), Raúl Ruidíaz (Peru), Carlos Vela (Mexico), Chris Wondolowski (USA)
Graphics for the top-selling MLS player jerseys can be found HERE.
The rankings are based on overall retail sales of adidas MLS jerseys on MLSstore.com since the beginning of 2021. For more information on the best-selling MLS jerseys, visit MLSstore.com.
2021 Best-Selling MLS Player Jerseys:
