LAFC’s Carlos Vela Tops List Of MLS’ Top

In conjunction with Major League Soccer (MLS), LAFC announce that during his sixth season in Major League Soccer, LAFC forward Carlos Vela finds himself atop the list of top-selling adidas jerseys in the league sold on MLSstore.com. Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar and defender Walker Zimmerman sit second and third on the list respectively, and LA Galaxy striker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández and Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris round out the top five.

Denis Bouanga is also among the top-selling player jerseys of the 2023 seasons ranked at 16. Bouanga has 19 goals and 11 assists in 28 appearances across all competitions since joining LAFC on Aug. 25, 2022.

Currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference, 2022 Concacaf Champions League winner Seattle Sounders FC lead with five jerseys in the top 25 – Jordan Morris (No. 5), Cristian Roldan (No. 12), Nicolás Lodeiro (No. 17), Raúl Ruidíaz (No. 21) and João Paulo (No. 25).

FourteenMLS clubs are represented, including St. Louis CITY SC who in the club's debut season had João Klauss (No. 23) rank in the top 25, as well as Atlanta United's Thiago Almada (No. 7), the first ever active FIFA World Cup winner in league history.

Sixteen different countries are represented (determined by birthplace):

*Born in Argentina. Plays for Armenian National Team.

**Born in France. Plays for Gabonese National Team.

1.

Carlos Vela

LAFC

2.

Hany Mukhtar

Nashville SC

3.

Walker Zimmerman

Nashville SC

4.

Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández

LA Galaxy

5.

Jordan Morris

Seattle Sounders FC

6.

Josef Martínez

Inter Miami CF

7.

Thiago Almada

Atlanta United

8.

Dániel Gazdag

Philadelphia Union

9.

Andre Blake

Philadelphia Union

10.

Riqui Puig

LA Galaxy

11.

Ben Bender

Charlotte FC

12.

Cristian Roldan

Seattle Sounders FC

13.

Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernández

Columbus Crew

14.

Sebastián Driussi

Austin FC

15.

Facundo Torres

Orlando City SC

16.

Denis Bouanga

LAFC

17.

Nicolás Lodeiro

Seattle Sounders FC

18.

Julián Carranza

Philadelphia Union

19.

Lucas Zelarayán

Columbus Crew

20.

Mateusz Klich

D.C. United

21.

Raúl Ruidíaz

Seattle Sounders FC

22.

Johnny Russell

Sporting Kansas City

23.

João Klauss

St. Louis CITY SC

24.

Jakob Glesnes

Philadelphia Union

25.

João Paulo

Seattle Sounders FC

Additional highlights:

Lastly, while Seattle Sounders FC leads the way in number of players in the top 25, they are also number one out of the top five clubs in overall jersey sales on MLSstore.com.

These rankings are based on overall retail sales of adidas MLS jerseys on MLSstore.com since January 1 through May 1, 2023.