[MLS GOLEADORES] MLS leading scorer Chris Wondolowski hit his second hat trick of the season to give him 25 goals -- just two fewer than
the regular-season record set by Roy Lassiter in MLS's inaugural 1996 MLS season. For how Wondo's 2012 scoring ranks historically and the latest on the Golden Boot race ...
* Northern California product Wondolowski became the second player, along with Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio, to hit two hat tricks this season when he struck thrice in San Jose's
4-1 win over Colorado.
* Wondolowski's 25 goals rank him fourth in MLS regular-season scoring.
MLS TOP REGULAR-SEASON SCORERS
1996 Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay/USA) 27
2000 Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay/Senegal) 26
1998 Stern John
(Columbus/Trinidad & Tobago) 26
2012 Chris Wondolowski (San Jose/USA) 25*
2002 Carlos Ruiz (Los
Angeles/Guatemala) 24
1996 Raul Diaz Arce (D.C. United/El Salvador) 23
2002 Taylor Twellman (New England/USA)
23
1996 Eduardo Hurtado (Los Angeles/Ecuador) 21
2008 Landon Donovan (Los Angeles/USA) 20
2007 Luciano Emilio (D.C. United/Brazil) 20
* Wondowloski's Earthquakes have 2 more regular-season games this season.
* 2012 MLS Leading Scorers
| Player | Team (country) | Goals | Assists |
| Chris Wondolowski | San Jose (USA) | 25 | 8 |
| Alvaro Saborio | Real Salt Lake (Costa Rica) | 17 | 3 |
| Kenny Cooper | New York (USA) | 16 | 3 |
| Robbie Keane | Los Angeles (Ireland) | 15 | 8 |
| Thierry Henry | New York (France) | 14 | 12 |
| Eddie Johnson | Seattle (USA) | 14 | 2 |
| Alan Gordon | San Jose (USA) | 13 | 8 |
| Freddy Montero | Seattle (Colombia) | 13 | 6 |
| Will Bruin | Houston (USA) | 12 | 4 |
| Chris Pontius | D.C. United (USA) | 12 | 4 |
| Kei Kamara | Kansas City (Sierra Leone) | 11 | 6 |
| Saer Sene | New England (France) | 11 | 3 |
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