DeRo edges Wondo for Golden Boot
- by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Oct 24, 2011
[MLS GOLEADORES] D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario and San Jose's Chris Wondolowski each scored a league-leading 16th goal in
the last week of MLS regular-season play, but De Rosario claimed the Golden Boot on the assist tiebreaker, having set up 12 goals to Wondolowski's three assists. For more on this season's leading
scorers and Golden Boot history. ...
* De Rosario has scored 93 regular-season goals (seventh on the all-time list) and has won four MLS titles in his 11-year MLS career, but this season
marks his first Golden Boot.
* DeRo in 2011 became the first player to score for three different teams. He scored 13 goals for D.C. United after arriving from New York, where he struck
twice after notching one goal for Toronto, with which he started the season. Eight of his assists were for D.C. United, for which he played 18 games.
* San Jose's Chris
Wondolowski, who won the Golden Boot last season with 18 goals, scored his 16th from the penalty spot in a 4-2 win over FC Dallas and hit the crossbar later in the game. He's the third player
to win the Golden Boot and tie for the goalscoring lead the following season. (Stern John led the league in 1998 with 26 and tied in 1999 with Roy Lassiter and
Jason Kreis on 18. Carlos Ruiz led in 2002 with 24 and tied in 2003 with Taylor Twellman on 15).
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MLS Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists |
| Dwayne De Rosario | D.C. United | 16 | 12 |
| Chris Wondolowski | San Jose | 16 | 3 |
| Thierry Henry | New
York | 14 | 4 |
| Andres Mendoza | Columbus | 13 | 2 |
| Freddy Montero | Seattle | 12 | 9 |
| Landon Donovan | Los Angeles | 12 | 3 |
| Camilo | Vancouver | 12 | 3 |
| Dominic Oduro | Chicago | 12 | 2 |
| Sebastien Le Toux | Philadelphia | 11 | 9 |
| Brek Shea | FC Dallas | 11 | 4 |
| Alvaro Saborio | Real Salt
Lake | 11 | 2 |
| Charlie Davies | D.C. United | 11 | 1 |
| Fabian Espindola | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 3 |
| Eric Hassli | Vancouver | 10 | 2 |
| Juan Pablo Angel | Chivas USA | 10 | 1 |
* MLS LEADING SCORERS HISTORY
2011 Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Chris
Wondolowski (San Jose) 16
2010 Chris Wondolowski (San Jose) 18
2009 Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) 17
2008 Landon Donovan (Los Angeles)
20
2007 Luciano Emilio (D.C. United) 20
2006 Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 16
2005 Taylor Twellman (New England) 17
2004 Eddie Johnson (Dallas), Brian Ching (San Jose) 12
2003 Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles), Taylor Twellman (New England) 15
2002 Carlos Ruiz
(Los Angeles) 24
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami) 19
2000 Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay) 26
1999 Stern John (Columbus), Roy Lassiter (D.C.
United), Jason Kreis (Dallas) 18
1998 Stern John (Columbus) 26
1997 Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 16
1996 Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay) 27
Another MLS brainless rule in naming the top goal scorer...what does that extra assist mean in order to crown the goal king?...if they are tied in goal scoring, that's it, why tinker with assists to break the deadlock...too much emphasis on stats is ludicrous.