Most matches scoring multiple goals in a Major League Soccer season
- Who
- Lionel Messi
- What
- 10 total number
- Where
- United States (Nashville)
- When
- 18 October 2025
The most matches scoring multiple goals in a Major League Soccer season is 10, achieved by Lionel Messi (Argentina) playing for Inter Miami CF in 2025.
Lionel Messi registered his 10th MLS game of the season with at least two goals by scoring a hat-trick in Inter Miami’s final regular-season match, a 5–2 victory over FC Nashville on 18 October 2025. The previous record of eight had been shared by Stern John (1998) Mamadou Diallo (2000) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (2019). Messi’s total included an unprecedented five consecutive “multigoal” games between 28 May and 12 July. He won the MLS Golden Boot with 29 goals.