Messi is the player who sells the most shirts

Leo Messi, who debuted more than two months ago at Inter Miami, led the classification of the best-selling MLS shirts in 2023, specifically from January 1 to September 12, according to data announced yesterday by the championship itself in the US .

Messi announced his arrival in Miami on June 7 and made his debut on July 21 in a League Cup match against Cruz Azul.

But this summer of ‘Messimanía’ in the US. It was enough for the Rosario genius’ shirt to be the best seller in MLS this year.

So, Messi comes out on the first place in this list ahead of the Brazilian João Klauss, the star of St. Louis City (a debutant team in MLS this year and that surprisingly first in the Western Conference); and from German Hany Mukhtarthe lighthouse of Nashville and the MLS MVP and leading scorer in 2022.

The Argentinian Sebastian Driussi (Austin) and the Mexican Carlos’ candle (Los Angeles FC) complete the ‘top 5’.

Three players from the Seattle Sounders, who in 2022 became the first MLS team to win the Concacaf Champions League, appear in the top ten: Jordan Morris (sixth), the Peruvian Raúl Ruidíaz (seventh) and the American of Guatemalan and Salvadoran descent Christian Roldan (tenth).

The Argentinian Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) and the German Edward Lowen (St. Louis City) eighth and ninth, respectively.

Riqui Puig and Busquets, on the list

Seven of the ten best-selling MLS jerseys in 2023 were from Latin players.

Other Hispanics like Mexicans appear on the list of most popular MLS jerseys Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (LA Galaxy, 12th place), the Spanish Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami, 13), the Spanish Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy, 15), the American of Mexican origin Brandon Vazquez (Cincinnati, 16), the Colombian Diego Chará (Portland Timbers, 19), the Venezuelan Josef Martinez (Inter Miami, 21), the Spaniard Carlos Gil (New England Revolution, 22) and the Argentine Enzo Copetti (Charlotte, 24).