Carlos Vela Tops MLS Best-selling Jersey List

14 different MLS teams are represented in the league’s top jersey sales, but Carlos Vela ranks No. 1 overall.

LAFC superstar forward Carlos Vela has the top-selling Major League Soccer jersey so far in 2023, the league announced Thursday.

The Mexican goal-scoring legend had the most Adidas jersey sales on MLSsoccer.com between Jan. 1 and May 1 after helping lead LAFC to its second Supporters Shield and first MLS Cup title. The Nashville SC duo of reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar and Walker Zimmerman finished second and third in jersey sales, with Chicharito of the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders’ Jordan Morris rounding out the top five.

Among the top 25, 14 MLS teams are represented with players coming from 16 different countries:

Carlos Vela, LAFC
Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC
Walker Zimmerman, Nashville SC
Chicharito, Los Angeles Galaxy
Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders
Josef Martinez, Inter Miami
Thiago Almada, Atlanta United
Dániel Gazdag, Philadelphia Union
Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union
Riqui Puig, Los Angeles Galaxy
Ben Bender, Charlotte FC
Cristian Roldan, Seattle Sounders
Cucho Hernández, Columbus Crew
Sebastián Driussi, Austin FC
Facundo Torres, Orlando City
Dennis Bouanga, LAFC
Nicolás Lodeiro, Seattle Sounders
Julián Carranza, Philadelphia Union
Lucas Zelarayán, Columbus Crew
Mateusz Klich, D.C. United
Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle Sounders
Johnny Russell, Sporting Kansas City
João Klauss, St. Louis City
Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia Union
João Paulo, Seattle Sounders

Seattle led the top 25 with five different players on the list. The club also claims two of the three U.S. Men’s National Team players that made the cut. Seven of the 25, including Morris and Zimmerman, have appeared in a FIFA World Cup match. Not surprisingly, Seattle led all 29 teams in total jersey sales, followed by Nashville, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Austin.