San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski has finally passed Landon Donovan for the most regular-season goals in MLS history.
The veteran former United States striker has long been chasing Donovan s total of 145 and seized the record against Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Wondolowski scored four goals in a 4-1 rout of the Fire to take his MLS tally to 148.
The 36-year-old twice won the MLS Cup with Houston Dynamo, while he was the league s MVP as the Quakes won the 2012 Supporters Shield, but team success has dried up in recent years.
WONDO ON TOP.
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Yet Wondolowski now has his own piece of history and, with the help of Opta, we look at the numbers behind his achievement.
338 – It took Wondolowski 338 appearances to break Donovan s record, with 283 of those regular-season starts.
1 – Despite his regular-season exploits, Wondolowski has scored just once in the play-offs in six appearances.
143 – The vast majority of Wondolowski s goals have come from inside the area, with only five from outside the 18-yard box. Of the 143 from closer range, 25 have been penalties.
82 – Wondolowski s right foot has proven most effective, with him scoring 82 times in this manner. He also netted 38 goals with his left foot and 28 with his head.
4 – Saturday s performance against the Fire was the first four-goal game of Wondolowski s career.
9 – Prior to the 2019 campaign, Wondolowski had scored at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons from 2010 to 2018.
21 – Wondolowski has scored more than once in 21 different MLS regular-season matches. That is still some way off record-holder Donovan s 32.
12 – San Jose s California rivals LA Galaxy have proven Wondolowski s favourite opponent. He has scored 12 times against the Galaxy, with 11 goals coming against Vancouver Whitecaps, Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders.
146 Chris Wondolowski is now ’s all-time leading goalscorer with 146. Standalone.
— OptaJack (@OptaJack)
