MLS Decision Day: Messi’s Golden Boot chase and six clubs for three places
Messi leads the Golden Boot race by four goals, Nashville need a point for a new record, and six Western clubs battle for three playoff berths.
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Petar Musa
2026 Season performance
Musa has 22 goals heading into the final round of the 2026 MLS regular season, keeping him among the Golden Boot contenders. That sustained finishing is a major asset for Dallas; converting the remaining chances is the immediate season-ending challenge.
Updated 2026-11-10Career background
Musa grew up with local clubs in Zagreb, signed professionally with NK Zagreb at seventeen and moved to Slavia Prague two years later. He gained experience in Czech, German and Portuguese football, including Boavista and Benfica. His 66 appearances and seventeen goals for Benfica provided the platform for another move abroad.
Dallas signed him for a club-record fee in February 2024. He scored on his MLS debut, added a hat-trick against Minnesota that June and finished his first season as the team’s leading scorer with sixteen goals. His route to a prominent North American role was built through several European environments and increasing attacking responsibility.
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