Lionel Messi has been the undisputed face of MLS since his arrival in 2023. The Argentine adapted quickly with Inter Miami, securing both team titles and individual accolades, such as the 2025 MLS Golden Boot with 29 goals in the regular season. However, Thomas Muller, the star of the Vancouver Whitecaps, needed just seven matches to shatter one of Messi’s core efficiency marks.

Muller‘s adaptation to the league has been seamless, as he has recorded seven goals and three assists in just seven appearances. This output makes the German the new leader on the league’s goals-per-90-minute chart, averaging an explosive 1.16 goals per game, narrowly eclipsing Messi’s 1.08 and Son Heung-min’s 1.00 for LAFC.

The experienced 36-year-old German striker decided to leave Bayern Munich—where he spent

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