Donovan Joins the 20 Goal Club

With his penalty kick goal against Dario Sala this weekend, Landon Donovan became just the ninth player in MLS history to score 20 or more goals in a season. His 20 goals tied him for the eighth-best season total in history.

Player            TM  GM G  Year
1 Roy Lassiter    TB  30 27 1996
2 Stern John      CLB 27 26 1998
  Mamadou Diallo  TB  28 26 2000
4 Carlos Ruiz     LA  26 24 2002
5 Taylor Twellman NE  28 23 2002
  Raul Diaz Arce  DC  28 23 1996
7 Eduardo Hurtado LA  26 21 1996
8 Luciano Emilio  DC  29 20 2007
  Landon Donovan  LA  25 20 2008

A couple of random notes about this feat:

• Donovan is the first player to do so in a season other than his first in the league.
• This is the first time the league has had 20-goal scorers in consecutive years, as Luciano Emilio did it last year.

Sadly my guess is that this will be his last season in Major League Soccer. Europe awaits...