CARSON, Calif. – Landon Donovan has cemented his place as the league’s all-time assist king by pulling level with New England Revolution mainstay Steve Ralston’s record of 135 career assists, but he also has a chance to have one of the best assist seasons in league history.
Donovan has tallied a league-leading 18 assists which is the highest total in seven seasons. With one more assist this season; Donovan will not only take sole possession of the record, but also tie five other players who tallied a total of 19 helpers in a single season.
Even if Donovan can take sole possession of the second highest single season assist total, it’ll be a stretch for him to catch Valderrama’s top mark of 26 assists in the 2006.
A complete table of Donovan's pursuit is below.
Rank |
Player |
Assists |
|---|---|---|
1st |
<p>Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay Mutiny, 2000)</p> |
<p>26</p> |
T-2nd |
<p>Marco Etcheverry (DC United 1996 & DC United, 1998)</p> |
<p>19</p> |
T-2nd |
<p>Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew, 2008)</p> |
<p>19</p> |
T-2nd |
<p>Steve Ralston (New England Revolution, 2002)</p> |
<p>19</p> |
T-2nd |
<p>Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay Mutiny, 1999)</p> |
<p>19</p> |
3rd |
<p>Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy, 2014)</p> |
<p>18</p> |
