Editor’s note: Data current as of the afternoon of July 12, 2022, before the start of MLS Regular Season Week 20.
With less than 40 minutes to play in the 2021 MLS Regular Season, it seemed as though a D.C. United player would win the Golden Boot for the first time in a decade.
Having scored twice in five minutes to give his team a 3-1 lead in Toronto, Ola Kamara had set a personal record for goals scored in a season (19) and, in doing so, nudged ahead of Valentín “Taty” Castellanos in the Golden Boot race.