Lionel Messi has generated a revolution since his arrival in soccer in the United States. His impact was felt both on and off the field, with thousands of fans willing to do anything to see him in action and also to buy his shirt.
In just a handful of months, the Argentine already leads the ranking of shirts sold in Major League Soccer, something that is not too surprising. The interesting thing about the list shared by the league is that the next player is the Brazilian João Klauss, who is enjoying a spectacular present with St. Louis City SC.
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João Klauss, the best-selling shirt in the MLS after Messi
The native of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, is one of the main reasons why his team leads the Western Conference with 56 points: the forward has 10 goals in 17 games in his first season in MLS. Trained in the Internacional youth team, Klauss wore the colors of Gremio and São José before leaving for European football. On the Old Continent, he represented Austria’s LASK, Standard Liege in Belgium and Germany’s Hoffenheim, among others.
The 🐐 tops the list of top-selling jerseys in MLS in 2023.
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— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 29, 2023
Now, he is the St. Louis figure who dreams of the title and his shirt was in greater demand than that of figures like Carlos Vela, Xherdan Shaqiri or Chicharito Hernández, among others.
The 25 best-selling MLS jerseys this year
- Lionel Messi – Inter Miami CF
- João Klauss – St. Louis City SC
- Hany Mukhtar – Nashville SC
- Sebastian Driussi – Austin FC
- Carlos Vela – Los Angeles Football Club
- Jordan Morris – Seattle Sounders FC
- Raúl Ruidíaz – Seattle Sounders FC
- Thiago Almada – Atlanta United
- Eduard Löwen – St. Louis City SC
- Cristian Roldan – Seattle Sounders FC
- Walker Zimmerman – Nashville SC
- Chicharito Hernandez – LA Galaxy
- Sergio Busquets – Inter Miami CF
- Tim Parker – St. Louis City SC
- Riqui Puig – LA Galaxy
- Brandon Vazquez – FC Cincinnati
- Karol Swiderski – Charlotte FC
- John Tolkin – New York Red Bulls
- Diego Chara – Portland Timbers
- Dénis Bouanga – Los Angeles Football Club
- Josef Martínez – Inter Miami CF
- Carles Gil – New England Revolution
- Dániel Gazdag – Philadelphia Union
- Enzo Copetti – Charlotte FC
- Xherdan Shaqiri – Chicago Fire FC
