Name: MLS Golden Boot 2004
Start: 2004-01-01
Location: Major League Soccer

About This Award

Brian Ching topped the goal-scoring charts with 12 goals for San Jose.

2004 MLS Awards

21 other awards

Award	Winner	Team
Landon Donovan MVP Award	Amado Guevara	MetroStars
MLS All-Star Game MVP	Freddy Adu	D.C. United
MLS Best XI	Joe Cannon	Colorado Rapids
MLS Best XI	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew
MLS Best XI	Eddie Pope	Real Salt Lake
MLS Best XI	Gonzalo Segares	Chicago Fire
MLS Best XI	Amado Guevara	MetroStars
MLS Best XI	Freddy Adu	D.C. United
MLS Best XI	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy
MLS Best XI	Kerry Zavagnin	Kansas City Wizards
MLS Best XI	Brian Ching	San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Best XI	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution
MLS Best XI	Edson Buddle	Columbus Crew
MLS Coach of the Year	Dominic Kinnear	San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Comeback Player of the Year	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy
MLS Cup MVP	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Defender of the Year	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year	Joe Cannon	Colorado Rapids
MLS Newcomer of the Year	Freddy Adu	D.C. United
Supporters' Shield	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew
US Open Cup Champion	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City Wizards

30 total winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	22 goals
2024	Christian Benteke	D.C. United	23 goals
2023	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	21 goals
2022	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	23 goals
2021	Valentin Castellanos	New York City FC	19 goals
2020	Diego Rossi	LAFC	14 goals
2019	Carlos Vela	LAFC	34 goals
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	31 goals
2017	Nemanja Nikolic	Chicago Fire	24 goals
2016	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	24 goals
2015	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	22 goals
2014	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	27 goals
2013	Camilo Sanvezzo	Vancouver Whitecaps	22 goals
2012	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	27 goals
2011	Dwayne De Rosario	D.C. United	16 goals
2010	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	18 goals
2009	Jeff Cunningham	FC Dallas	17 goals
2008	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	20 goals
2007	Luciano Emilio	D.C. United	20 goals
2006	Jeff Cunningham	Real Salt Lake	16 goals
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	17 goals
2003	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	15 goals
2002	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	24 goals
2001	Alex Pineda Chacon	Miami Fusion	19 goals
2000	Mamadou Diallo	Tampa Bay Mutiny	26 goals
1999	Jason Kreis	FC Dallas	18 goals
1998	Stern John	Columbus Crew	26 goals
1997	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	16 goals
1996	Roy Lassiter	Tampa Bay Mutiny	27 goals