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Christian Benteke D.C. United 2024IMGAN
Jacob Schneider

D.C. United's Christian Benteke wins 2024 MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals

Benteke, an ex-Aston Villa star, was crowned MLS' finest finisher Saturday after leading the league in scoring.

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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Christian Benteke has won the 2024 MLS Golden Boot after finishing the regular season with 23 goals. The Belgian forward finished atop the league standings as the regular season wrapped Saturday evening with the conclusion of Decision Day 2024.

    The D.C. United star started in all 30 of his appearances for the Black-and-Red this season, accumulating 2,601 minutes of regular season action across the campaign.

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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Benteke beat out the likes of LAFC's Denis Bouanga, Inter Miami's Luis Suarez and Columbus Crew's Cucho Hernandez to claim the 2024 award.

    Only three of Benteke's 23 goals came from the penalty spot, but he offered a 100 percent conversion rate from the spot when asked to. He surpassed his season-long expected-goals percentage, too, which was 20.61 xG.

    Additionally, he recorded seven assists, making it 30-total goal-contributions in 30 appearances.

  • PREVIOUS GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS

    Over the past 10 years, LAFC are the club with the most individual winners, but ex-RBNY star Bradley Wright-Phillips is the only multi-year winner across the decade.

    PlayerClubYearGoals
    Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls201427 goals
    Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC201522 goals
    Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls201624 goals
    Nemanja NikolicChicago Fire201724 goals
    Josef MartinezAtlanta United201831 goals
    Carlos VelaLAFC201934 goals
    Diego RossiLAFC202014 goals
    Taty CastellanosNew York City FC202119 goals
    Hany MukhtarNashville SC202223 goals
    Denis BouangaLAFC202320 goals
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    WHAT NEXT FOR BENTEKE?

    D.C. were eliminated from the 2024 MLS postseason Saturday evening, falling just short in their search for playoff soccer. A 3-0 loss to Charlotte FC was not enough to get them over the line, as they exited contention due to Atlanta United having a better goal-differential after the two teams both ended on 40 points.