#1 Landon Donovan - 136 assists
Landon Donovan is one of the most decorated US footballers of all-time. The prestigious MLS MVP award is given to the best player of the year, Donovan himself received the award four times during his career. To honour the player's achievements in the sport the MLS renamed the award to the Landon Donovan MVP award.
The American attacking player holds the record for completing the most number of assists in the league's history, since its inception in 1996, with 136 assists to his name. Donovon spent a large part of his young career learning the game he loves in Germany, before cementing his legacy as one of the most successful MLS players in its young history.
A decorated player for the national team as well, Donovan is the second most capped US footballer and is joint-first with Clint Dempsey as the most prolific goal-scorer the country has ever produced. In 2017, Donovan joined a small group of private partnership owners in a bid to bring an MLS franchise to San Diego, California, similar to what Beckham is trying to achieve with Miami.