In honor of Cinco de Mayo, the popular celebration of Mexican victory over French forces at the 1862 Battle of Puebla, here are the top 29 Mexican-born goalscorers in MLS regular season history (courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau):
| Player | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Erick “Cubo” Torres (CHV 13-14, HOU 15-16) | 58 | 22 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire 07-09) | 62 | 16 |
| Damian (DAL 97-98, NE 98) | 34 | 15 |
| Carlos Hermosillo (LA Galaxy 98-99) | 34 | 14 |
| Luis “El Matador” Hernandez (LA Galaxy 00-01) | 30 | 12 |
| Antonio “Chivas” Martinez (DAL 00-03, LA 03, CHV 05) | 97 | 10 |
| Missael Espinoza (San Jose Clash 96) | 26 | 10 |
| Martin Vasquez (TB 96-97, SJ 98) | 87 | 9 |
| Claudio “El Emperador” Suarez (Chivas USA 06-09) | 64 | 9 |
| Juan Pablo Garcia (Chivas USA 05-06) | 38 | 9 |
| Omar Bravo (Sporting Kansas City 11) | 27 | 9 |
| Eduardo Lillingston (Chivas USA 09-10) | 25 | 8 |
| Juan Francisco “Paco” Palencia (Chivas USA 05-06) | 32 | 7 |
| Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy 15-16) | 15 | 7 |
| Jose Vasquez (LA Galaxy 96-99) | 27 | 6 |
| Hugo Sanchez (Dallas Burn 96) | 23 | 6 |
| Francisco “Panchito” Mendoza (Chivas USA 05-08, 11) | 123 | 5 |
| David Estrada (SEA 10-14, DC 14) | 50 | 5 |
| David Patino (Colorado Rapids 97) | 23 | 5 |
| Gonzalo Pineda (Seattle Sounders 14-15) | 56 | 4 |
| Hector Cuadrados (Chivas USA 05) | 26 | 4 |
| Isaac Romo (Chivas USA 05) | 25 | 3 |
| Sammy Ochoa (Seattle Sounders 11-13) | 17 | 3 |
| Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes 11-13) | 79 | 2 |
| Pavel Pardo (Chicago Fire 11-12) | 41 | 2 |
| Ramon Ramirez (Chivas USA 05-06) | 31 | 2 |
| Ruben Luna (FC Dallas 10-12) | 26 | 2 |
| Luis Angel Landin (Houston Dynamo 09-10) | 16 | 2 |
| Francisco Uribe (San Jose Clash 98) | 12 | 2 |
| bold-denotes active player | ||
In addition to Torres and dos Santos, other active players who were born in Mexico include Miguel Aguilar, Raul Mendiola, Tony Alfaro and Lalo Fernandez.
