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Sporting KC captain Johnny Russell among Top 20 in MLS jersey sales  

Johnny Russell - Sporting KC vs. Seattle Sounders FC - Sept. 26, 2021

In conjunction with Jersey Week, Major League Soccer revealed the top 25 selling jerseys for the 2021 season. Included in that list as the 18th best-selling jersey is Sporting Kansas City’s own Johnny Russell.

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The rankings are based on overall retail sales of adidas MLS jerseys on MLSstore.com since the beginning of 2021.

2021 Best-Selling MLS Jerseys

  1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United)
  2. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC)
  3. Carlos Vela (LAFC)
  4. Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández (LA Galaxy)
  5. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC)
  6. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC)
  7. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United)
  8. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)
  9. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
  10. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy)
  11. Nani (Orlando City)
  12. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
  13. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC)
  14. Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United FC)
  15. Brenner (FC Cincinnati)
  16. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew)
  17. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
  18. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City)
  19. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
  20. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union)
  21. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF)
  22. Diego Chará (Portland Timbers)
  23. Alex Ring (Austin FC)
  24. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC)
  25. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

In his fourth season with SKC, Russell continues to punish opposing defenses. In 23 starts, the forward has scored an MLS career-high 12 times and accumulated seven assists. He also set the SKC scoring streak record by scoring in seven consecutive games. Russell’s game-winning goal against Seattle gave him 37 career goals, tying former Colorado Rapids striker John Spencer for most MLS goals by a Scottish player.