FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham claimed the
2009 Golden Boot awarded to Major League Soccer's top goal scorer at the end
of the regular season.
Cunningham scored a career-high 17 goals to pace the league, one ahead of
Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey. He joins Taylor Twellman, Carlos Ruiz,
Stern John and Roy Lassiter as two-time Golden Boot winners after also winning
the award as a member of Real Salt Lake in 2006.
Cunningham is second all-time on the career goal-scoring list with 121 regular
season goals, just 10 behind D.C. United forward Jaime Moreno.
Below is a list of the MLS Golden Boot winners:
2009: 17 goals - Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas).
2008: 20 goals - Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).
2007: 20 goals - Luciano Emilio (D.C. United).
2006: 16 goals - Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake).
2005: 17 goals - Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution).
2004: 12 goals - Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn); Brian Ching (San Jose
Earthquakes).
2003: 15 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy); Taylor Twellman (New
England Revolution).
2002: 24 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy).
2001: 19 goals - Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion).
2000: 26 goals - Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny).
1999: 18 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew); Roy Lassiter (D.C. United); Jason
Kreis (Dallas Burn).
1998: 26 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew).
1997: 16 goals - Jaime Moreno (D.C. United).
1996: 27 goals - Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny).
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