"Surridge's goal for Nashville in their 2-1 defeat against Cincinnati has taken him on to 21 goals, two clear of Inter Miami's Messi in the battle to be MLS top scorer. Nashille only have four games left of the 34-game regular season (on which the Golden Boot is judged) - while Inter Miami, who took part in the Club World Cup, have eight remaining. Several other players are close on their tails too, including 18-goal LAFC man Denis Bouanga."
"Meanwhile Surridge's best league goalscoring season was eight in League Two. Former England Under-21 striker Surridge, now 27, started his professional career with Bournemouth. Loans followed at local non-league sides Weymouth and Poole, League Two clubs Yeovil and Oldham and then Championship side Swansea. He then moved on to Stoke and Nottingham Forest on permanent deals - and helped the latter into the Premier League in 2022-23. "You got to ask this guy how many different clubs he's played for," his MLS team-mate Alex Muyl said. "We do a thing in preseason where we talk about our journey, and he spent the first five minutes just listing clubs that he's been at.""
Sam Surridge has 21 goals for Nashville and leads the MLS Golden Boot race, two goals ahead of Lionel Messi who has 19. Nashville have four regular-season games remaining while Inter Miami have eight after participating in the Club World Cup. Several players trail the leaders, including LAFC's Denis Bouanga with 18 goals. Messi, 38, has scored 61 goals in 74 appearances for Inter Miami and has not won the MLS Golden Boot despite eight Pichichi titles and five European Shoes. Surridge scored 12 MLS goals last season, moved to MLS for about £5m in 2023, and has 43 goals in total for Nashville.
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