Our piece in August 2012 attracted lots of reactions and comments so we decided to update our list of the cheapest and costliest goals scored in MLS this season based on the MLS’ Players Union’ Guaranteed Compensation numbers published on October 1.
Three of the 10 cheapest goals scored this season were by San Jose Earthquakes members. Using the simple (Guaranteed Compensation $ / goals scored) division, Simon Dawkins’ goals are valued at $ 6,250. Golden boot winner, team mate Chris Wondolowski holds the 10th spot ($11,111) while Alan Gordon is sixth ($9,230).
At the other end of the spectrum, no surprises with five DPs on top and seven of the Top 10. IN this group, Aussie international Tim Cahill from NYRB heads the pack at ($3.6M), followed by Canadian Julian DeGuzman ($1.91M) and TFC’s German DP Torsten Frings ($1.2M).
Five of the 10 most expensive goals were scored by players who wore the uniform of one of the three Canadian clubs in MLS, including Montreal’s Marco DiVaio (7th, $387K) and Vancouver’s Kenny Miller (4th, $619K) and Jay DeMerit (10th, $350K).
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THE TOP 10 LEAST EXPENSIVE GOALS IN MLS (2012)
1. Simon Dawkins (SJ) $6,250
2. Eddie Johnson (SEA) $7,595
3. Jaime Castrillon (COL) $8,547
4. Kamani Hill (COL) $8,801
5. C.J. Sapong (KC) $9,111
6. Alan Gordon (SJ) $9,230
7. Fabian Castillo (DAL) $9,375
8. Lee Nguyen (N.-A.) $10,100
9. Antoine Hoppenot (PHL) $11,000
10. Chris Wondolowski (SJ) $11,111
THE TOP 20 MOST EXPENSIVE GOALS IN MLS (2012)
1. Tim Cahill (NY) $ 3,624,999
2. Julian DeGuzman (TOR/DAL) $ 1,910,746
3. Torsten Frings (TOR) $ 1,206,833
4. Kenny Miller (VAN) $ 619,658
5. David Beckham (LA) $ 571,428
6. Benny Feilhaber (N.-A.) $ 446,000
7. Marco Di Vaio (MON) $ 387,501
8. Thierry Henry (NY) $ 373,333
9. David Ferreira (DAL) $ 352,500
10. Jay DeMerit (VAN) $ 350,000
11. Ricardo Clark (HOU) $ 293,750
12. Fernando Bonjour (VAN) $ 276,987
13. Danny Califf (PHI/CHV) $ 275,000
14. Landon Donovan (LA) $ 266,666
15. Omar Gonzalez (LA) $ 257,000
16. Julio Cesar (KC) $ 255,750
17. Paulo Nagamura (KC) $ 255,500
18. Chad Barrett (LA) $ 253,333
19. Pavel Pardo (CHI) $ 250,000
20. Branko Boskovic (DC) $ 242,340
VALUE OF GOALS FOR TOP 10 GOALSCORERS
Chris Wondolowski (SJ) $ 11,111
Kenny Cooper (NY) $ 16,250
Alvaro Saborio (RSL) $ 23,860
Robbie Keane (LA) $ 213,577
Thierry Henry (NY) $ 373,333
Eddie Johnson (SEA) $ 7,595
Fredy Montero (SEA) $ 58,153
Alan Gordon (SJ) $ 9,230
Chris Pontius (DC) $ 13,854
Will Bruin (HOU) $ 11,250
Scoreless MLS Players earning over $ 250,000 in 2012:
Rafael Marquez (NY) $ 4,600,000
Christian Tiffert (SEA) $ 625,000
Darren O’Dea (TOR) $ 436,250
Richard Eckersley (TOR) $ 390,000
Marvell Wynne (COL) $ 326,666
Bakary Soumare (PHI) $ 280,000
Jamison Olave (RSL) $ 250,000