Brian Gutiérrez among top-selling Major League Soccer jerseys of 2024

Laura Warren Senior Vice President, General Counsel | Chicago Fire FC Website

By Chicago City Wire

Sep 17, 2024

Chicago Fire FC midfielder Brian Gutiérrez has been included in the list of the top-selling adidas Major League Soccer (MLS) jerseys sold on MLSstore.com, as announced by the League on Tuesday.

Gutiérrez, who made his debut on the list earlier this season, is ranked No. 20. He represents one of 14 MLS clubs to have a player featured among the top 25 most popular jerseys sold in 2024. The midfielder is also notable for being one of six players aged 25 or younger and one of only four players from the United States to appear on the list.

The top five positions are held by players from four clubs: Inter Miami CF (Lionel Messi – No. 1, Luis Suárez – No. 2), LAFC (Denis Bouanga – No. 3), FC Cincinnati (Luciano Acosta – No. 4), and Columbus Crew (Cucho Hernández – No. 5). Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders FC each have four players appearing on the list: Messi, Suárez, Sergio Busquets (No. 11), Jordi Alba (No. 15) for Inter Miami; and Jordan Morris (No. 9), Pedro de la Vega (No. 10), João Paulo (No. 21), Raúl Ruidíaz (No. 24) for Seattle Sounders FC.

Additional highlights include:

- Four first-year MLS players: Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC), Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls), Olivier Giroud (LAFC), Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).

- Six players aged 25 or younger: Pedro de la Vega (23), Brian Gutiérrez (21), Cucho Hernández (25), Riqui Puig (25), Jacob Shaffelburg (24), John Tolkin (22).

- Three U.S. Men’s National Team members: Jordan Morris, Darlington Nagbe, John Tolkin.

- Three FIFA World Cup winners: Sergio Busquets (Spain), Olivier Giroud (France), Lionel Messi (Argentina).

- Eight FIFA World Cup participants: Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Emil Forsberg, Olivier Giroud, Lionel Messi, Jordan Morris, Raúl Ruidíaz, Luis Suárez.

- Eleven MLS All-Star selections in 2024: Luciano Acosta, Jordi Alba, Christian Benteke, Sergio Busquets, Denis Bouanga, Cucho Hernández, Lionel Messi, Hany Mukhtar, Darlington Nagbe, Riqui Puig, Luis Suárez.

- Two Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award winners: Luciano Acosta and Hany Mukhtar.

- Six MLS Cup winners presented by Audi: Denis Bouanga, Diego Chará, Cucho Hernández, Jordan Morris; Darlington Nagbe; Raúl Ruidíaz.

Players from fourteen different countries are represented:

Argentina - Luciano Acosta; Pedro de la Vega; Sebastián Driussi; Lionel Messi

Belgium - Christian Benteke

Brazil - João Klauss; João Paulo

Canada - Jacob Shaffelburg

Colombia - Diego Chará; Cucho Hernández

France - Olivier Giroud

Gabon - Denis Bouanga

Germany - Eduard Löwen; Hany Mukhtar

Hungary - Dániel Gazdag