Gareth Bale has only been a Los Angeles FC player since late June, but he has the best-selling jersey in MLS throughout the entire season.
The Wales star topped the list released by the league on Monday, which is based on overall retail sales of jerseys on MLSstore.com since the beginning of 2022 season through September 1.
Bale made his debut for LAFC in July and has scored two goals in nine games so far. The 33-year-old has started just one match for LAFC as he continues to build up his fitness.
Coming in second on the list of top-selling jerseys is Charlotte FC defender Christian Fuchs, who joined the expansion side prior to the season after a long spell at Leicester City.
Rounding out the top five were LAFC forward Carlos Vela, LA Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez.
Top-selling MLS jerseys of 2022 season
| 1. | Gareth Bale | LAFC |
| 2. | Christian Fuchs | Charlotte FC |
| 3. | Carlos Vela | LAFC |
| 4. | Javier Hernández | LA Galaxy |
| 5. | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC |
| 6. | Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 7. | Karol Świderski | Charlotte FC |
| 8. | Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire FC |
| 9. | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 10. | Walker Zimmerman | Nashville SC |
| 11. | Valentín Castellanos | New York City FC |
| 12. | Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC |
| 13. | Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew |
| 14. | Cristian Roldan | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 15. | Diego Fagúndez | Austin FC |
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