Benteke, an ex-Aston Villa star, was crowned MLS' finest finisher Saturday after leading the league in scoring.

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• Christian Benteke wins MLS Golden Boot
• D.C. forward scored 23 regular season goals
• Finishes ahead of Suarez, Bouanga and Hernandez
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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Christian Benteke has won the 2024 MLS Golden Boot after finishing the regular season with 23 goals. The Belgian forward finished atop the league standings as the regular season wrapped Saturday evening with the conclusion of Decision Day 2024.

  The D.C. United star started in all 30 of his appearances for the this season, accumulating 2,601 minutes of regular season action across the campaign.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Benteke beat out the likes of LAFC's Denis Bouanga, Inter Miami's Luis Suarez and Columbus Crew's Cucho Hernandez to claim the 2024 award.

  Only three of Benteke's 23 goals came from the penalty spot, but he offered a 100 percent conversion rate from the spot when asked to. He surpassed his season-long expected-goals percentage, too, which was 20.61 xG.

  Additionally, he recorded seven assists, making it 30-total goal-contributions in 30 appearances.

• PREVIOUS GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS

  Over the past 10 years, LAFC are the club with the most individual winners, but ex-RBNY star Bradley Wright-Phillips is the only multi-year winner across the decade.

  Player	Club	Year	Goals
  Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	2014	27 goals
  Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	2015	22 goals
  Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	2016	24 goals
  Nemanja Nikolic	Chicago Fire	2017	24 goals
  Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	2018	31 goals
  Carlos Vela	LAFC	2019	34 goals
  Diego Rossi	LAFC	2020	14 goals
  Taty Castellanos	New York City FC	2021	19 goals
  Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	2022	23 goals
  Denis Bouanga	LAFC	2023	20 goals

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  WHAT NEXT FOR BENTEKE?

  D.C. were eliminated from the 2024 MLS postseason Saturday evening, falling just short in their search for playoff soccer. A 3-0 loss to Charlotte FC was not enough to get them over the line, as they exited contention due to Atlanta United having a better goal-differential after the two teams both ended on 40 points.

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