CHICAGO (Oct. 22, 2017) – Chicago Fire forward Nemanja Nikolic has been named the 2017 MLS Golden Boot winner, finishing the regular season with a league-high 24 goals.
In his first year with the Fire, Nikolic broke the club’s 17-year-old goal scoring record of 18 goals, previously set by Ante Razov in 2000. Nikolic also became the quickest in club history to ten goals with his brace against the Colorado Raids on May 17.
Signed with the Fire on Dec. 20, 2016, the Hungarian international had six multi-goal games including a hat trick against the Philadelphia Union on Oct.