Summary
Sam Surridge, an English soccer player for Nashville Soccer Club, is competing for the Golden Boot in Major League Soccer (MLS). He has scored 29 goals this season and is currently third behind Lionel Messi and Denis Bouanga. Surridge helped Nashville win its first professional sports championship in the US Open Cup.
Key Facts
- Sam Surridge plays for Nashville Soccer Club and has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season.
- Surridge is third in the MLS top scorer race with 23 goals, behind Lionel Messi (26) and Denis Bouanga (24).
- Nashville Soccer Club won the US Open Cup, marking the first pro sports championship for a Tennessee team.
- Nashville's Geodis Park, home to the soccer club, was opened in 2022 and holds over 30,000 fans.
- Nashville's sports culture includes NFL's Tennessee Titans and NHL's Nashville Predators.
- Surridge expects the 2026 World Cup in North America to raise soccer's profile in the USA, despite concerns about playing in the heat.
- Nashville Soccer Club was founded nine years ago and joined MLS in 2020.
- Surridge notes that soccer is growing in Nashville, a city traditionally known for other sports.
