Morris becomes Sounders’ all-time goals leader in 5-2 win over LAFC

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris became the franchise’s career leader for goals scored, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored his first MLS goal and the Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 5-2 on Saturday.

Seattle Sounders 5, Los Angeles FC 2: Match detail

Morris scored his 87th career goal in the 77th minute to make it 3-1, moving past Raúl Ruidíaz on the club’s all-time list. Ruidíaz scored 71 goals in the MLS regular season for Seattle (1-1-1), two more than Morris, a 30-year-old Seattle native.

Jordan Morris scores the 87th goal of his @SoundersFC career, making him the all-time leading scorer for the club. ☝️

Seattle lead 3-1 at home! pic.twitter.com/KFxlVlMDQJ

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 8, 2025

Paul Rothrock scored from well outside the area — his first goal of the season — to give the Sounders the lead for good in the 57th minute at 2-1. Christian Roldan subbed on in the 71st minute and his goal in the 84th made it a two-goal lead. Albert Rusnák added a stoppage-time goal and two assists for the Sounders.

David Martínez scored his first goal of the season for LAFC (2-1-0) to make it 4-2 in the second minute of stoppage time. The 19-year-old midfielder scored four goals as a rookie last season.

Kossa-Rienzi scored in the 11th minute to give the Sounders a 1-0 lead. The 22-year-old won a long ball played ahead down the right side by Jesús Ferreira from LAFC’s Artem Smolyakov, cut back at the at the corner of the 6-yard box as the defender slid by and ripped a left-footed shot inside the back post and into the side net.

After Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas mishandled a corner kick played in by Smolyakov, Nathan Ordaz had a one-touch shot blocked by Seattle’s João Paulo, but he slammed home the rebound from point-blank range to make it 1-1 in the 38th.

The 21-year Ordaz and Kossa-Rienzi became the eighth and ninth players to score a goal in the MLS this season after spending time in MLS Next Pro, a developmental league launched by MLS in 2022.

Seattle’s Son 💚

Jordan Morris etched his name into the history books today! pic.twitter.com/dPPGGHZXX4

— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) March 9, 2025

Last time: Seattle Sounders allow another own goal in 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake

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