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Nashville SC forward Hany Mukhtar 4th player in MLS history with 5 straight seasons of 10 assists
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Historic feats are nothing new for Hany Mukhtar , and in Nashville SC's 5-1 win over Orlando City on Aug. 23, he accomplished another.
Mukhtar recorded his 10th assist of the season in the third minute when he passed to Sam Surridge for the opening goal. It's Mukhtar's fifth straight season with 10 or more assists, making him the fourth player in MLS history with such an achievement.
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Mukhtar joins Preki (eight seasons), Carlos Valderrama (five) and Robert Warzycha (five) with five straight seasons of at least 10 assists.
Aug 23, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar (10) celebrates his goal against the Orlando City during the first half at Geodis Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
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"I go game by game, do the best I can to perform," Mukhtar said. "These are just stats and just numbers. History in the league, it's a nice accomplishment, but in the end of the day we still have six more games and hopefully I will have a couple more."
Mukhtar, who was named an MLS All-Star this season for the fourth time in his career, scored two goals in the first half to help Nashville (14-8-5, 50 points) race to a 4-0 halftime lead over Orlando (13-7-8, 47 points). The 30-year-old has started every MLS game this season and has 14 goals and 11 assists. His 11th assist came on Jeisson Palacios' goal in stoppage time.
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Mukhtar joined NSC in 2020 and has become the club's all-time top scorer with 90 goals, 80 of them coming in MLS play. The German forward, who was named the league's MVP in 2022, is also Nashville's MLS leader in assists with 59.
Mukhtar and Surridge (20 goals, four assists) are the highest-scoring duo in MLS this season, ahead of San Diego FC 's Anders Dreyer and Hirving Lozano .
Surridge scored two goals against Orlando to take the lead in the Golden Boot race, ahead of Inter Miami star Lionel Messi , who has 19.
Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on X/Twitter @Jacob_Shames.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar makes MLS history with 10th assist
