Although the UEFA Euro came late into recognition, it made its name in a very short period of time. The European countries battle once every four years for the silverware. However, the top scorer has a different award to his name, generally known as the golden boot. In this article, we take a look at the list of golden boot winners in the previous 10 editions of the Euros.

Also Read: Top 10 Highest scorers in the history of the UEFA Euros (Updated)

List of Golden Boot Winners from the past 10 editions (1984-2020):

Michel Platini (1984)

In 1984, Platini captained France to success in the European Championship on home soil. However, his individual impact on the tournament was huge with nine of France's 14 goals in just five games. He was also the top goal scorer in Euro 1984. Platini also won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985.

Also Read: Highest International Goalscorers in football history

Marco van Basten (1988)

West Germany hosted the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament from 10 to 25 June 1988. The Netherlands were the European champions for the first time in history. Marco van Basten was the top scorer of the tournament and won the golden boot after scoring 5 goals in the tournament.

Henrik Larsen (1992)

Sweden hosted the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship between 10 and 26 June 1992. Denmark won the 1992 championship having qualified only after Yugoslavia was disqualified as a result of the breakup of the country. Henrik Larsen was the top scorer with 3 goals. However, Dennis Bergkamp, Tomas Brolin and Karl-Heinz Riedle were also level with him on 3 goals.

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Alan Shearer (1996)

The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 June 1996. It was the first European Championship to feature 16 finalists, following UEFA's decision to expand the tournament from eight teams. Although Alan Shearer was the top scorer of the tournament with 5 goals, his team England lost against the eventual champions Germany in the semi-finals.

Savo Milosevic (2000)

Belgium and Netherlands jointly hosted the Euro 2000. It was also the first time the tournament had been held in more than one nation. Savo Milošević was the top scorer with 5 goals along with Patrick Kluivert. However, France won the tournament and Zinedine Zidane was the player of the tournament.

Also read: Players With the Most Assists In Football History

Milan Baroš (2004)

The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship. Milan Baroš was the top scorer of the tournament with 5 goals in the tournament. The tournament was rich in surprises and upsets: Germany, Spain, and Italy were eliminated in the group stage while defending champions France were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Greece. Portugal recovered from an opening defeat against Greece to reach the final.

Also Read: Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or

David Villa (2008)

Austria and Switzerland jointly hosted the Euro 2008. David Villa was the top scorer in the tournament with 4 goals to his name. He played a very crucial part in Spain's title-winning run in 2008. David Villa was their main man going forward. The golden period of Spain which started after winning the Euro '08 saw the rise of players who went on to dominate world football.

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Fernando Torres (2012)

Poland and Ukraine jointly hosted the European Championship of 2012. Spain was literally unstoppable at that time, they crushed everyone that came in their way. The Spanish side was then the Euro 2008 champions, 2010 Worldcup winners and will further win the Euro '12. Fernando Torres, Mario Gomez and Alan Dzagoevwere all tied up at 3 goals for the golden boot award. However, Torres bagged the award on the number of assists and lesser minutes played. He had 3 goals and 1 assist in 189 minutes however, his counterpart Mario Gomez had 3 goals and 1 assist in 282 minutes. Meanwhile, Alan Dzagoev didn't provide an assist and was out of the golden boot contention.

Antoine Griezmann (2016)

France hosted the 15th edition of the tournament from 10 June to 10 July 2016. The hosts dominated the entire tournament but fell victim to Portugal at the extra time in the finals losing 0-1 against the Reds. Antoine Griezmann was one of the standout performers of the tournament. He won both the golden boot and the best player award for his heroic performances. The French-man had 6 goals and 2 assists in 555 minutes which rightfully earned him the above-mentioned awards.

Also read: Most Champions League titles won by Football Clubs

Cristiano Ronaldo (2020)

The Euro 2020 was postponed till 2021 because of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Although the tournament took place from 11 June to 11 July 2021 it will be known as Euro 2020. However, this version of Euro had no fixed hosts, the tournament revolved around 11 cities of Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo was named the top scorer of the tournament and won the golden boot despite a last-16 exit against Belgium. He managed to score 5 goals and provide 1 assist in the group of death. However, Patrik Schick of the Czech Republic had 5 goals to his name, Ronaldo clinched his award on the number of assists.

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The European leagues are up and running and we have already witnessed some great encounters between the top European teams. The hunt to win the European Golden Boot is also taking shape for the 2024-25 season.

Some big names from the Top five European leagues are already in full swing and they are scoring loads of goals to clinch the coveted annual award for the highest goalscorer in Europe. However, some young and talented players have enlisted themselves in the charts as well; even from outside of the top five European leagues.

According to the coefficient rankings updated by UEFA on 7 November 2024, the top five European Leagues are the English Premier League, Serie A (Italy), LaLiga (Spain), Bundesliga (Germany), and French Ligue 1 respectively. 

Sportzpoint brings you all the details about the leading goalscorers in the top five European leagues, details of the UEFA League ranking, and the leading goalscorers competing for the 2024-25 European Golden Boot.

The European Golden Boot Race

The Golden Boot is awarded by European Sports Media (ESM) which is a unified association of Football Magazine publications such as Marca, Kicker, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Frankfurter AZ, etc. They took over since 1996-97 season and started a new ranking system based on the position of the league for the respective players. 

The UEFA coefficient ranking is considered a measure for weighting points, with the principle being to acknowledge players who score in leagues of higher quality according to rankings which makes it tougher to find the back of the net.

The number of goals scored in the top five leagues of Europe are counted with a multiplier of two, while those from leagues ranked six to 21 receive a 1.5 multiplier, and goals from all other leagues are counted as one. This is how the points system works. 

However, in this season the chase has started and some familiar names are taking on each other. The 2023-24 Golden Boot winner Harry Kane and 2022-23 season's winner Erling Haaland both are eyeing to lift their second Golden Boot, whereas two-times winner Robert Lewandowski is still going strong as he leads the table right now. 

⚽️🏆 Players with the Most European Golden Boot Wins:

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: 6
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: 4
🇺🇾 Luis Suarez: 2
🇫🇷 Thierry Henry: 2
🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski: 2

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However, before looking at the players' list, here is the official UEFA ranking of league coefficients:

UEFA Ranking: League coefficients

Rank 1-5

Goalscorers from these five leagues receive a multiplier of 2. 

Rank 6-21

Goalscorers from these leagues ranked from 6 to 21, receive a multiplier of 1.5. 

Top goalscorers of the 2024-25 season in the top 5 European Leagues (as of 7 November 2024):

Premier League | England

1. Erling Haaland | 11 goals 

• Club: Manchester City
• Nationality: Norway
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 11

2. Bryan Mbuemo | 8 goals 

• Club: Brentford
• Nationality: Cameroon
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 8

3. Chris Wood | 8 goals 

• Club: Nottingham Forest
• Nationality: New Zealand
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 8

4. Cole Palmer | 7 goals 

• Club: Chelsea FC
• Nationality: England
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 7

5. Mohamed Salah | 7 goals

• Club: Liverpool FC
• Nationality: Egypt
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 7

Serie A | Italy

1. Mario Retegui | 11 goals 

• Club: Atalanta BC
• Nationality: Italy
• Appearances: 11
• Goals: 11

2. Marcus Thuram | 7 goals 

• Club: Inter Milan
• Nationality: France
• Appearances: 11
• Goals: 7

3. Ademola Lookman | 6 goals

• Club: Atalanta BC
• Nationality: Nigeria
• Appearances: 8
• Goals: 6

4. Dusan Vlahovic | 6 goals 

• Club: Juventus
• Nationality: Serbia
• Appearances: 11
• Goals: 6

5. Christian Pulisic | 5 goals

• Club: AC Milan
• Nationality: USA
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 5

LaLiga | Spain 

1. Robert Lewandowski | 14 goals 

• Club: FC Barcelona
• Nationality: Poland
• Appearances: 12
• Goals: 14

2. Ayoze Perez | 7 goals 

• Club: Villarreal
• Nationality: Spain
• Appearances: 8
• Goals: 7

3. Raphinha | 7 goals

• Club: FC Barcelona
• Nationality: Brazil
• Appearances: 12
• Goals: 7

4. Ante Budimir | 6 goals 

• Club: CA Osasuna
• Nationality: Croatia
• Appearances: 12
• Goals: 6

5. Kylian Mbappe | 6 goals

• Club: Real Madrid
• Nationality: France
• Appearances: 12
• Goals: 6

Bundesliga | Germany 

1. Harry Kane | 11 goals 

• Club: Bayern Munich
• Nationality: England
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 11

2. Omar Marmoush | 10 goals 

• Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
• Nationality: Egypt
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 10

3. Victor Boniface | 6 goals

• Club: Bayer Leverkusen 
• Nationality: Nigeria
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 6

4. Tim Kleindienst | 6 goals 

• Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
• Nationality: Germany
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 6

5. Lois Openda | 5 goals

• Club: RB Leipzig
• Nationality: Belgium
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 5

Ligue 1 | France

1. Bradley Barcola | 8 goals 

• Club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Nationality: France
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 8

2. Mason Greenwood | 7 goals 

• Club: Olympique de Marseille
• Nationality: England
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 7

3. Jonathan David | 7 goals

• Club: Lille OSC
• Nationality: Canada
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 7

4. Evann Guessand | 6 goals 

• Club: OGC Nice
• Nationality: France
• Appearances: 10
• Goals: 6

5. Andrey Santos | 5 goals

• Club: Strasbourg
• Nationality: Brazil
• Appearances: 9
• Goals: 5

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The Ultimate European Golden Boot Race (Among the top 10 European Leagues according to UEFA coefficient rankings)

Considering the players from the top 10 European leagues in this list, this is what the current race of chasing the 2024-25 European Golden Boot looks like:

When we hear the football word, the first thing that comes to our mind is "Goal". The word Goal is attached with another word Striker. A Striker's first priority is scoring goals. In the modern era of football, we have witnessed some exceptional strikers throughout the world. Premier League is considered the best football league in the world. If a striker needs to prove his goal-scoring ability, there is hardly any other stage to prove it. Premier League 2023-24 season is witnessing the performances of some phenomenal strikers.

From the start, the Premier League was the place to see goal scorers. The way the league has evolved over time has brought a huge variety in the styles of strikers. Premier League had some strikers who made their goal-scoring ability a piece of art. The English league has witnessed the Greatness of "Alan Shearer", "Thierry Henry", "Wayne Rooney", "Dennis Bergkamp", "Andrew Cole", "Didier Drogba", "Eric Cantona" & many more Legends of Football. In recent times, Premier League is observing even more who are going to share the place with the legends in the upcoming years. Let's go through the 2023-24 top 5 goal scorers list of the Premier League.

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Premier League 2023-24 Stats: Top Goal Scorers

Erling Braut Haaland is a sensation. He joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in the 2022 summer transfer window for a record fee. Haaland was scoring goals in the Bundesliga for fun. The football pundits commented on his injury record and the value of the Bundesliga League.

They didn't consider the German League as a top-tier league because of the dominance of only a single club. Premier League is a place where one can prove himself right because of the attraction it has gained over the last time period.

Erling Haaland started his journey with a storm like a man on a mission and he did end up with Golden Boot Award, scoring 36 goals in 35 matches. He also started this season in hurry and have already scored 18 goals in 22 appearances for Manchester City. The season have gone past its halfway and he is in touching distance to winning Golden Boot. If the Norwegian continues his goal scoring prowess, then he can break his own record too.

Ollie Watkins was only providing assists during the early stages of the season, but now proving an all-round threat. Aston Villa is sitting in the top 4 right now and lots of its credit goes to Watkins. Watkins has already scored 16 goals in the Premier League 2023-24 season. He also owns 10 assists.

The English International is the first player to reach 25-plus goals involvement (26) in the Premier League 2023-24 season. Playing his 136th Premier League match, Watkins has raced to a total of 56 Premier League goals. He also owns 23 assists.

Mohamed Salah owns the third spot for now with 15 goals to his name. The Egyptian winger hasn't disappointed Klopp so far since making his debut in 2017. He is once again producing a brilliant season, helping Liverpool charge for the title. Salah has also contributed with 9 assists so far this season. This is going to be Klopp's last season in Liverpool and Salah would very much like to bid him goodbye with plenty of goals and trophies.

Jarrod Bowen scored his first English Premier League hat trick for West Ham when they beat Brentford 4-2 recently. Bowen is a huge threat for any opposition team as he is both a goal scorer and a creator. He can threaten the opposition defence constantly with his pace and skill. The English International has already contributed with 14 goals and 3 assists. Gareth Southgate now has so many options to choose upon for the Euros and before that, Bowen would like to continue his brilliant goal scoring form.

Dominic Solanke registered a brilliant 13 goal contributions in the top flight last season and he is continuing that this season too. Solanke is scoring goals for fun and he is leading Bournemouth from the front. Solanke has also contributed with 14 goals and 3 assists. Another English International who is in fine form this season.

The legendary Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho has won more than he's lost, having lifted countless pieces of silverware. But when things don't quite work out as planned, he's brilliant value – an absolute quote goldmine for any back page editor worth their salt.

Here are six occasions in which Jose Mourinho was a monumentally sore loser after suffering defeat.

Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2005

Luis Garcia's ghost goal lives in European footballing infamy. It ultimately proved the difference as Rafael Benitez's Liverpool qualified for the Champions League final at Chelsea's expense in 2005 – and Mourinho responded in a characteristically measured fashion. Ahem.

"Bring out the linesman and ask him why he awarded the goal," Mourinho responded.

"It must be 100% in and he must be 100% sure it is.

"My players say it's not a goal. Other people say nobody can confirm it was a goal. Only one person decided the future of a team and of players who have never played in a Champions League final.

"Players make mistakes and he made a mistake. But I must accept that. Football is sometimes cruel. It sometimes goes your way and sometimes it goes against you.

"They scored if you can say that. You can say the linesman's scored. It was a goal coming from the moon or from the Anfield Road stands."

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Chelsea vs Barcelona, 2006

Mourinho had previously served as an assistant to Bobby Robson at the Camp Nou but his past in Catalonia didn't stop him giving it both barrels to Barcelona's golden boy after Chelsea full-back Asier del Horno was sent off for fouling Lionel Messi.

"Can we suspend Messi for what you call in Barcelona play-acting?" Mourinho asked afterwards. "Barcelona is a very cultured city. It's a place where they understand all about the theatre.

"I think it's of course not a red card. The kid is not just a very good player; he's more than that. He jumps and provokes contact with Del Horno and because of that the referee gives him the red card.

"It's not a red card. Of course not, and for the second time we have to play 55-60 minutes without a man and that is completely different."

Mourinho interviewed for the vacancy at Barcelona a couple of years later but the club hired Guardiola instead. Some believe that his comments and tactics were a key reason for him not landing the job.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona,  2011

Barcelona and Real Madrid's epic rivalry reached white-hot new heights when the two clubs faced off four times in the space of three weeks in April 2011.

Pep Guardiola and Mourinho already had a war of words after Madrid beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final and Mourinho didn't back down after losing the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

The Los Blancos coach was incensed by the decision to send off Pepe and went on to go full tinfoil hat about it.

"If I tell UEFA what I really think and feel, my career would end now," Mourinho said.

"Instead I will just ask a question to which I hope one day to get a response: Why? Why? Why Ovrebo? Why Busacca? Why De Bleeckere? Why Stark? Why?

"Because every semi-final the same things happen. We are talking about an absolutely fantastic football team, so why do they need that? Why? Why does a team as good as they are need something that is so obvious that everyone sees it?"

Mourinho's comments earned him a five-match touchline ban and a €50,000 fine.

Chelsea vs Southampton, 2015

Mourinho didn't mince his words with a mammoth seven-minute interview after a 3-1 home defeat to Southampton left Chelsea sitting 16th in the Premier League table in October 2015.

"I think it's time to be a little bit honest and to say, clearly, the referees are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea," he said in a Sky Sports interview.

" the result 1-1, it's a huge penalty, and once more we don't get .

"I repeat, if the FA wants to punish me they can punish me. They don't punish other managers, they punish me, it's not a problem for me.

"I want to say it again – referees are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea. Why? Because when they give there is always a question mark from you, there is always a question, there is always a critic, so we are always punished."

Man Utd vs Sevilla, 2018

Mourinho was keen to offer a healthy dose of perspective with a history lesson after Manchester United's Champions League elimination at the hands of Sevilla in 2018.

"I say to the fans that the fans are the fans and have the right to their opinions and reactions but there is something that I used to call football heritage," he said after the final whistle.

"And what a manager inherits is something like the last time Manchester United won the Champions League which didn't happen a lot of times, was in 2008.

"So in seven years with four different managers, once not qualify for Europe, twice out in the group phase and the best was the quarter-final, this is football heritage and if you want to go to the Premier League, the last victory was 2012-13 and in the four consecutive seasons United finish fourth fifth, sixth and seventh."

Roma vs Sevilla, 2023

Sevilla's football heritage proved stronger than Mourinho's in the ill-tempered and supremely niggly 2023 Europa League final.

A total of 146 minutes – including 26(!) of injury time – were played out in Budapest before Sevilla triumphed on penalties, ending Mourinho's 100% record of winning European finals. No fewer than 13 bookings were dished out – seven for Roma, including Mourinho himself (naturally).

"Next year we won't be playing the Champions League and that's a good thing because we're not made for it," Mourinho told reporters in his post-match press conference.

"And let's hope that Taylor, only officiates games in the Champions League and does the same bullsh*t there that he did tonight, and not in the Europa League.

"It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time. Today in all the dubious episodes, the yellow cards, the referee blew the whistle in favour of Sevilla."

The 60-year-old proceeded to make sure his dignity remained intact by doing his best Didier Drogba impression and chasing after Antony Taylor in the car park, yelling "It's a f*cking disgrace!".

Sevilla vs AS Roma  ended on high drama 4-1 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League for a record-extending seventh time for Sevilla. Handing Jose Mourinho his first defeat in six European finals.

Sevilla keeper Yassine Bounou saved spot kicks from Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez while Sevilla were flawless in their execution, scoring their first four. The game had finished 1-1 after extra time.

Paulo Dybala gave the Italians the lead from a counter-attack in the 35th minute but Sevilla then took control of the game and found the equaliser thanks to an own-goal by Mancini in the 55th minute.

The win means Sevilla will compete in next season's Champions League despite finishing outside the top four in the LaLiga.

Sevilla vs AS Roma: Match Summary

Gonzalo Montiel's retaken spot kick ensured that Sevilla became Europa League champions for the seventh time in their history as they defeated Jose Mourinho's Roma on penalties at the end of a torturous final in Budapest.

Sevilla dominated the ball for large swathes of the first half, but couldn't break down Mourinho's resolute side and it was the Italian outfit that took the lead just after the half hour mark when Paolo Dybala, an injury doubt coming into the game, fired calmly past Bounou to send the Roma fans into delirium.

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Still Sevilla dominated, with Ivan Rakitic hitting the inside of the post in first-half stoppage time as Jose Mourinho's side held on.

The second half of Sevilla vs AS Roma, however, was a different story. With Sevilla introducing both Luis Ocampos and Suso, the European specialists looked much more of a threat and deservedly levelled the tie 10 minutes into the second half when Gianluca Mancini could only bundle a Jesus Navas cross into his own net.

Twenty minutes later, Sevilla's pressure looked as though it had forced another mistake from Roma, only for VAR to overturn Anthony Taylor's decision to award a penalty for a clumsy-looking challenge from Ibanez.

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Extra time beckoned, with neither side threatening, and an extra 30 minutes failed to seperate the sides either in a game that turned into a low quality affair, leaving the two sides only to be seperated by a penalty shoot out.

Roma defenders Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez both saw their efforts saved and hit the woodwork, leaving Gonzalo Montiel to slot home the winner as he did for Argentina in the World Cup six months prior.

He too missed, but was handed a second chance when the referee spotted encroachment, and made no mistake second time round, handing the Spanish giants an unprecedented seventh Europa League title.

Goals are the prime reason for us to watch football. There is nothing better sight in Football than watching your favourite team and player hit the ball back of the net. The Strikers get loved by the fans more than anyone as they regularly finished on the scoresheet. There are many legendary goalscorers in football history who have proven their worth every single time stepping on the field. Today, we will take a look at the players with the Most Goals in a Season in Europe's Top Five Leagues in the last 24 Seasons.

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Europe's Top Five Leagues: Most Goals in a Season by a Player

England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1, and Germany's Bundesliga are the five biggest leagues in Europe. The top five leagues represent the continent's best teams. The top teams have a global fanbase and the best players in European Football must have to play in the biggest and most challenging stages to prove themselves worthy all the time. Those teams produce some talents or bring some talents from other regions of the world and then nurture them to become the Ultimate Superstars of the Footballing World.

Every Goalscorer worth his salt dreams of making it big in the top five European leagues as those leagues are the most famous and challenging in the whole world. If a Striker scores goals on a regular basis in the best leagues then they must be special to be out there.

European Golden Shoe:

The European Golden Shoe (Mostly referred to as the European Golden Boot) is an award that is given to the player who finishes the season as the leading league scorer across all of Europe's top divisions. It was first introduced for the 1967-68 season by French football magazine L'Equipe - who called the award the Soulier d'Or, which translates to 'Golden Shoe'. Now it is presented on an annual basis.

Since ESM took over the running of the Golden Shoe award in 1996-97, a points system based on league strength has been utilized in order to find the top scorer. Goals scored in the continent's top five leagues are multiplied by a factor of two, those scored in the leagues 6 to 21 are multiplied by a factor of 1.5, and the remaining leagues by a factor of one. In short, the best among the best who are the top scorers of their respective leagues fight for the European Golden Boot.

Read Also: Last 10 Serie A Winners

Most Goals in a Season by a Player in Europe's Top Five Leagues in the last 10 Seasons:

Erling Haaland | 2022-23

After joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland kept on breaking record after record. Although everyone thought it would impossible for the Norwegian striker to emulate his Bundesliga success in the toughest league in the world, Haaland proved everyone wrong. With Pep Guardiola's vision and playmakers like Kevin de Bryune in the team, Haaland kept on smashing Premier League records soon after joining the team.

To date, he has already scored 35 goals in 32 appearances and also assisted 7 times for his teammates as well. He has gone past Alan Shearer to become the player with the most goals in a season in Premier League. It is almost sure that he will win the European Golden Boot in the 2022/23 season.

Robert Lewandowski | 2021-22

Lewandowski scored 35 Bundesliga goals in 2021/22, adding to his record-breaking 41-goal tally the previous campaign. The 33-year-old finished comfortably clear of Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe (28 goals), Lazio's Ciro Immobile, and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema (both 27 goals) in the final European scoring charts.

Lewandowski's goal-scoring exploits helped Bayern claim a 10th successive Bundesliga title. He also won the fifth straight Bundesliga top scorer's prize (seventh overall). The two-time Best FIFA Men's Player also set Bundesliga's best record for most single-season away (19) and calendar year goals (43).

Robert Lewandowski | 2020-21

Lewandowski missed 4 league games in the 2020/21 Bundesliga season but still ended up breaking Gerd Muller's single-season scoring record, a mark that had stood for nearly half a century. He won his first European Golden Shoe after scoring 41 goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances. Lewandowski comfortably outscored the likes of Lionel Messi (30) and Cristiano Ronaldo (29).

The UEFA and FIFA Best Player averaged 1.50 goals per 90 minutes over the course of Bayern's ninth-successive-title-winning season. He only failed to score in four of his 29 top-flight outings and found the net more than once on 10 occasions.

Ciro Immobile | 2019-20

Italy international Ciro Immobile has been one of the most consistent goalscorers in Serie A in recent years. He won the 2019/20 European Golden Shoe, scoring 36 goals for Lazio in a tremendous Serie A season. The Italian fought off competition from Bayern's Robert Lewandowski and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the prize. His superb goalscoring season helped Lazio to finish in the 4th position of the Serie A table and automatically qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2020/21.

Lionel Messi | 2018-19

Legendary Argentine Footballer Lionel Andrés Messi went on to score 36 goals for Barcelona during the 2018-19 tournament. He finished top of the scoring list in Laliga that season which helped him secure his sixth European Golden Shoe. He also claimed the prestigious prize for the third consecutive (2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19) time. Barcelona won 26, lost 3 & drew 9 matches from the competition to win the tournament edition and qualify for the Champions League group stage of 2019/20. Messi scored three hat-tricks during the tournament, in a 5-0 win against Levante, in a 4-2 win against Sevilla, and in a 4-1 win against Real Betis.

Read Also: Most goals in a season in Premier League

Most Goals in a Season in Europe's Top Five Leagues:

Lionel Messi | 2017-18

Despite not producing the same numbers as in previous campaigns, Lionel Messi's 34 goals in La Liga proved enough for him to claim a fifth Golden Shoe prize. Barcelona dominated the league and ended up with 93 points, 14 points clear of Atletico Madrid sitting in the 2nd Position. Messi's huge goal tally helped Barca claim their 25th La Liga title in the 2017/18 season.

Lionel Messi | 2016-17

There have been points in the season when he was carrying Barcelona on his shoulders when the Catalan Giants really needed him. The El Clasico always comes to mind but there were lots of games to talk about. The Argentine International didn't get enough credit for the evolution he brought to his game that season. He scored 37 goals and secured the Golden Shoe for the fourth time in his career. Although Barcelona lost the La Liga title, they secured the Copa del Rey & Supercopa de España with a Quarter-Finals exit in the Champions League.

Football fans witnessed the fully pledged complete Lionel Messi from 2016 to 2020. He might not dribble past 5 people every 5 minutes, but he was capable of eliminating five with his passes. Messi proved himself as one of the best since his arrival in the footballing world but he had the complete structure around him. This was the first time he came out not only as a proven goalscorer but also as a Leader.

Luis Suárez | 2015-16

Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez registered his name on the 2015-16 Golden Shoe. The Uruguay International got the award for the second time in his career after bagging 40 goals. He grabbed the prestigious award for the second time after the 2013/14 season. His massive goals tally helped Barcelona clinch the title for the 24th time.

Cristiano Ronaldo | 2014-15

Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Messi for the coveted prize with his mammoth 48-goal haul in La Liga. The Portuguese was in the form of his life, scoring goals at an unbelievable rate. The Ballon d'Or winner even struck 10 goals in the Champions League, where Real's run was halted in the semi-finals by Juventus.

Real Madrid although weren't able to build on last season's success and ended the current one empty-handed, their ebullient winger burnished his status as the world's best.

Cristiano Ronaldo & Luis Suárez | 2013-14

The ESM Golden Shoe was shared for only the second time after Real Madrid Striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool FC forward Luis Suárez ended their respective seasons with 31 goals. Suárez's haul so nearly ended the Reds' 24-year wait for their 19th English league title but City anyhow clinched the title by 2 points. Ronaldo joins last term's recipient Lionel Messi as a three-time winner. Although Real Madrid finished third in the La Liga points table, Ronaldo tried his best to finish the season on a high note.

Most Goals in a Season by a Player in Europe's Top Five Leagues in the last 24 Seasons: