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

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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	League	Nation
1	Premier League	England
2	Serie A	Italy
3	LaLiga	Spain
4	Bundesliga	Germany
5	Ligue 1	France

Rank 6-21

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

Rank	League	Nation
6	Eredivisie	Netherlands
7	Primeira Liga	Portugal
8	Belgian Pro League	Belgium
9	Czech National Football League	Czechia
10	Süper Lig	Turkey
11	Eliteserien	Norway
12	Super League Greece	Greece
13	Danish SuperLiga	Denmark
14	Israeli Premier League	Israel
15	Austrian Bundesliga	Austria
16	Scottish Premiership	Scotland
17	Swiss Super League	Switzerland
18	Ekstraklasa	Poland
19	HNL	Croatia
20	Serbian SuperLiga	Serbia
21	Ukrainian Premier League	Ukraine

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

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

2. Bryan Mbuemo | 8 goals

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

3. Chris Wood | 8 goals

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

4. Cole Palmer | 7 goals

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

5. Mohamed Salah | 7 goals

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

Serie A | Italy

1. Mario Retegui | 11 goals

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

2. Marcus Thuram | 7 goals

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

3. Ademola Lookman | 6 goals

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

4. Dusan Vlahovic | 6 goals

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

5. Christian Pulisic | 5 goals

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

LaLiga | Spain

1. Robert Lewandowski | 14 goals

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

2. Ayoze Perez | 7 goals

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

3. Raphinha | 7 goals

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

4. Ante Budimir | 6 goals

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

5. Kylian Mbappe | 6 goals

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

Bundesliga | Germany

1. Harry Kane | 11 goals

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

2. Omar Marmoush | 10 goals

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

3. Victor Boniface | 6 goals

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

4. Tim Kleindienst | 6 goals

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

5. Lois Openda | 5 goals

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

Ligue 1 | France

1. Bradley Barcola | 8 goals

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

2. Mason Greenwood | 7 goals

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

3. Jonathan David | 7 goals

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

4. Evann Guessand | 6 goals

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

5. Andrey Santos | 5 goals

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

Read Also | Most goals in Europe's Top Five Leagues in 2023/24 Season

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:

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Coefficient Multiplier	Points
1	Robert Lewandowski	FC Barcelona	14	2	28
2	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting CP	16	1.5	24
3	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	11	2	22
4	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	11	2	22
5	Mario Retegui	Atalanta BC	11	2	22
6	Omar Marmoush	E. Frankfurt	10	2	20
7	Bryan Mbuemo	Brentford	8	2	16
8	Chris Wood	Nottm. Forest	8	2	16
9	Bradley Barcola	PSG	8	2	16
10	Jan Kliment	Sigma Olomouc	10	1.5	15

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