Who is leading the 2024-25 European Golden Boot race?

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

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: