Goalscorers often take all the plaudits in football and sometimes rightly so. The feeling of scoring a goal is a moment to savour for players, teams and fans – even if it has been somewhat watered down by the introduction of VAR. For strikers, winning a golden boot is a much sought-after accolade, and one that is a great indication of them being at the top level in their field. Winning that award in any of the major leagues is an incredible achievement, but there is one goalscoring accolade in club football that tops them all – the European Golden Boot.
Harry Kane won the prestigious trophy last season scoring 36 goals and therefore accumulating 72 points. All goals scored in Europe’s top-five leagues (Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga & Ligue 1) are multiplied by 2 as those divisions have a co-efficient of two. Goals in the leagues ranked between sixth and 22nd are multiplied by 1.5, whilst in all leagues below that they are multiplied by just 1. Incredibly in the 2011/12 season, the great Lionel Messi managed to accrue 100 points, scoring 50 league goals. In total, the Argentine won the European Golden Boot six times. As we approach the 2024/25 campaign’s run-in, this season looks as though it will be an extraordinary race for the European Golden Boot, with many prolific goalscorers all still in with a chance, and one particular player could make history.
The race for the 2024/25 European Golden Boot
Who will win the 2024/25 European Golden Boot?
Currently leading the way with 57 points is Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres, who despite the Portuguese league only having a 1.5 co-efficient, betters every other European goalscorer, having scored a mind-boggling 38 league goals. The Swede would become the first player since Mario Jardel (also won it whilst playing for Sporting) in 2002 to win the European golden boot playing outside of the continent’s top-five leagues. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is just behind in second with 56 points. Despite being 32 years of age, the Egyptian king is showing no signs of slowing down, and has scored 28 Premier League goals already this season. Just two points behind Salah in third is Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé who moved to 54 points after his El Clásico hat-trick. In joint-fourth position is Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, who has 50 points from his 25 LaLiga goals, and Bayern’s Kane who has 50 points from his quarter-century of goals in the Bundesliga this term.
In sixth position is Atalanta striker Mateo Retegui, who has scored 24 goals for the Serie A side, equating to 48 points. Newcastle’s silky striker Alexander Isak takes seventh having scored 23 Premier League goals and accumulating 46 points. Former Arsenal striker Mika Biereth is eighth having scored 24 goals this season across his time at Austrian Sturm Graz (who have a 1.5 co-efficient) and Ligue 1 outfit Monaco. PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé has been in fine form in 2025 and is up to 42 points, whilst Man City’s Omar Marmoush is also on 42 points, although 30 of the Egyptian’s points came from the goals he scored with Frankfurt in the Bundesliga before his January move to the Premier League.
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