The European Golden Boot is the award given to the highest goalscorer across Europe’s top five leagues. The 2022-23 Golden Boot race has kicked off earnestly and the goals are already racking up across Europe....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
As usual, the top players in Europe have already started banging in their goals to spice up the race.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City came from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2. The Norway star has now scored 6 golas in 4 matches.
Neymar scored PSG’s only goal on the night as they were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Monaco.
Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema both bagged braces as Barca and Real Madrid saw off Valladolid and Espanyol 4-0 and 3-1 respectively.
Another big name in the race who found the net this weekend was Harry Kane. The Tottenham striker also scored a brace to help Spurs to a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.
So far, here is the full list of top goal scorers in the European Golden Boot race.
From Robert Lewandowski to Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema, GOAL rounds up Europe’s top scorers in the 2021-22 season
The race for the 2021-22 Golden Shoe is heating up, as star strikers from across Europe battle it out to earn the honour of being the continent’s top scorer.
Last season’s winner was none other than Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who scored a monumental 41 goals – can he do the same this year?
The Polish striker will have to fend off competition from the likes of Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland, while the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will be keen to have a say too.
GOAL tallies up all the top goalscorers from across Europe’s top leagues in 2021-22.
*Note: list includes only top scorers from Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.1Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 35 goals (70)
Robert Lewandowski seems to go from strength to strength at Bayern Munich and, even at the age of 33, is showing no signs of slowing down. The striker is the defending holder of the European Golden Shoe and could very well win it two years in a row.
3Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 27 goals (54)
This season has been one for the marked resurgence of Karim Benzema, with the Real Madrid veteran still proving an enormous asset to his team.
After a productive summer with France during Euro 2020, Benzema has continued his form for Los Blancos, scoring a hat-trick against Celta Vigo and now a double against Mallorca.
