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The European Golden Shoe accolade is up for grabs once again!
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane took the crown in the 2023-24 term, with 36 goals, followed by Serhou Guirassy with 28 strikes, while Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe finished with 27 goals each.
Surprises along the season make for an interesting battle, as competition can hot up with every match played.
Here, GOAL brings you the candidates for the European Golden Shoe 2024-25.
*Note: List only includes top scorers from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.
**Correct as of Nov 13
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Getty Images Sport1Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | 14 goals
Last season’s La Liga Golden Boot winner will gun for the tag of European top scorer after recently overtaking Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
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Getty Images2Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 12 goals
The Norwegian missed out on the European Golden Shoe award to Kane by a long distance but is back for another shot this time around.
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Getty Images Sport3Omar Marmoush | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 goals
The club’s bet on the Egyptian as far as bringing in an apt replacement for Randal Kolo Muani is so far paying its dividends.
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Getty Images Sport4Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | 11 goals
Having won his first European Golden shoe last season after a debut campaign for Bayern Munich, the Englishman is at it once again.
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Getty5Mateo Retegui | Atalanta | 11 goals
Retegui is on the rise following his hat-trick against Genoa amid other strikes in Serie A.
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Getty6Bradley Barcola | PSG | 10 goals
Barcola is on the money for Paris Saint-Germain with his consistent strike rate in Ligue 1.
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Getty7Bryan Mbeumo | Brentford | 8 goals
The Cameroonian forward is a crucial cog in the Bees’ campaign this time around.
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AFP8Mason Greenwood | Marseille | 8 goals
The former Manchester United man is also one of the early leaders in race to the European Golden Shoe.
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Getty9Moise Kean | Fiorentina | 8 goals
The Italian forward is out to prove his critics wrong from the days he was dubbed an Everton flop to failing to score in 19 Serie A outings with Juventus last season.
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Getty Images10Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | 8 goals
Vinicius Junior’s hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Osasuna and some more strikes in La Liga has the Brazilian in the mix.
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Getty11Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 8 goals
As the season reaches its busy stage, with the Reds also involved in the Champions League, the Egyptian can catch up.
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Getty Images Sport12Christopher Wood | Nottingham Forest | 8 goals
Winning the confidence of the Forest faithful with his 12-goal haul last season, Wood is now the go-to man at the club in the final third.
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Getty Images Sport13Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 7 goals
The former Manchester City player has blended well in the Blues’ scheme of things, with a lot of fans looking up to the England international.
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Getty14Raphinha | Barcelona | 7 goals
Raphinha has stepped in whenever required and more so has found the net even in Lewandowski’s absence.
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Getty Images Sport15Ayoze Perez | Villarreal | 7 goals
The Tenerife native has been pretty consistent as far as scoring goals for Villarreal this season.
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AFP16Jonathan David | Lille | 7 goals
Jonathan David is also among those in the running for the Golden Shoe this season.
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(C)Getty Images17Yoane Wissa | Brentford | 7 goals
Yoane Wissa has been one of the Premier League Golden Boot contenders.
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Getty Images18Marcus Thuram | Inter | 7 goals
Marcus Thuram is also among the players in contention for the Golden Shoe prize.
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