Just six points between top four 

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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.

Who will win the 2024/25 European Golden Boot?

Currently leading the way with 54 points is Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Despite being 32 years of age, the Egyptian king is showing no signs of slowing down, and has scored 27 Premier League goals already this season. Just three points behind Salah in second place is Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres, who despite the Portuguese league only having a 1.5 co-efficient, has 51 points from his 34 league goals this term. In third position is Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, who has 50 points from his 25 LaLiga goals, but the Polish striker is currently facing a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. In fourth place is Kane who has 48 points. Fifth goes to Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui on 46 points. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé takes sixth with 44 points.

Four players then share 42 points from 21 goals scored. PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé has been in fine form in 2025 and is up to 42, points, whilst Erling Haaland is at the same figure but looks set ot miss the majority of the rest of the season through injury. Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and Man City’s Omar Marmoush are 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.