European Golden Boot Race: Top Scorers, Standings

Viktor Gyökeres, Kylian Mbappé and Mohamed Salah were the top contenders in the 2024-25 European Golden Boot race.

Mohamed Salah (right) and Kylian Mbappé (middle) are chasing Viktor Gyökeres in the 2024-25 European Golden Boot race. / IMAGO/Propaganda Photo/Xinhua/Sports Press Photo

The race for the European Golden Boot went down to the wire, and a new winner of the award was crowned over the weekend.

The European Golden Boot award is handed out to the best scorer across all domestic leagues in Europe. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo collected the prize for fun during the prime years of their careers, but other star forwards like Thierry Henry, Luis Suárez and Robert Lewandowski have also claimed the honour.

Stars from all over Europe were long in contention, with three sharpshooters, Viktor Gyökeres, Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappé, entering the final weekends of their respective domestic seasons as the favorites to claim the award Harry Kane took home last season.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2024–25 European Golden Boot race, including the eventual winner.

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How is the European Golden Boot Award Decided?

The European Golden Boot is awarded on a weighted-points based system, where the goals players score are multiplied by a specific number based on where they play.

Goals scored by players competing in Europe's top five leagues—Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1—are worth two points. Goals from those who play in leagues ranked sixth to 22nd in UEFA's coefficient, like the Portuguese Primeira Liga, are worth 1.5 points. Goals from the remaining players competing in the lower ranked European leagues are worth one point.

The player with the most points at the end of the season will win the award.

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European Golden Boot Race: Top Scorers, Standings

Place	Player	Team	Goals	Points
1.	Kylian Mbappé	Real Madrid	31	62
2.	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting Lisbon	39	58.5
3.	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	29	58
4.	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	26	52
T5.	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	25	50
T5.	Mateo Retegui	Atalanta	25	50

The 2024–25 European Golden Boot has been awarded to a first-time winner.

Viktor Gyökeres scored in Sporting Lisbon's title-deciding victory in the last game of the Primeira Liga season to up his tally to an impressive 39 league goals. With 58.5 points, Gyökeres had the outright lead in the race and was in line to become the first player to win the award while playing outside the top five leagues since Mário Jardel in 2002.

However, the Sweden international was usurped by Kylian Mbappé on Saturday afternoon, as the Frenchman scored twice in Real Madrid’s 2–0 victory over Real Sociedad to wrap up their 2024–25 campaign. Mbappé took his goal La Liga tally up to 31 for the season, and the division’s coefficient of two means he currently leads the race with 62 total points.

Mohamed Salah has been brilliant for Liverpool this season and had the chance to level Mbappé on the final day of the Premier League season. However, the Egyptian scored just once against Crystal Palace to take his tally up to 29 goals for 2024–25, but he finished in third behind the winner and second-place Gyökeres

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Last 5 European Golden Boot Winners

Season	Winner	Team	Goals
2023–24	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	36
2022–23	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	36
2021–22	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	35
2020–21	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	41
2019–20	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	36

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European Golden Boot Historic Stats

• Player with the most European Golden Boot wins: Lionel Messi (6)
• Team with the most European Golden Boot wins: Barcelona (8)
• Country with the most European Golden Boot wins: Portugal (8)
• League with the most European Golden Boot wins: La Liga (15)

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