European Golden Shoe 2023/24 standings: Final rankings as Harry Kane wins race to be Europe's best goalscorer | Sporting News Canada

European Golden Shoe 2023/24 standings: Final rankings as Harry Kane wins race to be Europe’s best goalscorer | Sporting News Canada

Posted by Admin May 26, 2024 Sports

The European Golden Shoe accolade is presented annually to the top goal scorer in league matches across the top divisions of Europe’s national leagues.

Last season saw Erling Haaland take Robert Lewandowski’s crown, as the Norwegian netted 36 goals in 35 matches, playing a pivotal role in Manchester City’s treble triumph.

Hot on Haaland’s heels were Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe, who were both competing at the top of this year’s table.

The Sporting News takes a look at this year’s final standings after the conclusion of the European club season.

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How does the European Golden Shoe work? Rules for goalscoring standings

The European Golden Shoe does not only take total goals scored into account. It also makes adjustments based on the difficulty of the leagues in which the players are operating.

The standings are determined by a points system. Players earn points through a simple formula: their total goal tally is multiplied by a factor, which is based on the UEFA coefficient ranking of the league in which they play. For instance, the Bundesliga has a ‘factor’ of two, which means Harry Kane’s points tally is equal to the number of goals he has scored, multiplied by two.

The idea is to create a system where goals scored in the perceived tougher leagues in Europe are given greater weight than goals scored in less competitive, high-quality divisions.

European Golden Shoe 2023/24 standings: Updated rankings

Updated on Monday, June 3, 2024

Position	Player	Team	Goals	Factor	Points
1.	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	36	2	72
2.	Serhou Guirassy	VfB Stuttgart	28	2	56
3.	Kylian Mbappe	Paris Saint-Germain	27	2	54
4.	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	27	2	54
5.	Lautaro Martinez	Inter Milan	24	2	48
6.	Lois Openda	RB Leipzig	24	2	48
7.	Artem Dovbyk	Girona	24	2	48
8.	Alexander Sorloth	Villarreal	23	2	46
9.	Cole Palmer	Chelsea	22	2	44
10.	Viktor Gyokeres	Sporting CP	29	1.5	43.5
=	Vangelis Pavlidis	AZ	29	1.5	43.5
=	Luuk de Jong	PSV	29	1.5	43.5

European Golden Shoe previous winners

Between 1968 and 1991, the Golden Shoe was awarded solely to the highest goalscorer in any European league, regardless of league strength or number of games played. Eusebio, Gerd Muller, Dudu Georgescu, and Fernando Gomes each claimed the honour twice during this period.

A hiatus occurred from 1991 to 1996 due to a protest by the Cyprus FA. Since 1996/97, the award has been determined by a points system, favouring players in tougher leagues.

Goals scored in any of the top five leagues count double, encouraging competition among players in the higher-ranked leagues for the prize. Exceptions include Henrik Larsson (2000/01 Scottish Premier League) and Mario Jardel (1998/99 Primeira Divisao, 2001/02 Primeira Liga).

In 2019/20, tiebreaker rules shifted to minutes played, then assists and penalties.

Year	Player Name	Team Name	Goals
1967/68	Eusébio	Benfica	42
1968/69	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	36
1969/70	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	38
1970/71	Josip Skoblar	Marseille	44
1971/72	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	40
1972/73	Eusébio	Benfica	40
1973/74	Héctor Yazalde	Sporting CP	46
1974/75	Dudu Georgescu	Dinamo București	33
1975/76	Sotiris Kaiafas	Omonia Nicosia	39
1976/77	Dudu Georgescu	Dinamo București	47
1977/78	Hans Krankl	Rapid Wien	41
1978/79	Kees Kist	AZ	34
1979/80	Erwin Vandenbergh	Lierse	39
1980/81	Georgi Slavkov	Botev Plovdiv	31
1981/82	Wim Kieft	Ajax	32
1982/83	Fernando Gomes	Porto	36
1983/84	Ian Rush	Liverpool	32
1984/85	Fernando Gomes	Porto	39
1985/86	Marco van Basten	Ajax	37
1986/87	Toni Polster	Austria Wien	39
1987/88	Tanju Çolak	Galatasaray	39
1988/89	Dorin Mateuț	Dinamo București	43
1989/90	Hristo Stoichkov	CSKA Sofia	38
1990/91	Darko Pančev	Red Star Belgrade	34
1991/92	Ally McCoist	Rangers	34
1992/93	Ally McCoist	Rangers	34
1993/94	David Taylor	Porthmadog	43
1994/95	Arsen Avetisyan	Homenetmen	39
1995/96	Zviad Endeladze	Margveti	40
1996/97	Ronaldo	Barcelona	34
1997/98	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse	34
1998/99	Mário Jardel	Porto	36
1999/2000	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland	30
2000/01	Henrik Larsson	Celtic	35
2001/02	Mário Jardel	Sporting CP	42
2002/03	Roy Makaay	Deportivo La Coruña	29
2003/04	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	30
2004/05	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	25
2005/06	Luca Toni	Fiorentina	31
2006/07	Francesco Totti	Roma	26
2007/08	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	31
2008/09	Diego Forlán	Atlético Madrid	32
2009/10	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	34
2010/11	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	40
2011/12	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	50
2012/13	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	46
2013/14	Luis Suárez	Liverpool	31
2014/15	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	48
2015/16	Luis Suárez	Barcelona	40
2016/17	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	37
2017/18	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	34
2018/19	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	36
2019/20	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	36
2020/21	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	41
2021/22	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	35
2022/23	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	36
2023/24	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	36