On the European Golden Shoe race rankings this season, Erling Haaland is still ranked fifth with Kylian Mbappe when both have 13 goals after 12 rounds for Man City and PSG respectively. The Premier League and Ligue belong to the top 5 leagues in Europe, so they both have 26 points.
Notably, leading the list of current European Golden Shoe title races is a relatively “unknown” striker, Akor Adams (who plays for Montpellier Club in Ligue 1) with 22 goals this season. .
Akor Adam’s achievements include 15 goals for former club Lillestrom (Norway) and 7 goals for Montpellier (France). With a coefficient of 1.5 points per goal in the Norwegian championship and two points per goal in Ligue 1, the 23-year-old Nigerian striker has 36.5 points and leads the Golden Boot race.
Akor Adam joined Montpellier in August for 5 million USD and has only scored 7 goals in 12 rounds, but he is credited with 15 more goals at his old club Lilllestrom because the Norwegian tournament started early in April 2023, in when European tournaments usually start in August.
In second place on the Golden Boot title race rankings also belongs to a player playing in Norway, Amahl Pellegrino, when he scored 23 goals for Bodo Glimt after 28 rounds and won 34. 5 points.
The Norwegian striker’s impressive performance has helped Bodo Glimt lead the rankings with 67 points, 9 points ahead of second-place team Brann after 28 rounds.
Third place belongs to Harry Kane, as he currently has 17 goals for Bayern Munich after 11 rounds in the Bundesliga, with 34 points. Another striker playing in the Bundesliga, for Stuttgart, Serhou Guirassy ranked fourth with 15 goals and 30 points.
Last season, Erling Haaland won the European Golden Shoe title when he scored 36 goals in 72 appearances to help Man City win a historic treble. Right behind the Norwegian striker are Harry Kane (30 goals), Kylian Mbappe (29 goals), Alexandre Lacazete (27 goals) and Victor Osimhen (26 goals).
The player holding the record for winning the Golden Boot is Lionel Messi, with 6 times, in the 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons. Cristiano Ronaldo ranked second with 4 times, in the 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2013-2014 seasons (shared with Luis Suarez) and 2014-2015.