Golden Shoe: Lois Openda in the Top 10

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The 2023/24 season in the top European leagues has ended, the respective champions have been crowned and the best goal scorers have finished their hunt. Since the 1967/1968 season, the top goalscorers in European football have been awarded the "Golden Shoe" award. The trophy was initially awarded by UEFA, but since 1997 the prize has been awarded by the Association of "European Sports Magazines" (ESM).

Lois Openda (28 goals), RB Leipzig's top scorer, has also joined the list of Europe's top scorers and has caught up with the really big names. Benjamin Sesko also moved up a few places thanks to his goal on the last matchday against Eintracht Frankfurt.

How is the ranking calculated? Where did our Red Bulls rank? Who has won the title most often? We answer the most important questions for you.
 

The Calculation Model

• In the “Golden Shoe” ranking, the top scorers of all European leagues are summarized in one table.
  
  Goals scored by players from the top five leagues in the UEFA five-year rankings are multiplied by a factor of 2. Goals scored by players from leagues 6 to 22 are multiplied by a factor of 1.5. Players from all other leagues do not receive a bonus. This is to make performances as comparable as possible.
   

The Top 10 of the 2023/2024 Season

1.) Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) | 36 Goals | 72 Points

2.) Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) | 28 Goals | 56 Points

3.) Kylian Mbappe (Paris St. Germain) & Erling Haaland (Manchester City) | 27 Goals | 54 Points

5.) Lois Openda (RB Leipzig), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Mailand) & Artem Dovbyk (FC Girona) | 24 Goals | 48 Points

8.) Alexander Sørloth (FC Villarreal) | 23 Goals | 46 Points

9.) Cole Palmer (FC Chelsea & Manchester City) | 22 Goals | 44 Points

10.) Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven), Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ Alkmaar) & Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lissabon) | 29 Goals | 43,5 Points* 

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51.) u. a. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) | 14 Goals | 28 Points

*Faktor 1,5
 

The Winners of the Past 10 Years

• 2013/2014:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | 31 Goals | 62 Points 
  Luis Suarez (FC Liverpool) | 31 Goals | 62 Points
   
• 2014/2015:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | 48 Goals | 96 Points 
   
• 2015/2016: 
  Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona) | 40 Goals | 80 Points 
   
• 2016/2017:
  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | 37 Goals | 74 Points 
   
• 2017/18:
  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | 34 Goals | 68 Points 
   
• 2018/2019: 
  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | 36 Goals | 72 Points 
   
• 2019/2020: 
  Ciro Immobile (Lazio Rom) | 36 Goals | 72 Points 
   
• 2020/2021:
  Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München) | 41 Goals | 82 Points 
   
• 2021/2022:
  Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München) | 35 Goals | 70 Points
   
• 2022/2023: 
  Erling Haaland (Manchester City) | 36 Goals | 72 Points  
   

Multiple Wins and Record Holders

• The First Award Winner:
  Eusebio (Benfica Lissabon) | 42 Goals 
   
• The First German Award Winner 
  Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) | 38 Goals 
   
• The First Two-Time Winner
  Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)
   
• Record Winners (by Titles)
  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | 8 Titles
  Cristian Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | 4 Titles 
   
• Record Holder (Goals and Points): 
  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | 50 Goals | 100 Points
   
• Most wins by Country: 
  Portugal | 8 Titles
   
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United | Real Madrid) and Luis Suarez (FC Liverpool | FC Barcelona) are the only players to win the award in different leagues.