The 2024/2025 football season in Europe is getting competitive with every fixture and that offers players a chance to set new records.
Some superstars like Manchester City’s forward Erling Haaland and Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane are seeking to retain the prestigious golden boot trophy at the end of the season.
On the other hand, fast-rising players such as Paris Saint Germain forward Bradley Barcola and Chelsea’s Cole Palmer are doing everything to clinch the award for the first time in their careers.
Sportpesa Blog takes a look at all the players leading the golden boot race in all the top five leagues in Europe including La Liga, French Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and the Premier League as of December 3.
Premier League
Although Manchester City are not doing well at the moment, Haaland continues to sit at the top of the Premier League top scorers standings.
Play here and stand a chance of winning the over 392 Million SportPesa Mega Jackpot
The Norwegian striker has netted 12 goals for the defending champions in 13 games, one more than Liverpool’s mercurial winger Mohamed Salah.
However, should his goal drought which has seen him fail to score in the two recent games continue, Haaland may fail to win the golden boot trophy at the end of the season for the third time in a row.
Some of the other players who are doing great in the world’s most competitive league at the moment include Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood (9), and the Chelsea duo of Palmer (8) and Nicholas Jackson (8).
La Liga
Robert Lewandowski has greatly improved under the tutelage of Hansi Flick at FC Barcelona, which has seen him net 15 goals in the Spanish La Liga so far.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich striker has achieved that feat in a similar number of matches, which makes him one of the most lethal finishers in Europe at the moment.
ALSO READ: How Pep Guardiola can be saved from further self-harm
Lewandowski is followed by his teammate Raphinha and Osasuna’s Ante Budimir, who have scored nine goals respectively.
Meanwhile, the Real Madrid duo of Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, who have made 13 appearances so far in the league, are tied at 8 goals.
French Ligue 1
PSG’s new star Barcola currently sits at the helm of the French Ligue 1 goal scorers chart with an impressive 10 goals in 13 appearances.
Barcola is followed by Marseille’s Mason Greenwood and Lille’s Jonathan David, who has been linked with a transfer move to Arsenal in recent years.
Greenwood, whose stint at Manchester United ended in a controversial manner, has found the back of the net nine times in 13 matches, with the same case applying to David.
Bundesliga
Kane netted a hat-trick for Bayern Munich over the weekend, which brought his tally to 14 goals in 12 appearances and helped him to return to the top of the golden boot race.
The experienced player is closely followed by Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush, who has netted 13 goals since the start of the season.
Play here and stand a chance of winning the over 392 Million Sportpesa Mega Jackpot
Mainz 05 forward Jonathan Michael Burkardt sits at position three with nine goals while Borussia Monchengladbach’s Tim Kleindienst and Stuttgart’s Ermedin Demirović complete the top five rankings with eight and seven goals respectively.
Serie A
Mateo Retegui is the top goal scorer in the Italian Serie A at the moment having kissed the net 12 times in 14 matches for high-flying Atalanta side since the start of the season.
With nine goals in 14 and 13 matches in that order, Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram and Fiorentina’s Moise Kean occupy the second and third position while Retegui’s teammate Ademola Lookman sits fourth with seven goals.
ALSO READ: Inside Etienne Ndayiragije’s plan to revive Kenya Police