Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the scoring charts across Europe for nearly two decades. We have now entered a new era and some familiar names are off to a strong start in the first four months of the 2023-24 campaign.
Let’s take a look at the 10 players with the most goals in the 5 major European leagues – Ligue 1, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Premier League up to now…
10. Borja Mayoral – 14 goals
The Getafe striker is on track to have his most prolific season yet. This is his best scoring performance in La Liga and Mayoral shows no signs of slowing down.
This striker has not yet been called up to the Spanish team but it would not be surprising to see him in La Roja’s EURO 2024 squad.
9. Luis Openda – 14 goals
RB Leipzig have made a lot of money from selling players like Josko Gvardiol, Dominik Szoboszlai, Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner in recent years. With Openda, they can have a significant profit, despite spending 43 million on him last summer. The Belgian international has scored 14 goals in 20 Bundesliga appearances since leaving Lens.
8. Alvaro Morata – 14 goals
Morata has been reborn since joining Atletico Madrid again last season. The Spaniard has combined well with Antoine Griezman – who has scored 11 goals during the season.
8. Mohamed Salah – 14 goals
The Egyptian star has almost always appeared at the top of the scoring charts in Europe since arriving at Anfield in 2017. Salah has 14 goals in 20 appearances in the Premier League this season, and his form is he will be very important for Liverpool in the race to win the title.
7. Jude Bellingham – 14 goals
The England international has scored 10 goals in his first 10 appearances in all competitions, equaling Cristiano Ronaldo’s starting record. He just turned 20 last summer and is already a leader in the heart of Los Blancos’ midfield.
6. Artem Dovbyk – 14 goals
The Ukrainian striker with Girona is a phenomenon in La Liga this season. Recently, he affirmed his class by scoring a hat-trick in just 6 minutes against Sevilla.
5. Erling Haaland – 14 goals
The Norwegian player will almost certainly win the Premier League Golden Boot again as he soon rose to the top of the scoring charts with 14 goals in 15 appearances for the defending champions. But Haaland will have to work harder when returning from injury if he wants to keep the European Golden Shoe.
4. Serhou Guirassy – 17 goals
Guirassy signed for Stuttgart in the summer of 2023 after impressing while playing here on loan from Rennes last season. Since then, he has taken himself to new heights. The 27-year-old Guinean striker has scored 17 goals in just 14 matches this season.
3. Lautaro Martinez – 19 goals
The Argentinian World Cup winner has averaged a goal every 89 minutes in Serie A this season and is perhaps Inter’s standout player, keeping them comfortably at the top of the table. In September, Martinez confirmed his status as one of Europe’s most dangerous assassins with four goals in 35 minutes against Salernitana.
2. Kylian Mbappé – 20 goals
Mbappe has averaged 24 goals per season for PSG since leaving Monaco in 2017, but surprisingly he has only broken the 30-goal mark once (33 in the 2018-19 season) and is yet to win it. European Golden Shoe.
1. Harry Kane – 24 goals
The England captain is enjoying an impressive debut season in Germany. Kane scored his 24th goal of the season after just 20 Bundesliga appearances. That puts him soon level with Luca Toni, who had 24 league goals in the 2007/08 season – a record for his debut season.
