Robert Lewandowski not only trumped Gerd Müller’s legendary goal record and set a new goal record in the Bundesliga with 41 goals. The Pole also won the Golden Shoe 2020/21, officially crowning himself the best goalscorer in Europe.
The last games in Europe’s leagues were played yesterday, Sunday, and the Golden Shoe ranking is complete. In the previous year, Robert Lewandowski had to admit defeat to Ciro Immobile. In the past season, the 32-year-old Bayern striker won the Golden Shoe by a clear margin. The Pole has 82 points (41 hits) and is 22 points ahead of Lionel Messi in second place (60 points, 30 goals). Third place goes to Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 58 points (29 goals).
Four Bundesliga strikers in the top 20
In addition to Lewandowski, two other Bundesliga strikers, Erling Haaland and Andre Silva, made it into the top 10. The Portuguese Silva is fourth with 56 points (28 goals). BVB striker Haaland follows closely behind in fifth place with 27 goals (54 points). Andrej Kramaric (18th) and Wout Weghorst (19th) both have 40 Points (20 goals) and ended up in the top 20.
The Golden Shoe is an award in European football that is awarded by UEFA. It is awarded annually to the most successful goalscorer of a season. Only players who play in the top leagues of UEFA are taken into account. In addition, the strength of the respective division is taken into account for the ranking by multiplying the goals by a country factor. For the top European leagues such as the Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A, the factor 2 is used. Smaller leagues, such as the Belgian or Danish, receive a factor of 1.5. The Golden Shoe was first awarded in 1968 by the French magazine “France Football”.
Interesting: After Bayern legend Gerd Müller, who won the award twice in the 1970s, Lewandowski is the first player from the Bundesliga after Müller to have succeeded. For the past few years, this prize has usually been split between Messi and Ronaldo. The Argentine won it 6 times. Ronaldo 4 times.
Golden Shoe 2020/21: The top 20 at a glance
- Robert Lewandowski, FC Bayern, 41 goals – 82 points
- Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona, 30 goals – 60 points
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus Turin, 29 Tore – 58 Punkte
- André Silva, Eintracht Frankfurt, 28 goals – 56 points
- Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund, 27 goals – 54 points
- Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain, 27 Tore – 54 Punkte
- Romelu Lukaku, Inter Milan, 24 goals – 48 points
- Gerard Moreno, Villarreal CF, 23 goals – 46 points
- Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, 23 Tore – 46 Punkte
- Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur, 23 goals – 46 points
- Luis Muriel, Atalanta Bergamo, 22 Tore – 44 Punkte
- Mohamed Salah, FC Liverpool, 22 Tore – 44 Punkte
- Paul Onuachu, KRC Genk, 29 goals – 43.5 points
- Luis Suárez, Atlético Madrid, 21 Tore – 42 Punkte
- Dusan Vlahovic, AC Florenz, 21 Torre – 42 Points
- Kasper Junker, FK Bodø / Glimt, 27 Tore – 40.5 Points
- Patson Daka, Red Bull Salzburg, 27 goals – 40.5 points
- Andrej Kramaric, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 20 Tore – 40 Punkte
- Wout Weghorst, VfL Wolfsburg, 20 goals – 40 points
- Ciro Immobile, Lazio Rom, 20 Tore – 40 Punkte
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