Top 10 best strikers in Europe today: Who will win the golden shoe?

Harry Kane is creating a significant gap between his competitors in the "European Golden Shoe" race this season.

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10. Son Heung-min – 12 goals

Son has developed strongly under coach Ange Postecoglou. The Korean striker alternated playing on the left wing and in the middle during the season. With 12 goals so far, he has surpassed his tally from last season.

9. Borja Mayoral – 12 goals

The Getafe striker is on track to have his brightest season yet. This is his best scoring achievement in La Liga and the number of goals will not stop.

Mayoral has yet to be called up to the Spain squad but it would not be surprising to see him feature at EURO 2024.

8. Alvaro Morata – 12 goals

Morata has been a reborn player since joining Atletico Madrid again last season. He returned from Spain's winter break by scoring a hat-trick against Girona, although Atletico still lost the match 3-4.

The Spaniard played well with Antoine Griezman, who scored 11 goals during the season. Diego Simeone seems to know how to take advantage of this duo's abilities.

7. Jude Bellingham - 13 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 and looks like a leader in the heart of Los Blancos' midfield.

Anyway, as a midfielder, it is difficult for Bellingham to compete for the title of "European Golden Shoe".

6. Mohamed Salah – 14 goals

Liverpool's main striker has almost appeared at the top of the scoring charts in Europe since arriving at Anfield in 2017. Salah opened fire 14 times in 20 Premier League matches this season.

5. Erling Haaland – 14 goals

It's not surprising that Erling Haaland is on this list. The Norwegian player is on the verge of winning the Premier League Golden Boot again because he quickly rose to the top of the top scorer chart with 14 goals in 15 matches.

If not hindered by injury, Haaland would have been able to improve his achievements. Kevin de Bruyne has reappeared and that is a great source of assists that puts the Norwegian star in a position where he cannot help but score.

4. Serhou Guirassy – 17 goals

In the 2023/24 season so far with 17 goals in just 14 matches, Serhou Guirassy has scored in every appearance. No player on this list sets a better goals per minute rate than the Guinean.

With a release fee of 17.5 million pounds, Guirassy is clearly a hot commodity on the market.

3. Lautaro Martinez – 18 goals

Inter Milan star is above Serie A level in terms of scoring. Every 89 minutes this season in Serie A, Martinez fires once and he has scored against Juventus, Atalanta or Fiorentina.

In September, Martinez affirmed his position as a European assassin with 4 impressive goals in 35 minutes against Salernitana.

2. Kylian Mbappe – 19 goals

Messi and Neymar have left, this season is Mbappe's first season as a protagonist at Parc des Princes. Scoring 18 goals in 16 appearances with a total duration of 1331 minutes, this seems to be the year Mbappe creates the highest scoring statistics in his career.

However, he still has to work hard to win the "European Golden Shoe" for the first time.

10. Harry Kane – 22 goals

The version of Harry Kane in the Bayern Munich shirt is the biggest obstacle for Mbappe to overcome. In 22 goals for Bayern, Kane created 3 hat-tricks.

The England captain has had an impressive start to life in Germany. The former Tottenham Hotspur star scored more goals than any other Bundesliga player last season.