Top scorers: Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga & Ligue 1 goal charts

From Mohamed Salah to Robert Lewandowski via Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe and Ciro Immobile, European football is loaded with goal scoring talent chasing down Golden Boots in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.

Proven performers that have mastered the most difficult skill in football – hitting the back of the net – are worth their weight in gold and can be expected to contribute significantly to pursuits of major silverware and qualification for continental competition.

Who tops the goal charts at present in the major divisions across Europe, with some of the biggest names on the planet competing with one another for the right to be considered the most clinical finisher around? GOAL takes a look.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United in the summer of 2021 saw another prolific presence added to the Premier League ranks, with the Portuguese tending to break records wherever he goes.

The Portuguese was, however, always going to face fierce competition for top scorer honours from perennial Golden Boot contenders such as Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah.

Rank

Player

Team

Goals

1

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

22

2

Heung-min Son

Tottenham

21

3

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United

18

=4

Diogo Jota

Liverpool

15

=4

Harry Kane

Tottenham

15

=4

Kevin De Bruyne

Manchester City

15

=4

Sadio Mane

Liverpool

15

=8

Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace

13

=8

Raheem Sterling

Manchester City

13

=10

Jamie Vardy

Leicester City

12

=10

Ivan Toney

Brentford

12

Lionel Messi bid farewell to Barcelona on the back of five successive Pichichi Trophy wins – with Luis Suarez the only man not named Messi or Ronaldo to claim that award in the last 11 years.

A window of opportunity has swung open for