Mbappe wins European Golden Shoe in 1st season at Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe's first season at Real Madrid may not have ended with the silverware he expected at club level, but that didn't stop the French superstar from taking home a marquee individual honor.
Mbappe won the European Golden Shoe on Sunday as the highest scorer across the top tiers of Europe's various domestic leagues, finishing the campaign with 31 La Liga tallies to compile more points than Sporting CP talisman Viktor Gyokeres.
| Player | Club | Goals (Points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | 31 (62) |
| 2. Viktor Gyokeres | Sporting CP | 39 (58.5) |
| 3. Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 29 (58) |
| 4. Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | 27 (54) |
| 5. Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | 26 (52) |
| 6. Mateo Retegui | Atalanta | 25 (50) |
Only goals in league matches are considered for the Golden Shoe award, and a coefficient points system is used to weigh the strength of different leagues. The top five leagues based on UEFA's rankings have a coefficient factor of two, while the leagues ranked sixth to 22nd by the governing body have a factor of 1.5. That's why Gyokeres finished second despite scoring eight more league goals than Mbappe.
This is the first time that Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, has won the award.
He ended the campaign with 42 goals in 55 appearances across all competitions. After overcoming a slow start where his fit alongside Vinicius Junior was awkward, he settled in at the Santiago Bernabeu and ultimately recorded his 31 league tallies in just 34 appearances.
Harry Kane took home the Golden Shoe in 2023-24. Lionel Messi has won it a record six times.