The ranking of European top scorers

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By: Manu Tournoux

Seventeenth result of the season for the ranking of European top scorers. We find the scorers who shook the nets in Germany, England, Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. Swept out like his entire Bayern Munich team by Bayer Leverkusen (3-0), Harry Kane had a bad Saturday with the Recorder. The English striker remains in the lead with 24 goals in 21 matches.

Just behind, we find Kylian Mbappé who remains credited with 20 goals in 19 matches. The Paris Saint-Germain striker was preserved during the 3-1 victory against Lille for the Champions League and does not advance in this ranking. The podium is completed by AZ Alkmaar scorer Vangelis Pavlidis. The 25-year-old Greek striker who scored 20 goals in 21 matches remained silent against Almere this Saturday (0-0).

Kevin Denkey is coming back quickly

In fourth place, Kevin Denkey made good progress thanks to a double against La Gantoise (2-1). The Togolese striker from Cercle Bruges has 20 goals in 24 matches and continues to shine. Injured against Sparta Rotterdam (2-0), Feyenoord scorer Santiago Gimenez follows with 19 goals in 20 matches. Lautaro Martinez who played one more match comes sixth, he who did not score despite his team’s 4-2 victory against AS Roma.

Just behind, Luuk de Jong comes seventh but did not score with PSV Eindhoven against Volendam despite his team’s 5-1 victory. He has scored 18 goals in 21 matches since the start of the season. Returning from the African Cup of Nations, Serhou Guirassy came on as a substitute against Mainz without managing to shine in a 3-1 victory. The Guinean still has 17 goals in 15 matches. It’s a little better than Edin Dzeko and his 17 goals in 24 matches. The Bosnian remains on an achievement against Alanyaspor (2-2). Finally, Lawrence Shankland appears in the top 10 with 17 goals in 25 matches. The Scottish striker remains on a goal on Wednesday against Saint Johnstone (1-0).

Igor Thiago (Club Bruges), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP), Erling Haaland (Manchester City) and Mohamed Amoura (Union-Saint-Gilloise) also scored 16 goals while Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) , Borja Mayoral (Getafe) and Mame Baba Thiam (Kayserispor and Pendikspor) follow with 15 goals. With fourteen goals, we find Simon Banza (Braga), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), Artem Dovbyk (Girona), Mateo Cassierra (Zenit) and Deniz Undav (Stuttgart).

The ranking of the top European scorers

  1. Harry Kane (30 years old/Bayern Munich/England) – 24 goals in 21 matches (1862 minutes played)
  2. Kylian Mbappé (25 years old/Paris Saint-Germain/France) – 20 goals in 19 matches (1601 minutes played)
  3. Vangelis Pavlidis (25 years old/AZ Alkmaar/Greece) – 20 goals in 21 matches (1843 minutes played)
  4. Kevin Denkey (23 years old/Cercle Bruges/Togo) – 20 goals in 24 matches (2137 minutes played)
  5. Santiago Gimenez (22 years old/Feyenoord/Mexico) – 19 goals in 20 matches (1645 minutes played)
  6. Lautaro Martinez (26 years old/Inter Milan/Argentina) – 19 goals in 21 matches (1766 minutes played)
  7. Luuk de Jong (33 years old/PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands) – 18 goals in 21 matches (1666 minutes played)
  8. Serhou Guirassy (27 years old/Stuttgart/Guinea) – 17 goals in 15 matches (1086 minutes played)
  9. Edin Dzeko (37 years old/Fenerbahçe/Bosnia-Herzegovina) – 17 goals in 24 matches (1909 minutes played)
  10. Lawrence Shankland (28 years old/Hearts of Midlothian/Scotland) – 17 goals in 25 matches (2250 minutes played)