The ranking of European top scorers

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By: Manu Tournoux

The ranking of European top scorers

This Monday is the twenty-third assessment 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. And as is often the case this season, it is Harry Kane who still takes first place at the end of this weekend. While he was denied a goal, the English striker remained silent during Bayern Munich's debacle at home against Borussia Dortmund.

However, its comfortable lead allows it to still be comfortably installed in first place in this ranking. Behind him, the noose is seriously tightening behind Kylian Mbappé. PSG number 7 spent a frustrating evening at the Vélodrome for their last Classic in Ligue 1 against OM. Messy in the game, the Bondynois did not manage to get any clear chances in front of goal and therefore did not find the net. Released in the 64th minute of play by Luis Enrique, Mbappé remains the second top scorer in Europe in the league but now sees Vangelis Pavlidis coming back to match him. The Greek striker from AZ Alkmaar scored again against Vitesse Arnhem this weekend. The 25-year-old striker has three goals in the last three Eredivisie matches.

Serhou Guirassy and Kevin Denkey in ambush

This great performance thus relegates Lautaro Martinez off the podium. And the Argentinian is not even fourth because Kevin Denkey grilled him. Author of the 24th goal of the season in the league this Monday during the Bruges derby against Club Bruges, the Togolese striker is closely followed by Serhou Guirassy, ​​fifth. Before the match against Heidenheim, the native of Arles had four goals in the last three Bundesliga matches. Repeating by being the author of the opening score against the promoted, the former Rennes exceeds the 2022 world champion in the number of minutes. The Inter Milan striker only plays tonight against Empoli.

In seventh place, Viktor Gyokeres is well established. Even if he did not score this Friday against Estrela Amadora, the Swedish striker still has a bright future ahead of him in this ranking. This is also the case for Luuk de Jong who, even if he was not effective in front of goal this weekend during PSV's first defeat against NEC Nijmegen, remains eighth in this ranking. The 33-year-old striker is still closely followed in the league and in this ranking by Santiago Gimenez. The Mexican striker from Feyenoord Rotterdam was not impactful in the victory against Utrecht and came off in the 80th minute. With Hearts of Midlothian, Lawrence Shankland did not score against Kilmarnock but the club captain once again closes this ranking of the best European league scorers.

Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) and Simon Banza (Braga) follow with 19 goals. Just behind, we find Edin Dzeko (Fenerbahçe), Erling Haaland (Manchester City) and Mohamed Amoura (Union-Saint-Gilloise) with 18 goals. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) has 17 goals. Igor Thiago (Club Brugge), Brian Brobbey (Ajax Amsterdam), Rafa Mujica (Arouca), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) scored 16 goals.

The ranking of the top European scorers

  1. Harry Kane (30 years old/Bayern Munich/England) – 31 goals in 27 matches (2393 minutes played)
  2. Kylian Mbappé (25 years old/Paris Saint-Germain/France) – 24 goals in 25 matches (1910 minutes played)
  3. Vangelis Pavlidis (25 years old/AZ Alkmaar/Greece) – 24 goals in 27 matches (2383 minutes played)
  4. Kevin Denkey (23 years old/Cercle Bruges/Togo) – 24 goals in 29 matches (2587 minutes played)
  5. Serhou Guirassy (28 years old/Stuttgart/Guinea) – 23 goals in 21 matches (1589 minutes played)
  6. Lautaro Martinez (26 years old/Inter Milan/Argentina) – 23 goals in 26 matches (2114 minutes played)
  7. Viktor Gyökeres (25 years old/Sporting CP/Sweden) – 22 goals in 25 matches (2240 ​​minutes played)
  8. Luuk de Jong (33 years old/PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands) – 22 goals in 27 matches (2168 minutes played)
  9. Santiago Giménez (22 years old/Feyenoord/Mexico) – 21 goals in 26 matches (2125 minutes played)
  10. Lawrence Shankland (28 years old/Hearts of Midlothian/Scotland) – 20 goals in 31 matches (2689 minutes played)
Manu Tournoux

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Manu Tournoux

Manu Tournoux is a passionate and knowledgeable football enthusiast with a special focus on French football. Born and raised in France, Manu discovered his love for the beautiful game at a young age and developed a deep understanding of the ins and outs of "Le Championnat." His French roots and extensive experience in football journalism have made him an invaluable asset to the French Football Weekly team. As an author for the website, his expertise includes not only in-depth analysis of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches but also insightful profiles of up-and-coming talents, detailed transfer news, and engaging coverage of the French national team. His captivating writing style and undeniable passion for the game have earned him a loyal following among our readers. When he's not crafting engaging articles for French Football Weekly, Manu enjoys attending live matches whenever he can, exploring football culture in various French cities, and engaging in spirited debates with fellow fans.