European Golden Boot Winners – Complete List

The European Golden Shoe (also commonly known as the Golden Boot) is an award presented to the leading goalscorer from the top divisions of the European national leagues. The award uses a weighted points system where goals in top-ranked leagues are worth more points.

Lionel Messi holds the record with winning the European Golden Boot 6 times, while Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all-time list with 4 wins.Cristiano Ronaldo has won it 4 times.

• Most goals in a season: Lionel Messi (50 in 2012)
• 2025 winner: Kylian Mbappé with 31 goals for Real Madrid

Complete List of European Golden Boot Winners

Year	Goals	Winner	Team	League
2025	31	Kylian Mbappé	Real Madrid	Spain La Liga
2024	36	Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	Germany Bundesliga
2023	36	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	England Premier League
2022	35	Robert Lewandowski (2)	Bayern Munich	Germany Bundesliga
2021	41	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	Germany Bundesliga
2020	36	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	Italy Serie A
2019	36	Lionel Messi (6)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2018	34	Lionel Messi (5)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2017	37	Lionel Messi (4)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2016	40	Luis Suárez (2)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2015	48	Cristiano Ronaldo (4)	Real Madrid	Spain La Liga
2014	31	Luis Suárez / Cristiano Ronaldo (3)	Liverpool / Real Madrid	England Premier League / Spain La Liga
2013	46	Lionel Messi (3)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2012	50	Lionel Messi (2)	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2011	40	Cristiano Ronaldo (2)	Real Madrid	Spain La Liga
2010	34	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
2009	32	Diego Forlán (2)	Atlético Madrid	Spain La Liga
2008	31	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	England Premier League
2007	26	Francesco Totti	Roma	Italy Serie A
2006	31	Luca Toni	Fiorentina	Italy Serie A
2005	25	Thierry Henry (2) / Diego Forlán	Arsenal / Villarreal	England Premier League / Spain La Liga
2004	30	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	England Premier League
2003	29	Roy Makaay	Deportivo La Coruña	Spain La Liga
2002	42	Mário Jardel (2)	Sporting CP	Portugal Primeira Liga
2001	35	Henrik Larsson	Celtic	Scottish Premier League
2000	30	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland	England Premier League
1999	36	Mário Jardel	Porto	Portugal Primeira Liga
1998	34	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse	Netherlands Eredivisie
1997	34	Ronaldo	Barcelona	Spain La Liga
1996	40	Zviad Endeladze	Margveti	Georgia Umaglesi Liga
1995	39	Arsen Avetisyan	Homenetmen	Armenia Armenian Premier League
1994	43	David Taylor	Porthmadog	Wales League of Wales
1993	34	Ally McCoist (2)	Rangers	Scottish Premier Division
1992	34	Ally McCoist	Rangers	Scottish Premier Division
1991	34	Darko Pančev	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslav First League
1990	38	Hugo Sánchez / Hristo Stoichkov	Real Madrid / CSKA Sofia	Spain La Liga / Bulgaria A PFG
1989	43	Dorin Mateuț	Dinamo București	Romania Liga I
1988	39	Tanju Çolak	Galatasaray	Turkey Süper Lig
1987	39	Toni Polster	Austria Wien	Austrian Bundesliga
1986	37	Marco van Basten	Ajax	Netherlands Eredivisie
1985	39	Fernando Gomes (2)	Porto	Portugal Primeira Liga
1984	32	Ian Rush	Liverpool	England First Division
1983	36	Fernando Gomes	Porto	Portugal Primeira Liga
1982	32	Wim Kieft	Ajax	Netherlands Eredivisie
1981	31	Georgi Slavkov	Botev Plovdiv	Bulgaria Parva Liga
1980	39	Erwin Vandenbergh	Lierse	Belgium Belgian First Division
1979	34	Kees Kist	AZ	Netherlands Eredivisie
1978	41	Hans Krankl	Rapid Wien	Austria Austrian Bundesliga
1977	47	Dudu Georgescu (2)	Dinamo București	Romania Liga I
1976	39	Sotiris Kaiafas	Omonia Nicosia	Cyprus Cypriot First Division
1975	33	Dudu Georgescu	Dinamo București	Romania Liga I
1974	46	Héctor Yazalde	Sporting CP	Portugal Primeira Liga
1973	40	Eusébio (2)	Benfica	Portugal Primeira Liga
1972	40	Gerd Müller (2)	Bayern Munich	Germany Bundesliga
1971	44	Josip Skoblar	Marseille	France Ligue 1
1970	38	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	Germany Bundesliga
1969	36	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria Parva Liga
1968	42	Eusébio	Benfica	Portugal Primeira Liga

History

Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given by L’Équipe to the highest goalscorer in any European league. Between 1992 and 1996 there were no official awards given to the top goal scorers, but the leading goal scorers for those years have since been recognised. Since the 1996–97 season, the award, given by European Sports Media, has used a weighted points system.

Point System

The winner is not simply the player with the most goals in the season. There is a weighting system where the goals scored in the top-ranked leagues are worth more. Players from the five highest-ranked leagues according to UEFA (based on results of each league’s clubs in European competition over the previous five seasons) get 2 points per scored goal, leagues ranked 6-22 get 1.5 points per goal, and the remaining leagues get 1 point per goal. The top five-ranked leagues in 2025 are Germany, Spain, England, Italy, and France. The winners usually come from the top-ranked leagues.

Top 5 Leagues (2 points)

Germany, Spain, England, Italy, France

Leagues 6-22 (1.5 points)

Including the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium and, Turkey

Other Leagues (1 point)

All remaining European leagues.