Lionel Messi has been Europe’s top domestic league scorer for three seasons running but he trails in 2019/20.


ESM Golden Shoe standings

38 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München, GER) – 19 goals x 2 league multiplier
36 Timo Werner (Leipzig, GER) – 18 x 2
34 Ciro Immobile (Lazio, ITA) – 17 x 2
32 Jamie Vardy (Leicester, ENG) – 16 x 2
31 Erik Sorga (Flora Tallinn, EST) – 31 x 1
28.5 Ilya Shkurin (Zvezda, BLR) – 19 x 1.5
25.5 Shon Weissman (Wolfsberg, AUT) – 17 x 1.5
25.5 Kamil Wilczek (Brøndby, DEN) – 17 x 1.5
25 Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ Runavik, FRO) – 25 x 1
24 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, ESP) – 12 x 2
24 Erling Braut Haaland (Salzburg, AUT) – 16 x 1.5
24 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 12 x 2

2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 72, 36 x 2
2017/18: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 68, 34 x 2
2016/17: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 74, 37 x 2
2015/16: Luis Suárez (Barcelona, ESP) – 80, 40 x 2
2014/15: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, ESP) – 96, 48 x 2

How the figures are calculated
The ESM Golden Shoe rankings are based on league goals scored multiplied by a figure denoting the difficulty ranking of each league, which is calculated using the UEFA coefficient list. Only the top five leagues have a x2 multiplier; middle ranked leagues have a x1.5 multiplier, while the lower-ranked leagues are x1. They officially begin in January.

Top scorers in 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (group stage to final)

10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München, UEFA Champions League)
8 Erling Braut Haaland (Salzburg, UEFA Champions League)
6 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League)
6 Alfredo Morelos (Rangers, UEFA Europa League)
5 Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League)
5 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, UEFA Champions League)
5 Lautaro Martínez (Inter, UEFA Champions League)
5 Kylian Mbappé (Paris, UEFA Champions League)
5 Dries Mertens (Napoli, UEFA Champions League)
5 Mauro Icardi (Paris, UEFA Champions League)
5 Memphis Depay (Lyon, UEFA Champions League)
5 Munir (Sevilla, UEFA Europa League)
5 Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP, UEFA Europa League)
5 Andraž Šporar (Slovan Bratislava, UEFA Europa League)

2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, UEFA Champions League) – 12
2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League) – 15
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 12
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 16
2014/15: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 10

Top scorers in Europe’s 2019/20 top five domestic leagues

19 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München, GER)
18 Timo Werner (Leipzig, GER)
17 Ciro Immobile (Lazio, ITA)
16 Jamie Vardy (Leicester, ENG)
12 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, ESP)
12 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP)
11 Tammy Abraham (Chelsea, ENG)
11 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, ENG)
11 Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco, FRA)

2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 36
2017/18: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 34
2016/17: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 37
2015/16: Luis Suárez (Barcelona, ESP) – 40
2014/15: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, ESP) – 48