Lewandowski goes top in pursuit of European Golden Shoe
LONDON: Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich has taken over from Lazio’s Ciro Immobile as leader of the opening compilation for the European Golden Shoe administered by the European Sports Media grouping.
The Golden Shoe is based on a ranking computed according to UEFA’s July rankings. Thus marksmen from among the top five nations benefit from a multiple of 2.0, the next batch (places six to 22) a factor of 1.5 and the remainder 1.0.
As in previous years the Golden Shoe does not consider goals in play-off competitions.
Lewandowski took his total of Bundesliga goals for the season thus far to 36 with his double in the weekend’s 6-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen. Immobile went goalless in Napoli’s 2-1 home defeat by Parma.
Last season’s winner was Lionel Messi who collected the prize as the continent’s leading league marksman for a record-extending sixth time.
Messi finished Barcelona’s Spanish league title-winning campaign with 36 goals, three clear of Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe (33) and a massive 10 clear of Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella (26).
Golden Shoe standings
(Ranking multiplication based on UEFA coefficient status)
1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 18 x 2 = 36
2. Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 17 x 2 = 34
3. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 16 x 2 = 32
— Timo Werner (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 16 x 2 = 32
5. Erik Sorga (Flora Tallinn) 31 x 1 = 31
6. Ilia Shkurin (FC Zvezda-BGU Minsk) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
7. Shon Weissman (Wolfsberger AC) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Kamil Wilczek (Bröndby IF) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
9. Klaemint Olsen (NSÍ Runavik) 25 x 1 = 25
10. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 12 x 2 = 24
Erling Haaland (Red Bull Salzburg) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 12 x 2 = 24
13. Mohamed Buya Turay (Djurgärdens IF) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Aluísio ‘Júnior Moraes’ (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Jean-Pierre Nsame (BSC Young Boys) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
16. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea FC) 11 x 2 = 22
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 11 x 2 = 22
Tomislav Kis (FK Zalgiris Vilnius) 22 x 1 = 22
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 11 x 2 = 22
20. Torgeir Børven (Odds BK) 21 x 1 = 21
Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Stanislav Dragun (FC BATE Borisov) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Vitaly Kvashuk (FC Gomel) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Mirko Maric (NK Osijek) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Dieumerci Mbokani (Royal Antwerp FC) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Robin Söder (IFK Göteborg) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Muamer Tankovic (Hammarby IF) 14 x 1,5 = 21
28. Moussa Dembélé (Olympique Lyonnais) 10 x 2 = 20
Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf) 10 x 2 = 20
Levani Kutalia (FC Dinamo Tblisi) 20 x 1 = 20
Romelu Lukaku (FC Internazionale Milano) 10 x 2 = 20
‘João Pedro’ Galvão (Cagliari Calcio) 10 x 2 = 20
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 10 x 2 = 20
34. Nikola Djurdjic (Hammarby IF) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Christoph Monschein (FK Austria Wien) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
37. Aderinsola Habib Eseola (FC Kairat Almaty) 19 x 1 = 19
Marin Tomasov (FC Astana) 19 x 1 = 19
39. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) 9 x 2 = 18
Jóannis Bjartalid (KÍ Klaksvík) 18 x 1 = 18
Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais) 9 x 2 = 18
Habib Diallo (FC Metz) 9 x 2 = 18
Juan Francisco García Peña (St Joseph’s FC) 18 x 1 = 18
Danny Ings (Southampton FC) 9 x 2 = 18
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 9 x 2 = 18
Denis Laptev (FC Dinamo Brest) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 9 x 2 = 18
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 9 x 2 = 18
Luis Muriel Fruto (Atalanta Bergamo) 9 x 2 = 18
Pavel Nekhaychik (FC Dinamo Brest) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Victor Osimhen (Lille OSC) 9 x 2 = 18
Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) 9 x 2 = 18
Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) 9 x 2 = 18
Mohamad Salah (Liverpool FC) 9 x 2 = 18
Ronnie Schwartz (Silkeborg IF) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona) 9 x 2 = 18
