KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Robert Lewandowski is seven goals clear of his nearest main-league pursuer in the latest rankings for the ESM European Golden Shoe.

The Bayern Munich centre-forward scored his 25th goal of the Bundesliga campaign in Monday’s 3-3 home draw with Arminia Bielefeld, the German champions’ first game since their triumphant return from winning the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar last Thursday.

Next contenders in the autumn-to-spring leagues are Eintracht Frankfurt’s André Miguel Silva wth 18 goals then Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with 17. Silva scored once in Frankfurt’s 2-0 weekend win over 1FC Koln while Salah scored Liverpool’s consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat by Leicester City.

Formal second place in the rankings is still held by Kasper Junker of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt. Lewandowski leads on points though Junker has scored more goals (27).

This is because the Golden Shoe is based on a ranking computed according to UEFA’s end-of-season 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.

Scandinavian leagues which traditionally play to a calendar-year schedule always provide the initial leaders before being overtaken in due course by the superstars of western Europe.

Last season’s winner was Lazio’s Ciro Immobile.

Golden Shoe standings

(Ranking multiplication based on UEFA coefficient status)

1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 25 x 2 = 50
2. Kasper Junker (FK Bodø/Glimt) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
3. Amahl Pellegrino (Kristiansund BK) 25 x 1,5 = 37,5
4. André Miguel Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) 18 x 2 = 36
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) 17 x 2 = 34
6. Giorgos Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) 22 x 1,5 = 33
— Paul Ebere Onuachu (KRC Genk) 22 x 1,5 = 33
8. Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale Milano) 16 x 2 = 32
— Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 16 x 2 = 32
— Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 16 x 2 = 32
— Luis Alberto Suárez (Atlético Madrid) 16 x 2 = 32
12. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 15 x 2 = 30
— Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 15 x 2 = 30
14. Thomas Henry (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
— Philip Zinckernagel (FK Bodø/Glimt) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
16. Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (Manchester United) 14 x 2 = 28
— Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) 14 x 2 = 28
— Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 14 x 2 = 28
— Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) 14 x 2 = 28
20. Christoffer Nyman (IFK Norrköping) 18 x 1,5 = 27
21. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais) 13 x 2 = 26
Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla FC) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Gerard’ Moreno Balagueró (Villarreal CF) 13 x 2 = 26
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 13 x 2 = 26
Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) 13 x 2 = 26
Luis Muriel Fruto (Atalanta Bergamo) 13 x 2 = 26
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 13 x 2 = 26
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 13 x 2 = 26
30. Aaron Boupendza (Hatayspor Kulübü) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos Piraeus) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
32. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) 12 x 2 = 24
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 12 x 2 = 24
Veton Berisha (Viking FK Stavanger) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Boulaye Dia (Stade de Reims) 12 x 2 = 24
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 12 x 2 = 24
Kevin Volland (AS Monaco) 12 x 2 = 24
38. Rauno Sappinen (FC Flora Tallinn) 23 x 1 = 23
39. Mushaga Bakenga (Odds BK) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Odsonne Édouard (Celtic FC) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Astrit Seljmani (Varbergs BoIS) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
42. Andrea Belotti (Torino FC) 11 x 2 = 22
‘João Pedro’ Galvão (Cagliari Calcio) 11 x 2 = 22
Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) 11 x 2 = 22
Lautaro Martínez (Internazionale Milano) 11 x 2 = 22
Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) 11 x 2 = 22
47. Gianni Bruno (SV Zulte Waregem) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Jens Petter Hauge (FK Bodø/Glimt) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Sékou Koïta (Red Bull Salzburg) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Kristijan Lovrić (HNK Gorica) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Jean-Pierre Nsame (BSC Young Boys) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Moses Ogbu (Mjällby AIF) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves ‘Pote’ (Sporting CP) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Yuma Suzuki (Sint-Truiden VV) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Isaac Kiese Thelin (Malmö FF) 14 x 1,5 = 21
56. Ludovic Ajorque (Racing Strasbourg Alsace) 10 x 2 = 20
Lorenzo Insigne (SSC Napoli Calcio) 10 x 2 = 20
Bioty Moise Kean (Paris Saint-Germain) 10 x 2 = 20
José Luis Morales (Levante DU) 10 x 2 = 20
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) 10 x 2 = 20
Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) 10 x 2 = 20
Karl Toko Ekambi (Olympique Lyonnais) 10 x 2 = 20
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa FC) 10 x 2 = 20
Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) 10 x 2 = 20
65. Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Nicolas Diguiny (Apollon FC Limassol) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Leke James (Molde FK) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Milan Makaric (FK Radnik Surdulica) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Junior Fashion Sakala (KV Oostende) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Roman Yaremchuk (KAA Gent) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5

** The Golden Shoe is administered, computed and formulated by the European Sports Media group whose members comprise: A Bola (Portugal), ElfVoetbal (Netherlands), Fanatik (Turkey), Foot Magazine (Belgium), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany), Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), GoalNews/Sentragoal (Greece), Guerin Sportivo (Italy), Kicker (Germany), Marca (Spain), Nemzeti Sport (Hungary), SoFoot (France), Sport Express (Russia), Telegraaf/Telesport (Netherlands), Tipsbladet (Denmark), World Soccer (England). Affiliated members: Kick Off (South Africa), Titan Sport (China), Netease (China), SportalKorea (South-Korea).