KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Robert Lewandowski remains eight goals clear of his nearest serious pursuers in pursuit of the ESM Golden Shoe for the leading European league marksman,

Bayern Munich’s Poland captain has 28 goals after winning the prize last season with his German champions.

FIFA’s recrowned world player of the year totalled 41 goals in the Bundesliga to finish 11 clear of Barcelona’s Leo Messi and 12 ahead of third-placed Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus.

Second place remains the possession of Ohi Omoijuanfo of Molde in Norway but his season is already over.

Lewandowski’s nearest realistic challengers are Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovc with 20 goals each.

Goals by marksmen from among the top five nations in the UEFA ranking benefit from a multiple of 2.0, the next batch (places six to 22 ) a factor of 1.5 and the remainder 1.0.

Last season Lewandowski was only the third player since 2010 to interrupt Messi and Ronaldo’s command of the award after Barcelona’s Luis Suarez in 2016 and Lazio’s Ciro Immobile last season.

As in other years the rankings does not include play-offs.

Golden Shoe leaders

1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 28 x 2 = 56
2. Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde FK) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
3. Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 20 x 2 = 40
Dusan Vlahovic (AFC Fiorentina/Juventus) 20 x 2 = 40
5. Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrøm SK) 26 x 1,5 = 39
6. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 19 x 2 = 38
Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 19 x 2 = 38
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) 19 x 2 = 38
9. Veton Berisha (Viking FK Stavanger) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Marko Livaja (HNK Hajduk Split) 22 x 1,5 = 33
11. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 16 x 2 = 32
12. Michael Frey (Royal Antwerp FC) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Ricardo Jorge Gomes (FK Partizan Beograd) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 15 x 2 = 30
Darwin Núñez (SL Benfica) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Giovanni Simeone (Hellas Verona) 15 x 2 = 30
Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 15 x 2 = 30
19. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 14 x 2 = 28
Christopher Nkunku (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 14 x 2 = 28
21. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa FC) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Mikkel Dahl (Havnar Bóltfelag) 27 x 1 = 27
23. Gaëtan Laborde (Stade Rennais) 13 x 2 = 26
Martin Terrier (Stade Rennais) 13 x 2 = 26
Raúl de Tomás Gómez (RCD Espanyol) 13 x 2 = 26
Enes Ünal (Getafe CF) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Vinícius Júnior’ José Paixão de Oliveira (Real Madrid) 13 x 2 = 26
28. Luis Fernando Díaz (FC Porto/Liverpool FC) 15 x 1,5 + 1 x 2 = 24,5
29. Tammy Abraham (AS Roma) 12 x 2 = 24
Jonathan David (Lille OSC) 12 x 2 = 24
Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 12 x 2 = 24
Sébastien Haller (AFC Ajax) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva ‘Jota’ (Liverpool FC) 12 x 2 = 24
Juan Miguel Jiménez López ‘Juanmi’ (Real Betis Sevilla) 12 x 2 = 24
Ebere Onuachu (KRC Genk) 16 x 1,5 = 24
36. Arthur Cabral Mendonça (FC Basel/ACF Fiorentina) 14 x 1,5 + 1 x 2 = 23
37. Eirik Botheim (Bodø/Glimt) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Josip Drmic (HBK Rijeka) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Theoson−Jordan Siebatcheu (BSC Young Boys) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Nikola Storm (KV Mechelen) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Jelle Vossen (SV Zulte Waregem) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
42. Iago Aspas Juncal (RC Celta de Vigo) 11 x 2 = 22
Jay Donnelly (Glentoran FC) 22 x 1 = 22
Ángel Martín Correa (Club Atlético de Madrid) 11 x 2 = 22
José Luis Mato Sanmartín ‘Joselu’ (Deportivo Alavés) 11 x 2 = 22
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 11 x 2 = 22
Lautaro Martínez (FC Internazionale Milano) 11 x 2 = 22
48. Martin Ádám (Paksi FC) 21 x 1 = 21
Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Artem Dovbyk (SK Dnipro-1) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (SC Braga) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Georgie Kelly (Bohemian FC Dublin) 21 x 1 = 21
Jasmin Kurtic (PAOK FC) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Dante Vanzeir (Union Saint-Gilloise) 14 x 1,5 = 21
56. Ludovic Ajorque (Racing Strasbourg Alsace) 10 x 2 = 20
Henri Anier (Paide Linnameeskond) 20 x 1 = 20
Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) 10 x 2 = 20
Antonín Barák (Hellas Verona) 10 x 2 = 20
Mohamed Bayo (Clermont Foot Auvergne 63) 10 x 2 = 20
Domenico Berardi (US Sassuolo Calcio) 10 x 2 = 20
Edin Dzeko (FC Internazionale Milano) 10 x 2 = 20
Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) 10 x 2 = 20
Amine Gouiri (OGC Nice) 10 x 2 = 20
Ui-Jo Hwang (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) 10 x 2 = 20
‘João Pedro’ Geraldino dos Santos Galvão (Cagliari Calcio) 10 x 2 = 20
Gianluca Scamacca (US Sassuolo Calcio) 10 x 2 = 20
Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 10 x 2 = 20
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 10 x 2 = 20

** 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).

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