KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Robert Lewandowski is ever further clear in the bid to maintain his grip on 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 (20 goals) and Lazio’s Ciro Immobile (19). The leading Premier League marksman is Liverpool’s Mo Salah (17).

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
4. Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrøm SK) 26 x 1,5 = 39
5. Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 19 x 2 = 38
6. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 18 x 2 = 36
Dusan Vlahovic (AFC Fiorentina/Juventus) 18 x 2 = 36
8. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) 17 x 2 = 34
9. Veton Berisha (Viking FK Stavanger) 22 x 1,5 = 33
10. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 16 x 2 = 32
11. Marko Livaja (HNK Hajduk Split) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
12. Ricardo Jorge Gomes (FK Partizan Beograd) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 15 x 2 = 30
Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise) 20 x 1,5 = 30
15. Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 14 x 2 = 28
16. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa FC) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Mikkel Dahl (Havnar Bóltfelag) 27 x 1 = 27
Michael Frey (Royal Antwerp FC) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Darwin Núñez (SL Benfica) 18 x 1,5 = 27
20. Christopher Nkunku (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 13 x 2 = 26
Raúl de Tomás Gómez (RCD Espanyol) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Vinícius Júnior’ José Paixão de Oliveira (Real Madrid) 13 x 2 = 26
23. Luis Fernando Díaz (FC Porto/Liverpool FC) 15 x 1,5 + 1 x 2 = 24,5
24. Jonathan David (Lille OSC) 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
Gaëtan Laborde (Stade Rennais) 12 x 2 = 24
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 12 x 2 = 24
Giovanni Simeone (Hellas Verona) 12 x 2 = 24
Martin Terrier (Stade Rennais) 12 x 2 = 24
32. Eirik Botheim (Bodø/Glimt) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Ebere Onuachu (KRC Genk) 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
36. Tammy Abraham (AS Roma) 11 x 2 = 22
Iago Aspas Juncal (RC Celta de Vigo) 11 x 2 = 22
Ángel Martín Correa (Club Atlético de Madrid) 11 x 2 = 22
José Luis Mato Sanmartín ‘Joselu’ (Deportivo Alavés) 11 x 2 = 22
Lautaro Martínez (FC Internazionale Milano) 11 x 2 = 22
Enes Ünal (Getafe CF) 11 x 2 = 22
42. Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Arthur Cabral Mendonça (FC Basel/ACF Fiorentina) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Jay Donnelly (Glentoran FC) 21 x 1 = 21
Artem Dovbyk (SK Dnipro-1) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Josip Drmic (HBK Rijeka) 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
Dante Vanzeir (Union Saint-Gilloise) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Jelle Vossen (SV Zulte Waregem) 14 x 1,5 = 21
52. Martin Ádám (Paksi FC) 20 x 1 = 20
Ludovic Ajorque (Racing Strasbourg Alsace) 10 x 2 = 20
Henri Anier (Paide Linnameeskond) 20 x 1 = 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
Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 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
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 10 x 2 = 20
66. Gamid Agalarov (FC Ufa) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Assan Ceesay (FC Zürich) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Din David (Maccabi Haifa FC) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Zinho Gano (SV Zulte Waregem) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Shamar Nicholson (RSC Charleroi/ FC Spartak Moskva) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Guus Til (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Tom van Weert (Volos NFC) 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).

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