KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Robert Lewandowski is closing in on another ESM European Golden Shoe.

Bayern Munich’s Poland captain is seven goals clear of closest pursuer, Karim Benzema and Ciro Immobile.

Last season FIFA’s world player of the year won the Golden Shoe with 41 goals in the Bundesliga to finish 11 clear of Barcelona’s Leo Messi and 12 ahead of third-placed Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus.

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 standings

1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 32 x 2 = 64
2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 25 x 2 = 50
— Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 25 x 2 = 50
4. Dusan Vlahovic (AFC Fiorentina/Juventus) 23 x 2 = 46
5. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 21 x 2 = 42
6. Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde FK) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) 20 x 2 = 40
Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 20 x 2 = 40
9. Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrøm SK) 26 x 1,5 = 39
10. Martin Terrier (Stade Rennais) 19 x 2 = 38
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 19 x 2 = 38
12. Darwin Núñez (SL Benfica) 25 x 1,5 = 37,5
Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise) 25 x 1,5 = 37,5
14. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 18 x 2 = 36
15. Christopher Nkunku (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 17 x 2 = 34
Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 17 x 2 = 34
17. Veton Berisha (Viking FK Stavanger) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Michael Frey (Royal Antwerp FC) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Ricardo Jorge Gomes (FK Partizan Beograd) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Marko Livaja (HNK Hajduk Split) 22 x 1,5 = 33
21. Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 16 x 2 = 32
Giovanni Simeone (Hellas Verona) 16 x 2 = 32
23. Tammy Abraham (AS Roma) 15 x 2 = 30
Sébastien Haller (AFC Ajax) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva ‘Jota’ (Liverpool FC) 15 x 2 = 30
Aleksandar Katai (FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Lautaro Martínez (FC Internazionale Milano) 15 x 2 = 30
‘Cristiano Ronaldo‘ dos Santos Aveiro (Manchester United) 15 x 2 = 30
Raúl de Tomás Gómez (RCD Espanyol) 15 x 2 = 30
Enes Ünal (Getafe CF) 15 x 2 = 30
31. Ebere Onuachu (KRC Genk) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Theoson−Jordan Siebatcheu (BSC Young Boys) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
34. Iago Aspas Juncal (RC Celta de Vigo) 14 x 2 = 28
Domenico Berardi (US Sassuolo Calcio) 14 x 2 = 28
Moussa Dembélé (Olympique Lyonnais) 14 x 2 = 28
Juan Miguel Jiménez López ‘Juanmi’ (Real Betis Sevilla) 14 x 2 = 28
Gaëtan Laborde (Stade Rennais) 14 x 2 = 28
‘Vinícius Júnior’ José Paixão de Oliveira (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
40. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa FC) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Nemanja Bilbija (HSK Zrinjski Mostar) 27 x 1 = 27
Mikkel Dahl (Havnar Bóltfelag) 27 x 1 = 27
Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) 18 x 1,5 = 27
44. Luis Fernando Díaz (FC Porto/Liverpool FC) 15 x 1,5 + 2 x 2 = 26,5
45. Martin Ádám (Paksi FC) 26 x 1 = 26
Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) 13 x 2 = 26
Jonathan David (Lille OSC) 13 x 2 = 26
Edin Dzeko (FC Internazionale Milano) 13 x 2 = 26
José Luis Mato Sanmartín ‘Joselu’ (Deportivo Alavés) 13 x 2 = 26
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Gianluca Scamacca (US Sassuolo Calcio) 13 x 2 = 26
52. Josip Drmic (HBK Rijeka) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Djordje Jovanovic (FK Cukaricki Stankom/Maccabi Tel Aviv) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Jelle Vossen (SV Zulte Waregem) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
55. Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal ‘Beto’ (Portimonense SC/Udinese Calcio) 2 x 1,5 + 11 x 2 = 25
Arthur Cabral Mendonça (FC Basel/ACF Fiorentina) 14 x 1,5 + 2 x 2 = 25
Jay Donnelly (Glentoran FC) 25 x 1 = 25
58. Gamid Agalarov (FC Ufa) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Marko Arnautovic (Bologna FC 1909) 12 x 2 = 24
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal/FC Barcelona) 12 x 2 = 24
Assan Ceesay (FC Zürich) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Andy Delort (OGC Nice) 12 x 2 = 24
Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 12 x 2 = 24
Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) 12 x 2 = 24
Iván López Álvarez ‘Ivi’ (RKS Raków Częstochowa) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 12 x 2 = 24
Randal Kolo Muani (FC Nantes) 12 x 2 = 24
Shamar Nicholson (RSC Charleroi/FC Spartak Moskva) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24
‘João Pedro’ Geraldino dos Santos Galvão (Cagliari Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
Ivan Toney (Brentford FC) 12 x 2 = 24
72. Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Eirik Botheim (Bodø/Glimt) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Umut Bozok (Kasimpasa SK) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (SC Braga) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Ayoub El Kaabi (Hatayspor) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Jasmin Kurtic (PAOK FC) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Nikola Storm (KV Mechelen) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Guus Til (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Joshua Zirkzee (RSC Anderlecht) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5

. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 32 x 2 = 64
2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 25 x 2 = 50
Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 25 x 2 = 50
4. Dusan Vlahovic (AFC Fiorentina/Juventus) 23 x 2 = 46
5. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 21 x 2 = 42
6. Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde FK) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) 20 x 2 = 40
Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 20 x 2 = 40
9. Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrøm SK) 26 x 1,5 = 39
10. Martin Terrier (Stade Rennais) 19 x 2 = 38
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) 19 x 2 = 38
12. Darwin Núñez (SL Benfica) 25 x 1,5 = 37,5
Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise) 25 x 1,5 = 37,5
14. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 18 x 2 = 36
15. Christopher Nkunku (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 17 x 2 = 34
Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 17 x 2 = 34
17. Veton Berisha (Viking FK Stavanger) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Michael Frey (Royal Antwerp FC) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Ricardo Jorge Gomes (FK Partizan Beograd) 22 x 1,5 = 33
Marko Livaja (HNK Hajduk Split) 22 x 1,5 = 33
21. Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 16 x 2 = 32
Giovanni Simeone (Hellas Verona) 16 x 2 = 32
23. Tammy Abraham (AS Roma) 15 x 2 = 30
Sébastien Haller (AFC Ajax) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva ‘Jota’ (Liverpool FC) 15 x 2 = 30
Aleksandar Katai (FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Lautaro Martínez (FC Internazionale Milano) 15 x 2 = 30
‘Cristiano Ronaldo‘ dos Santos Aveiro (Manchester United) 15 x 2 = 30
Raúl de Tomás Gómez (RCD Espanyol) 15 x 2 = 30
Enes Ünal (Getafe CF) 15 x 2 = 30
31. Ebere Onuachu (KRC Genk) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Theoson−Jordan Siebatcheu (BSC Young Boys) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
34. Iago Aspas Juncal (RC Celta de Vigo) 14 x 2 = 28
Domenico Berardi (US Sassuolo Calcio) 14 x 2 = 28
Moussa Dembélé (Olympique Lyonnais) 14 x 2 = 28
Juan Miguel Jiménez López ‘Juanmi’ (Real Betis Sevilla) 14 x 2 = 28
Gaëtan Laborde (Stade Rennais) 14 x 2 = 28
‘Vinícius Júnior’ José Paixão de Oliveira (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
40. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa FC) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Nemanja Bilbija (HSK Zrinjski Mostar) 27 x 1 = 27
Mikkel Dahl (Havnar Bóltfelag) 27 x 1 = 27
Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) 18 x 1,5 = 27
44. Luis Fernando Díaz (FC Porto/Liverpool FC) 15 x 1,5 + 2 x 2 = 26,5
45. Martin Ádám (Paksi FC) 26 x 1 = 26
Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) 13 x 2 = 26
Jonathan David (Lille OSC) 13 x 2 = 26
Edin Dzeko (FC Internazionale Milano) 13 x 2 = 26
José Luis Mato Sanmartín ‘Joselu’ (Deportivo Alavés) 13 x 2 = 26
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Gianluca Scamacca (US Sassuolo Calcio) 13 x 2 = 26
52. Josip Drmic (HBK Rijeka) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Djordje Jovanovic (FK Cukaricki Stankom/Maccabi Tel Aviv) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Jelle Vossen (SV Zulte Waregem) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
55. Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal ‘Beto’ (Portimonense SC/Udinese Calcio) 2 x 1,5 + 11 x 2 = 25
Arthur Cabral Mendonça (FC Basel/ACF Fiorentina) 14 x 1,5 + 2 x 2 = 25
Jay Donnelly (Glentoran FC) 25 x 1 = 25
58. Gamid Agalarov (FC Ufa) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Marko Arnautovic (Bologna FC 1909) 12 x 2 = 24
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal/FC Barcelona) 12 x 2 = 24
Assan Ceesay (FC Zürich) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Andy Delort (OGC Nice) 12 x 2 = 24
Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 12 x 2 = 24
Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) 12 x 2 = 24
Iván López Álvarez ‘Ivi’ (RKS Raków Częstochowa) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 12 x 2 = 24
Randal Kolo Muani (FC Nantes) 12 x 2 = 24
Shamar Nicholson (RSC Charleroi/FC Spartak Moskva) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24
‘João Pedro’ Geraldino dos Santos Galvão (Cagliari Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
Ivan Toney (Brentford FC) 12 x 2 = 24
72. Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Eirik Botheim (Bodø/Glimt) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Umut Bozok (Kasimpasa SK) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (SC Braga) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Ayoub El Kaabi (Hatayspor) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Jasmin Kurtic (PAOK FC) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Nikola Storm (KV Mechelen) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Guus Til (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Joshua Zirkzee (RSC Anderlecht) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5