The top 10 goalscorers in Europe in 2024: Kane, Haaland or Lewandowski top?

Stars from Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona all make their way into the top 10 goalscorers chart across Europe’s top five leagues for the calendar year of 2024.

Strikers are worth their weight in gold these days and Europe’s top five leagues are home to some of the most prolific forwards in the game right now.

We’ve taken a closer look at the most prolific players from this calendar year, narrowing down the top 10 scorers from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

Note: when players are tied on goals, we have separated them by their goals per-minute ratio.

10. Vinicius Junior – 19 goals

The winner of FIFA’s ‘The Best’ award for 2024, Vinicius Junior saved most of his best moments for the European stage but he was also pretty consistent for Los Blancos in La Liga.

Nineteen goals in just 30 appearances is some record.

9. Kylian Mbappe – 19 goals

Vinicius’ stock might be higher than his new Galactico team-mate right now, but even in what’s largely been considered an off-year for Mbappe he still ended it with a hardly-terrible 19 goals in 29 games across Ligue 1 and La Liga.

You’d be daft to write Mbappe off featuring in the upper echelons of this list in a year’s time.

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8. Mohamed Salah – 23 goals

Liverpool’s Egyptian King wasn’t at his brilliant best as Liverpool fell away in the final weeks of the 2023-24 campaign, but he’s emphatically silenced any doubters with his form since August.

Undoubtedly the best footballer in the world in the 2024-25 season so far. Just outrageously good.

7. Alexander Isak – 25 goals

Newcastle United’s No.14 has struggled with injury at times this season, but he’s been on fire when fit and available. The Sweden international has 25 goals from just 33 Premier League appearances in 2024.

Last season, he became the Magpies’ first player to notch 20 goals in all competitions since the legendary Alan Shearer two decades and he only seems to be getting better.

Isak has been in the form of his life in recent weeks, with eight goals in his last six Premier League outings.

6. Alexander Sorloth – 25 goals

Erling Haaland isn’t the only devastatingly effective Norwegian battering ram around at the minute.

Sorloth may have flopped at Crystal Palace a few years back, but his incredible form for Villarreal in the latter half of last season earned him a big move to Atletico Madrid in the summer.

He’s taken time to adapt for Diego Simeone’s side but he’s scored a respectable eight La Liga goals for his new club, including a last-minute winner away to Barcelona to send Atleti top of the table heading into 2025. A fitting way to cap off a stellar year.

5. Jonathan David – 25 goals

The Canada international is almost into the last six months of his current deal and looks increasingly certain to depart Lille on a free in the summer.

“Barcelona is the team I have supported since childhood. When you grow up and support a team, it’s a dream to play there,” he says.

Whether or not he ends up at Barcelona, you can be sure that Europe’s top clubs will be fighting tooth and nail to secure the signature of one of the most prolific goalscorers around right now.

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4. Cole Palmer – 26 goals

Twenty-six goals and plenty more assists for Chelsea to boot.

The 22-year-old is demonstrating that his astonishing breakthrough season was no flash in the pan. Palmer is the real deal.

3. Robert Lewandowski – 27 goals

A frequent fixture of these lists for well over a decade now, Lewandowski is 36 and well into the twilight years of his career.

Poland’s all-time top goalscorer may not be as mobile as he once was, but he’s demonstrated that he remains incredibly efficient in the right system.

2. Erling Haaland – 27 goals

We’re not saying that Mikel Arteta has a voodoo doll shaped like a giant ponytailed Norwegian, but Haaland has endured a rotten run of form since he told Arsenal to “stay humble” back in September.

Despite spending the last few months of 2024 desperately struggling to find the back of the net, Haaland still finds himself second in this list. Only one man has scored more across Europe’s major leagues this calendar year.

Just shows you how lethal he is when he’s on it.

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1. Harry Kane – 29 goals

The 2023-24 season didn’t exactly go to plan for Bayern, who conceded the Bundesliga title for the first time in 12 years, but they couldn’t have realistically asked for more from their £100million record signing.

The England captain has consistently scored bagfuls of goals throughout last season, securing his first-ever European Golden Shoe, while he looks a decent bet to retain the award after a blinding start to 2024-25.