Erling Haaland scored 44 goals last year and that kept him clear of the competition despite playing no football in the final weeks of 2023.
He ended 2023 one goal ahead of Harry Kane and one more ahead of Kylian Mbappe, and that trio will be expected to dominate 2024 again for Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG.
The criteria: All club goals in all competitions for clubs in Europe’s top 10 leagues.
10) Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) – 13 goals
Those goals have come in just 16 games, giving him a goal every 101 minutes in 2024, which makes him marginally better than Harry Kane and better again than 13-goal Erling Haaland.
9) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) – 15 goals
The Europa League top scorer has also cruised into double figures in Ligue Un at the grand old age of 34. A shame Marseille have hit something of a sticky patch.
8) Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 15 goals
He scored four goals v Everton. Four. And now he’s outscored Haaland and Kane in 2024. And he’s not even had European football. He’s really very good, you know.
7) Phil Foden (Manchester City) – 15 goals
6) Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce) – 15 goals
5) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 17 goals
4) Jonathan David (Lille) – 17 goals
There was a Coupe de France hat-trick to kick of 2024 but since then there has been an avalanche of Ligue Un goals. Now linked with every half-decent club in the Premier League barring Liverpool and Manchester City.
3) Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) – 17 goals
PSV have dropped nine points in the entirety of this Eredivisie season and De Jong’s form – at the age of 33 – is a major factor. Twenty-seven goals and 14 assists in this league season is fire.
2) Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting) – 22 goals
No wonder he is a target for half the super-clubs in Europe. The former Coventry man has now scored 26 league goals as Sporting cruise towards the Portuguese title.
1) Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – 22 goals
Being drawn against a side in the sixth tier of French football is handy when you want to make a quick start to the new year. Mbappe scored a hat-trick in a 9-0 win before adding two more goals v a third-tier side. But he’s also scored eight Ligue Un goals, including a hat-trick v Montpellier. He scored twice v Barcelona to help PSG into the semi-finals.
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