The 2022/23 European Golden Shoe award went to striker Erling Haaland in his very first season with Manchester City.
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| Erling Haaland had a successful season with Man City. (Source: Getty Image) |
Erling Haaland scored a total of 36 goals this season and earned 72 points, far ahead of rivals like Harry Kane (30 goals - 60 points) or Kylian Mbappe (29 goals - 58 points).
The other two names in the top 5 of the race for the European Golden Boot are Alexandre Lacazette (27 goals - 54 points) and Victor Osimhen (26 goals - 52 points).
Players competing in the top five European leagues (England, Italy, Germany, Spain, France) will have their goals counted for a factor of two. Leagues outside the top five will have a factor of 1.5 and 1 respectively.
The European Golden Shoe was first awarded in 1968 to striker Eusebio, for his 42 goals for Benfica in the Portuguese league.
Historically, only two players have won more than these two awards: Lionel Messi with 6 and Cristiano Ronaldo with 4.
Striker Robert Lewandowski, the star who won the European Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons (2020/21 and 2021/22) with Bayern Munich, finished only 7th in the race this year with 23 goals and 46 points after moving to Barcelona.
Erling Haaland is the first Premier League player to win the European Golden Boot in nine years.
Previously, the last Premier League star to achieve this was Luis Suarez in the 2013/14 season. The Uruguayan striker scored 31 goals for Liverpool and shared the award with Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals for Real Madrid).
In addition to the European Golden Boot, Erling Haaland also reaped a plethora of accolades, including being named the top scorer, Player of the Season, and Young Player of the Year by the Premier League organizers, as well as the Player of the Year award by the Football Writers' Association (FWA).
Erling Haaland has the opportunity to win a historic treble with Man City as he prepares for the most important match of the season: the UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 11th.
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