Haaland left far behind in the Golden Boot race

With 22 goals, striker Akor Adams - playing for Montpellier in Ligue 1 - is leading the European Golden Shoe race with a gap of 10.5 points over Erling Haaland.

On the 2023-2024 season tally as of November 13, the Organizing Committee is recording 22 goals from Adams. This achievement includes 15 goals for his former club Lillestrom (Norway) and seven goals for Montpellier (France). With a coefficient of 1.5 points per goal in the Norwegian championship and 2 points per goal in Ligue 1, the 23-year-old Nigerian striker has 36.5 points and is leading the Golden Boot race.

In August, Adams joined Montpellier for just $5 million.

Adams celebrates scoring in Montpellier's 3-0 win over Toulouse in round 10 of Ligue 1 on October 29, at De La Mosson Stadium. Photo: BS

The second-placed player, Amahl Pellegrino, also plays in Norway. The 33-year-old striker has scored 23 goals for Bodo Glimt and has 34.5 points.

Harry Kane is third, with 17 Bundesliga goals and 34 points. Another Bundesliga striker, Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy, ​​is fourth with 15 goals and 30 points. Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe and Haaland are fifth, with 13 goals for PSG and Man City. With 26 points and 10.5 points behind Adams, the two players need six more goals to surpass him.

Last season, Haaland won the Golden Boot with 72 points. Meanwhile, Kane ranked second with 60 points, and Mbappe ranked third with 58 points. Haaland won the Golden Boot for the first time. Kane and Mbappe have never won it.

The player who holds the record for winning the Golden Shoe is Lionel Messi, with six, in the seasons 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. Cristiano Ronaldo is second with four, in the seasons 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2013-2014 (shared with Luis Suarez) and 2014-2015.

Eusebio, Gerd Muller, Dudu Georgescu, Fernando Gomes, Ally McCoist, Mario Jardel, Thierry Henry, Diego Forland, Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski are tied for third, with two titles each.

The European Golden Shoe counts goals scored in European national championships. Based on the UEFA coefficient table, the top leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 have 2 points for each goal. The middle leagues have 1.5 points for each goal, while the remaining leagues have 1 point.

Thanh Quy (according to ESM )

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