Kylian Mbappé has officially won the 2024/25 European Golden Boot, capping off his maiden season with Real Madrid by finishing as Europe’s top league scorer with 31 goals in La Liga.
The French forward outpaced Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, who finished with 25 goals, to secure the coveted Pichichi Trophy—awarded to the top scorer in the Spanish top flight.
Though silverware eluded Real Madrid domestically and in Europe this campaign, Mbappé’s individual brilliance did not go unrewarded.
Mbappé amassed a total of 62 points in the Golden Boot ranking, calculated by multiplying his 31 goals by the UEFA coefficient of 2, which applies to goals scored in Europe’s top five leagues.
His tally placed him ahead of Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres, whose remarkable 39-goal haul in the Portuguese league—valued at a coefficient of 1.5—earned him 58.5 points.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah completed the podium with 29 Premier League goals, giving the Egyptian a total of 58 points.
For Mbappé’s lead to have been overtaken, Lewandowski would have needed to score seven goals in Barcelona’s final match against Athletic Bilbao—a near-impossible feat.
Similarly, Genoa’s Mateo Retegui would have required a seven-goal display against Parma, an equally unlikely scenario.
Mbappé’s triumph marks the first time in his illustrious career that he has captured the Golden Boot, an accolade long predicted to come his way.
While his transition to Spanish football has yet to deliver team trophies, his individual dominance in front of goal has underlined his status as one of the world’s elite forwards.
With the season now concluded and Mbappé firmly at the top of the scoring charts across Europe’s major leagues, attention will soon turn to his impact in the upcoming international tournaments.
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But for now, the 25-year-old can reflect on a personal milestone that places him in the esteemed company of Europe’s greatest marksmen.
Despite falling short in the La Liga title race and other major competitions this season, Mbappé’s scoring exploits have offered a silver lining for Real Madrid fans, and a clear statement of intent from their marquee signing.
