European Golden Boot Award Winners List – Golden Shoe award winners history since 1968.
Bayern Munich's elite marksman Harry Kane won the prestigious Golden Shoe prize for the first time in 2023-24 season. Despite the Bundesliga club's struggles in their pursuit of a 12th straight league title, the English striker has been in red-hot form since his arrival from Tottenham in 2023.
Kane found the net 36 times in his debut term in the German top flight. This means the 30-year-old has scored more goals than the number of games he featured in (34), as he broke numerous records during his short time in Munich along the way.
The Argentinean star, became the first player to win the European Golden Shoe Award for the Sixth time for the third season in a row.
Barcelona, Lionel Messi, 31, scored 36 goals in 34 games in the 2018-19 season, making him the top goalscorer in Europe ahead of close rival Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe.
Who won the inaugural European Golden Boot award in 1968?
The winner of the first Golden Boot award was the Portuguese star Eusébio. Eusébio scored 43 goals for Benfica in Primeira Liga during 1968 season. That was the most league goals in Europe during 1968 and Eusébio was awarded the first Golden Boot. Eusébio received the Golden Boot award again later in 1973 when he scored 40 goals.
The award was first introduced back in the 1967-68 season and it was a called “Soulier d’Or” (Golden Shoe).
All-Time European Golden Boot Past Winners List since 1968-2024.
Now, look at all the previous European Golden Boot winners since it’s inaugural during the 1967-68 season. Here is the list of the Past Winners of the European Golden Shoe award.
Year -- Winner -- Club -- Goals Scored
2023-24 - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) - 36
2022-23 - Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 36
2021-22 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 35
2020-21 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 41
2019-20 - Ciro Immobile (Lazio) - 36
2017-18 - Lionel Messi -- FC Barcelona - 34
2016-17 - Lionel Messi -- FC Barcelona - 37
2015-16 - Luis Suarez -- FC Barcelona - 40
2014-15 - Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid - 48
2013-14 - Luis Suarez -- Liverpool - 31
Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid - 31
2012-13 - Lionel Messi -- FC Barcelona - 46
2011-12 - Lionel Messi -- FC Barcelona - 50
2010-11 - Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid - 40
2009-10 - Lionel Messi -- Barcelona - 34
2008-09 - Diego Forlan -- Atletico Madrid - 32
2007-08 - Cristiano Ronaldo -- Manchester United - 31
2006-07 - Francesco Totti -- Roma - 26
2005-06 - Luca Toni -- Fiorentina - 31
2004-05 - Thierry Henry -- Arsenal - 25
Diego Forlan Villarreal - 25
2003-04 - Thierry Henry -- Arsenal - 30
2002-03 - Roy Makaay Dep. La Coruna - 29
2001-02 - Jardel Oporto - 42
2000-01 - Henke Larsson -- Celtic - 35
1999-00 - K. Philips -- Sunderland - 30
1998-99 - Jardel -- Oporto 36
1997-98 - Machlas Vitesse -- Arnhem 34
1996-97 - Ronaldo -- Barcelona 34
1995-96 - Endeladze -- Margveti 40
1994-95 - Avitisyan -- Homenhem 39
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1993-94 - Taylor -- Porthmadog 43
1992-93 - McCoist -- Glasgow Rangers 34
1991-92 - McCoist -- Glasgow Rangers 34
1990-91 - Pancev -- Red Star 34
1989-90 - Stoichkov -- CSKA Sofia 38
Hugo Sanchez -- Real Madrid 38
1988-89 - Mateut Din. -- Bucarest 43
1987-88 - Colak -- Galatasaray 39
1986-87 - Polster -- Austria Wien 39
1985-86 - Van Basten -- Ajax 37
1984-85 - Gomes -- Oporto 39
1983-84 - Rush -- Liverpool 32
1982-83 - Gomes -- Oporto 36
1981-82 - Kieft -- Ajax 32
1980-81 - Slavkov Trakia Plovdiv 31
1979-80 - VandenBerg -- Lierse 39
1978-79 - Kist AZ -- Alkmaar 34
1977-78 - Krankl Rapid -- Wien 41
1976-77 - Georgescu Din. -- Bucarest 47
1975-76 - Kaiafas -- AC Omonia 39
1974-75 - Georgescu Din. -- Bucarest 33
1973-74 - Yazalde -- Sporting Lissabon 46
1972-73 - Eusebio -- Benfica 40
1971-72 - Müller -- Bayern München 40
1970-71 - Skoblar Olympique Marseille 44
1969-70 - Müller -- Bayern München 38
1968-69 - P. Jekov -- CSKA Sofia 36
1967-68 - Eusebio -- Benfica 42
Where Messi & Ronaldo is stands European Shoe award winners List!
Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Show!
How many times has Messi won the golden boot? How many times has Ronaldo won the golden boot?
In the past eight years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared the European Golden Boot Ten times with Cristiano Ronaldo winning four and Lionel Messi claiming six awards becoming the first player to win 6 European Golden Boots which he won from 2010-2019. He also holds the all-time record of 50 goals which was scored during the 2011-12 season. These two great legends of football have taken the world of football by storm over the last decade also sharing eight Ballon d’OR’s between them.
Who won the first European Golden Boot?
Benfica legend Eusebio was the first recipient of the award, scoring 42 goals with the Portuguese side in the 1967-68 season.
Who has won the European Golden Boot the most times?
Lionel Messi has won it the most number of times – six – with all coming during his stint at Barcelona. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only players to have won the Boot three or more times.
Argentina Lionel Messi - 6 - 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
Cristiano Ronaldo - 4 - 2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15
Who won the European Golden Boot last season?
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland won the European Golden Boot last season, with 36 goals in his maiden Premier League campaign with Manchester City.
Who has won the European Golden Boot this season?
Bayern striker Harry Kane has won the Golden Boot for the top goalscorer in Europe this past season. The 30-year-old scored 36 goals in his debut campaign in the Bundesliga in 2023/24, finishing ahead of Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy (28 goals), PSG Kylian Mbappe and City’s Erling Haaland (both 27).
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