Surpassing Ronaldo, Messi won the European Golden Shoe for the 5th time
Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has won the European Golden Shoe for the 2017-2018 season.
Messi scored 34 goals in La Liga in the 2017-2018 season. He officially surpassed Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Salah to become the player who scored the most goals in a season for the fifth time in his career.
In the European Golden Shoe scoring system, major leagues such as La Liga, Serie A, Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are awarded 2 points for each goal scored. The remaining leagues are awarded a coefficient of 1 to 1.5 points for each goal scored.
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| Messi has scored "unrivaled" goals this season. |
Accordingly, Messi finished the La Liga season with 34 goals, won 68 points and won the Golden Boot. Liverpool's Salah ranked second with 32 goals, got 64 points. Tottenham's Harry Kane ranked third with 60 points after ending the Premier League season with 30 goals.
The three players in fourth place are Immobile of Lazio, Icardi of Inter Milan, Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich with 29 goals, winning 58 points.
Benfica's Jonas also scored 34 goals like Messi, but the Portuguese league only counts goal difference of 1.5, so he only got 51 points, 17 points less than Messi. Meanwhile, Messi's "rival" Ronaldo only scored 26 goals in La Liga this season, winning 52 points.
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| Salah was the top scorer in the Premier League last season. |
Thus, Messi has successfully "defended" the European Golden Shoe title that he also won last season (37 goals, 74 points).
Messi scored 50 goals in the 2011-2012 season, 46 goals in the 2012-2013 season, 43 goals in the 2014-2015 season and 37 goals in the 2016-2017 season. He also scored 34 goals in the 2009-2010 season.
When the European Golden Shoe scoring system was introduced, the highest number of points a player could achieve was 100 points and Messi was the player who achieved that in the 2011-2012 season with 50 goals.
European Golden Shoe Rankings 2017-2018 season:
1. Lionel Messi,Barcelona, 68 points (34 goals)
2. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, 64 points (32 goals)
3. Harry Kane, Tottenham, 60 points (30 goals)
4 = Ciro Immobile, Lazio, 58 (29 goals)
4 = Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, 58 (29 goals)
4 = Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan, 58 points, (29 goals)
5. Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain, 56 points (28 goals)
