Paul Onuachu took his tally to 14 league goals in as many games last weekend. That makes him the highest goal scorer across Europe’s top divisions so far this season.
It also means he is currently ranked in the top 5 of the 2020/21 European Golden Shoe race across Europe’s top 10 leagues.
The European Golden Shoe, also known as
European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top
division of every European national league.
Goals scored in Europe’s top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients list are multiplied by a factor of two.
Goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by a factor of 1.5, and goals scored in leagues ranked 22 and below are multiplied by a factor of 1.
The Belgium First Division A where Onuachu currently plays in for Genk is ranked 9th in UEFA’s coefficient list. Each goal scored is multiplied by a factor of 1.5.
Onuachu’s 14 goals mean he has 21 points.
Europe’s 10 top leagues consist of the top tiers of Spain, England, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria.
Across these aforementioned national divisions, no player has scored as much as Onuachu(14). The Nigerian international has more strikes than stars like Lewandowski (12), Ibrahimovic, Mbappe, Halaand (all 10), Kane, Salah (both 9) and even Ronaldo(8).
Leonel Messi is further down with 4 League goals this campaign.
2020/21 European Golden Shoe ranking as it stands (across the top 10 leagues):
1. Lewandowski (12 goals) – 24 pts
2. Calvert-Lewin (11 goals) – 22 pts
3. Paul Onuachu (14 goals) – 21 pts
4. Ibrahimovic (10 goals) – 20 pts
5. Heung-min Son (10 goals) – 20 pts
6. Erling Haaland (10 goals) – 20 pts
7. Kylian Mbappe (10 goals) – 20 pts
8. Jamie Vardy (9 goals) – 18 pts
9. Mohamed Salah (9 goals) – 18 pts
10. Harry Kane (8 goals) – 16 pts
11. Bamford (8 goals) – 16 pts
12. Cristiano Ronaldo (8 goals) – 16 pts