Kylian Mbappé has added another glittering accolade to his already stellar career, claiming the European Golden Shoe for the first time after a sensational debut campaign with Real Madrid.

The French superstar netted 31 goals in La Liga, including a decisive brace in Madrid's final match—a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad—which sealed both the league's Pichichi Trophy and top spot in the continental scoring charts.

Despite scoring fewer goals than Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres, who bagged 39 in Portugal's Primeira Liga, Mbappé triumphed due to the Golden Shoe's weighted points system. Under UEFA's ranking method, goals scored in the top five leagues—La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1—are worth two points each, while goals in leagues ranked sixth to 22nd are valued at 1.5 points.

Mbappé's 31 goals earned him 62 points, edging Gyökeres (58.5 points) and Mohamed Salah, who finished with 29 Premier League goals and 58 points. Salah had an outside shot at sharing the award but needed a hat-trick in Liverpool’s season finale against Crystal Palace. He managed just one goal in the 1-1 draw.

The 25-year-old becomes only the third Real Madrid player to ever win the prestigious award, joining Hugo Sánchez (1989–90) and Cristiano Ronaldo, who claimed it three times while at the club.

While Gyökeres, who has attracted interest from Arsenal, couldn’t add to his tally with Sporting's season ending a week earlier, he did score in a 3-1 Portuguese Cup final win over Benfica, closing out his campaign with a staggering 53 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions.

Here’s how the top five finished in the 2024/25 European Golden Shoe standings:


  1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) – 31 goals | 62 points

  2. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP) – 39 goals | 58.5 points

  3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 29 goals | 58 points

  4. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) – 27 goals | 54 points

  5. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 26 goals | 52 points

Mbappé’s Golden Shoe win is not just a personal milestone but also a strong signal of his seamless transition into Spanish football—and a warning to defenders across Europe for seasons to come.